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BamaGearSlama · 10-09-2024, 07:27 PM

I currently connect my CTEK charger through the trunk but get tired of removing the aftermarket liner and factory cover just to get to the battery.

Didn't know if I was missing something?

Many thanks in advance!

0stones0 · 10-09-2024, 07:46 PM

Most chargers come with a pigtail you can wire directly to the battery. I use the jump post in the engine compartment and stick the pigtail through the grill, with extension wiring coming off the jump post. It’s plugged in all the time, when not being driven.

ChibiBlackSheep · 10-09-2024, 08:30 PM

Yes, it's how I'm plugged in all of the time. Pop the hood and there's a remote positive terminal on the driver's side, and there's a remote negative near the airbox

Joe.G · 10-10-2024, 08:07 AM

I hook the pig tail to the battery and run it up the truck and plug it is, All I have to do is pop the trunk, Some put the pig tail though a plug in the trunk and reach under and hook it.

BamaGearSlama · 10-11-2024, 10:34 AM

I have the pigtail connected to the battery in the trunk now. I'll take a new look into both areas now and go with one of them.

Many thanks for your time!

Shark72 · 10-12-2024, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep

Yes, it's how I'm plugged in all of the time. Pop the hood and there's a remote positive terminal on the driver's side, and there's a remote negative near the airbox

That is the way I connect my trickle charger (battery tender) too! Works great.

void_kp · 10-13-2024, 01:52 PM

apologies in advance for the dumb question but what's the difference between charging keeping the trunk open and doing it keeping the hood open?
why are you trying to hard to charge it from the front?

0stones0 · 10-13-2024, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by void_kp

apologies in advance for the dumb question but what's the difference between charging keeping the trunk open and doing it keeping the hood open?
why are you trying to hard to charge it from the front?

Hood doesn’t need to be open. Or the trunk, for that matter. Depends how you wire it. Out the front of the grill and probably a decent spot in the rear so you don’t have to open anything.

69L48Z27 · 10-13-2024, 09:58 PM

You have to remove the tire well cover to access the battery. Hooking the maintainer up under the hood is just easier.

Joe.G · 10-13-2024, 10:43 PM

I leave a pig tail up from the battery it is very easy to access and is not in the way, less clutter under the hood as well.

chevy pilot · 10-14-2024, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 69L48Z27

You have to remove the tire well cover to access the battery. Hooking the maintainer up under the hood is just easier.

+1

Icemen125 · 10-15-2024, 05:13 PM

you can just extend the length of the wires for your pigtail so that they stick out just outside of the spare tire cover / floor mat. Simple cut, solder, and shrink wrap. For a while I would just keep the trickle charger plugged into the pigtail, and just unplug the whole charger from the wall and store it in the cars cargo net when I go out and drive.

Joe.G · 10-15-2024, 05:55 PM

They make longer pre built pig tails .

ChibiBlackSheep · 10-24-2024, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by void_kp

apologies in advance for the dumb question but what's the difference between charging keeping the trunk open and doing it keeping the hood open?
why are you trying to hard to charge it from the front?

I personally need to park my car facing forward in the garage, so I do the front. I don't always keep the hood open, during longer winter storage, I run it down and out the bottom and then cover the car.

10-09-2024, 07:27 PM	#1
BamaGearSlama Drives: 62 Chevy II, 63 F100, 16 2500 LTZ Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Wetumpka Posts: 11	Is there a way to charge the battery from under the front hood? I currently connect my CTEK charger through the trunk but get tired of removing the aftermarket liner and factory cover just to get to the battery. Didn't know if I was missing something? Many thanks in advance!

10-09-2024, 07:46 PM	#2
0stones0 It don’t come easy. Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: WI Posts: 2,591 View My Garage	Most chargers come with a pigtail you can wire directly to the battery. I use the jump post in the engine compartment and stick the pigtail through the grill, with extension wiring coming off the jump post. It’s plugged in all the time, when not being driven. __________________

10-09-2024, 08:30 PM	#3
ChibiBlackSheep Drives: 2012 2SS/RS, 1968 SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southeast, PA Posts: 2,117	Yes, it's how I'm plugged in all of the time. Pop the hood and there's a remote positive terminal on the driver's side, and there's a remote negative near the airbox __________________ LS3 Crate Engine Swap \| CSP Custom Cam 232/240 .615/.615 113 +3 \| Stainless Power LT Headers \| Z28 Intake \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| FTI Triple-Disc Billet 3200 Stall 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS \| 1968 Camaro SS \| 2020 Cadillac CT5 Premium Luxury \| 2021 Spark LS

10-10-2024, 08:07 AM	#4
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,763	I hook the pig tail to the battery and run it up the truck and plug it is, All I have to do is pop the trunk, Some put the pig tail though a plug in the trunk and reach under and hook it. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, 6 Piston Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, GC Aluminum DS,Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace, Moroso Catch Can,SCT X4 Dynosteve,Remote Clutch reservoir,Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.

10-11-2024, 10:34 AM	#5
BamaGearSlama Drives: 62 Chevy II, 63 F100, 16 2500 LTZ Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Wetumpka Posts: 11	Thanks for the suggestions guys! I have the pigtail connected to the battery in the trunk now. I'll take a new look into both areas now and go with one of them. Many thanks for your time!

10-13-2024, 01:52 PM	#7
void_kp Drives: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (2015) Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Washington state Posts: 224 View My Garage	apologies in advance for the dumb question but what's the difference between charging keeping the trunk open and doing it keeping the hood open? why are you trying to hard to charge it from the front? __________________ -- 2015 Red Z/28. Seattle area

10-13-2024, 09:58 PM	#9
69L48Z27 Drives: 2015 Z/28; 1969 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: York, PA Posts: 814	You have to remove the tire well cover to access the battery. Hooking the maintainer up under the hood is just easier.

10-13-2024, 10:43 PM	#10
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,763	I leave a pig tail up from the battery it is very easy to access and is not in the way, less clutter under the hood as well. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, 6 Piston Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, GC Aluminum DS,Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace, Moroso Catch Can,SCT X4 Dynosteve,Remote Clutch reservoir,Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.

10-15-2024, 05:13 PM	#12
Icemen125 Drives: 1969 Z/28, '15 Z/28 Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 19	you can just extend the length of the wires for your pigtail so that they stick out just outside of the spare tire cover / floor mat. Simple cut, solder, and shrink wrap. For a while I would just keep the trickle charger plugged into the pigtail, and just unplug the whole charger from the wall and store it in the cars cargo net when I go out and drive.

10-15-2024, 05:55 PM	#13
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,763	They make longer pre built pig tails . __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, 6 Piston Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, GC Aluminum DS,Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace, Moroso Catch Can,SCT X4 Dynosteve,Remote Clutch reservoir,Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.