So I’m trying to put a power cable with 1/2 ring into a battery with circular terminals. However the metal from the ring props a side up and causes it to be near flush when trying to screw back on the battery. Then since everything isn’t flush the battery cables won’t screw back on. [image] Adde…

[image] Blakensnake: Any ideas on how to fix Don’t attach it there. Follow the positive cable to where it goes and attach it there. Or a junction block under-hood or at the fuse box. Most modern cars have several places that can be used for this. And for goodness sake… FUSE that connection! …

Compare what was taken off to what you’re putting on. There were long and short positive bolts and various additional pieces required on some models. several options [image] GM side mount battery cables at DuckDuckGo

The battery is located in the trunk. And yes power cable is already has a fuse in the middle. So when your talking follow the power cord from the battery where exactly do I know where to attach it? Then do I just cut the area where I want to attach, pass the cable thru the ring. Butt connect the …

That’s a GM side mount battery. You remove the original screws for the for the connections, and install these. [image] These clamp the terminals down, and provide another connection to the battery. Tester

[image] [image] Just circular plastic piece and if I put the ring around it then it doesn’t sit flush when trying to tighten on the battery

If you want to connect to the battery? Yes! Tester

That battery cable is attached to something on the other end with a bolt and a ring terminal. Find it and bolt the power line you have to that. Or use the terminal adaptors Tester showed. But insulate any exposed metal so you don’t zap yourself or short anything else to it.

To be honest. If you can’t figure out something this simple, you are not the person to be doing the job.

I mean i get that, but to install after market’s they dont really talk about changing out your battery internals for the install. They just talk about 1, 2, 3, 4 your done! which 1234 is done i just cant connect it since our batterys are different. My civic i installed a set in 45 minutes splicing …

I’m trying to install power cable and ground cable to battery

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Blakensnake December 18, 2020, 1:05am 7

so you recommend me taking off the terminals and replacing them with the picture you shown?

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I’m trying to install power cable and ground cable to battery

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