battery terminal
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Printed Date: September 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Topic: battery terminal
Posted By: chadmiha
Subject: battery terminal
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 12:44 AM
I need some help puting my Stinger battery terminal on my battery post. The positive post is now occupied with all the stock wiring. What is the easiest/best way to put on the terminal? PLease help, last step in install....
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Posted By: NHxj4x4
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 12:45 AM
what kinda problem are you haveing? getting the stock wiring on the stinger, or what? elborate!
Posted By: chadmiha
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 12:48 AM
I'm looking for a way to keep the stock wiring intact while hooking up the new terminal... by the way I have a 2002 Altima...thanks for the fast reply
Posted By: NHxj4x4
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 12:53 AM
chadmiha wrote:
I'm looking for a way to keep the stock wiring intact while hooking up the new terminal... by the way I have a 2002 Altima...thanks for the fast reply
Cut the main wires (stock) from the stock altima terminal, put them on the stinger. What kinda Stinger did you get (model #) and what are you hooking up to it minus the stock wiring.
Posted By: chadmiha
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 1:02 AM
The Stunger HPM series SBTRPPT. I'm only hooking up a single 0 awg. The stock wiring has what appears to be a fuse box attached to it. Is it ok to just cut all the stock wires put them on a ring term. and connect to the Stinger? Do I need the fuse box thing?
Posted By: NHxj4x4
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 1:12 AM
hum....damn good question. I have no idea. Are you sure that it is a fuse and not just some plastic cover, can you see it in any of these pics? https://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/193355/2 That is the same terminal that I have BTW, nice choice.
Posted By: chadmiha
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 1:18 AM
No, it's not a plastic cover. It is def. a fuse of some sort....what should I do??? take it to a shop?
Posted By: NHxj4x4
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 1:23 AM
you can't cut the wire, but leave the fuse and hook it up that way? You may need to get another inline fuse (like the one for your power wire) and add some wire to the stocker, and keep a fuse, sucks man, sorry. I had to do that on my MX-6, not the fuse part, but adding more wire, mine was too damn short after I cut it to reach the terminal. Does the fuse say anything about it's rating?
Posted By: NHxj4x4
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 1:24 AM
Also for now you could ring terminal the 0 gauge and hook it up to the stock terminal, just to get you by, then call Nissan in the morning
Posted By: chadmiha
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 1:29 AM
This sucks, I put everything in myself, ran all the damn wires and now I'm going to have to take it to a shop just to put on the battery terminal. Any ideas on the cost of this??
Posted By: NHxj4x4
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 1:32 AM
I wouldn't have them do it, just ask them what to do with it, if it were me, and I knew that it was a fuse, I would just cut the wire and fuse, add more more and another inline fuse that is re-usable. Try to figure out the amp of the factory fuse 1st. BTW the wire with the fuse, where does it go?
Posted By: chadmiha
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 3:39 AM
There's a couple of wires that branch out of the fuse "box" and they branch out to the rest of the car wiring system. I'd take pics but ccant find my camera....
Posted By: flynntech
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 5:36 PM
No, don't cut any factory wires. You should be able to unbolt the end of the terminal from the rest of the cheap rolled steel battery clamp. On my corolla it has a small threaded stud and the tab from the fuse terminal is held on with a wing nut. step one, attach the stinger clamp. Actually, keep this disconnected from the batt terminal until you're done. Better yet, remove the battery just to be safe. It's no fun to arc a battery and it can be dangerous. Just do the wiring first, then connect the battery. If you have disconnected the negative side and are careful, it is safe too. step two (assuming there is a bolt or second tap) attach a short wire of the same gauge or greater than the lagest of the factory wires (ie the same size as the factory ground) terminate that with a ring terminal, attach the ring and the factory fuse terminal together with a nut and bolt and star washer(s). Be sure to insulate well with shrink tube or electrical tape and tie up with zip ties, cover this with some wire loom too. If you want it to last forever, solder the crimped terminal, use dielectric grease in your connections. If you are running 0 from your positive terminal, there should be 0 from your negative too. Check out any posts regarding the 'big three' if you want more details.
Posted By: chadmiha
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 11:08 PM
Thanks for all the help guys....
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: September 19, 2004 at 10:44 AM
You could bonus out both ways by getting a GM style battery with posts on the side, and posts on the top. Put your factory wireing to the side posts, , and use the top posts for car stereo wires, and an upgraded alternator power wire.
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