Vanagonites, I've been following the threads re the auxilary battery installation in a Vanagon. Bits & pieces of important & usefull sounding info have shown up scattered throughout. Before I reinvent the wheel trying to distill all this down, has anyone done it already? I have an '87 Vanagon GL Westy that has never had an auxillary battery, I'd like to install one. Questions: What is the best type of battery? What size? What type of hold-down system? Is a kit available from one of the aftermarket suppliers? The Sure Power 1315 seems to be the hot set-up, does it come w/ complete directions? Is it necessary to install a secondary wiring harness to feed accessories from the aux battery? If so, is a schematic available? Are relays necessary to hook up things like the radio that will be run while driving (off the main battery) & camping (off the aux batttery)? If the aux battery primer I'm looking for is somewhere in the archives, I'd apprecciate being pointed in the right direction. TIA, Ron Komoroski |
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