BroncoAZ
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2009
- Location
- Flagstaff, AZ
- TDI
- 2015 Touareg Lux, 2015 Passat 6MT, 2009 Jetta (long gone), 2011 Touareg (bought back 02/18)
I will be adding a second battery to my Passat to run my ARB 37 QT fridge. Can anyone tell me if I can run 1/0 gauge power cable through the firewall and where it could go? I could go with 4 gauge power cable, but with the potential for full alternator power to charge the rear battery I’d just assume go larger. I will be using a Blue Sea charge isolation relay and likely an Optima Yellow Top deep cycle battery. I was also considering running a smaller power sports AGM battery and mounting it somewhere further forward in the car but I need to calculate what the fridge will consume.
For those wondering why, I commute to Phoenix for a few days each week, the fridge allows me to bring all my food and save $$$. I’ve been running the 50 QT fridge in my Touareg for the past year, but the 50 would only fit on the back seat of my Passat so I ordered the 37 for the trunk.
For those wondering why, I commute to Phoenix for a few days each week, the fridge allows me to bring all my food and save $$$. I’ve been running the 50 QT fridge in my Touareg for the past year, but the 50 would only fit on the back seat of my Passat so I ordered the 37 for the trunk.