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Amp location: you can barely see the high end amp hidden down in the bottom of the compartment. It's mounted to a piece of MDF mounted to the plastic piece under the floor of the trunk. Someone asked for a pic of the HU. The installation is nothing special, but I'm loving the deck |
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Nice clean install, congrats.
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One problem... I got in my car this morning and the battery was dead. Not sure what drained it. No lights on or anything that I would tell.
Then once I jumped it my temp guage read -32 deg and it said I was out of gas when the tank was full. As I drove to work, both the temperature, and my gas guage went up. So by the time I got to work I had like 50 miles to empty and it was 40 degrees out. Any ideas? Did I screw something up or did something just go out on the exact day that I finished my stereo project? |
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I'd trickle charge the battery if I were you. All kinds of weird computer beahvior happens when the battery is low in an X5. With the doors/hatch open, amp testing, etc., during your long install, it is weak and needs a full charge.
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Good thought... don't own a trickle charger though... do I need to go get one... can I just leave my car running for a long time?
On that note, what do i need to do to prevent my battery from dying so quickly when the car is off with the stereo running? I'd like to be able to use it for music when I'm camping and whatnot for more than 15 minutes Maybe add a capacitor or second battery? Has anyone done this with good results? |
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I suggest the 'smart' Battery Tender Plus from Deltran. It is the one that BMW sells for twice the price at the dealer parts counter. This is much better than running down tanks of gas while you depend on the alternator to charge the battery. It isn't the same as a slow charger. http://www.amazon.com/BatteryTender-...8423900&sr=8-2
Many of us here use this charger and it has been extremely reliable over time. For the other question, look into an Optima battery or two. http://www.optimabatteries.com/publi...eep_cycle.html |
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Why not use the OEM cargo cover?
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The original idea was to use the OEM cargo cover, but it was going to take some semi-major modifications to get it to fit. I decided to just make one of my own, and in retrospect I'm really glad I did. It was really easy to make, and it fits like a glove.
In regards to my battery issues, I'd like to replace the battery with the Optima mentioned. If I pick up an optima battery today, will it fit into the factory location, or will I need to provide some sort of additional mounting? Anyone done this and have pictures of it? I'm headed on a road trip tomorrow and I need to get this battery situation resolved so I don't have too jump it everytime I need to start it on the trip. I guess if all else fails I'll just buy an optima battery now, use it to jumpstart the car for the trip, and then get it all installed when I get back. |
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They wouldn't have that Battery Tender Plus at a local autoparts store would they? The only place I can get the equivalent of that ASAP would be at the BMW stealership and I'd have to pay double the price, correct?
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According to batterytender.com, they sell them at PepBoys, Batteries Plus, and Interstate Battery stores.
You can buy Optima yellow's in lots of local stores. Taking it on the trip would give you that jump start safety net until you had time to install it (which really only takes 10 minutes). It is smaller than OEM but requires no modifications. |
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