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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:51 am

Hey Went to get a wof last week for my libero gt at this garage in hamilton and they failed me for my battery in boot Rolling Eyes

.apparantly i need a cert for it . is this true iv had people tell me it not . I had it all secured properly . so i had to put battery back under bonnet and put intake back to stock. Rolling Eyes

if anyone could calrify this for me would be greatly appreciated Very Happy

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:14 pm

If it's correctly secured, and externally vented(important if you're using a conventional battery) then it should be fine.

Otherwise, go back there and get them to show you in print where it says otherwise.

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:40 pm

what wpuld be the best way to vent it and does it have to vent outside the car?

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:46 pm

Well if it ducted to the inside there would be very little point in the exercise Wink

A Sealed battery box with some sort of ducting pipe to one of the drain bungs/vents is the way to go.

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:04 pm

While i was gettin my exhaust system certified. Wayne Martin in Ch-Ch said i need to get my battery certed for being in boot aftermarket buckets need to be certed and aftermarket intercooler too its getting pretty crazy Confused

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:41 pm

The rules around battery in boot conversions are very lenient, the only rule really is as long as it isn't going to move around then it is - for WOFs purposes - fine. Ideally it should be first a sealed battery and placed in a box or at least have the terminals covered, with a fuse and a kill switch inline.

Tell the guy that he needs to have a reread of the manual, and that many modern cars come with the battery in the boot anyway so it isn't just a 'boyracer' thing to ping you on. Or go somewhere else for your next WOF.

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:50 pm

Cheers guys for clearing it up for me its almost like you need a cert to sctartch your balls these days lmao Very Happy

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:01 pm

I'd just say to have it in a box cause it looks super rangi if you don't hahaha - especially in a wagon!

Box = $50

Bolt it through that to the boot floor

Doneskis, and it's safe as that way too.

Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:12 pm

lol thats how i had it done lol when i failded i think the wof palce i went to are a bunch if cunts lol

im going to put it back in the boot again and do it so well the next wof palce would be retards to fail it lmao Very Happy

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:01 pm

mine in boot with no inline fuse or vented anything and cert guy didnt say anything or put it on the cert plate.

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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:29 am

yeah iv had a few people say that auctually i think they have some explaining to do lol Very Happy