2020 200 Series Battery Cable Extension

[BIC JET]

OK, I ordered the primary tray replacement and billet battery terminals from Slee. They are great and all is well on the parts front. Tray is installed and ready to go. I set the battery only to find that the cables both need to be extended. Am I doing something wrong? Is this a true necessity, the is a total PITA IMHO?

Replacing the batt with the Group 31 AGM X2 from Batteries Plus.

If an easy to connect kit exists, please share the knowledge.

 

[KLF]

Maybe a photo from the top, showing where/how the terminals are too short? This is a common mod, many have done it (myself included).

 

[BIC JET]

Terminals are great, its the cables that need to be attached to the terminals. There is not enough slack in the wire to get it to work.

 

[brasskey]

I'd give Slee a call. They should fit without any extension as those new billet terminals are longer and do not require an additional extension like their previously designed military terminals with aluminum extensions. Look at the pictures on their website linked below. Many of those pictures are from a Group 31 in a 200 Series. It does look like your terminals are being impeded by those studs, so you may have to cut them off in order to have the terminal go straight back and make a connection with the car cables.

SLEE - Billet Battery Terminals - Set - Slee Off Road

Features Securely connect accessory circuits on Group 31 Batteries (Requires Slee Tray Upgrade) Billet machined from Buss Bar aluminum Tin coated for maximum corrosion protection Specifically machined ends to fit Toyota OE battery connections for Land Cruiser 100, 200 & Tacoma (OE ring terminal...

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[BIC JET]

I'd give Slee a call. They should fit without any extension as those new billet terminals are longer and do not require an addition extension like their previously designed military terminals with aluminum extensions. Look at the pictures on their website linked below. Many of those pictures are from a Group 31 in a 200 Series. It does look like your terminals are being impeded by those studs, so you may have to cut them off in order to have the terminal go straight back and make a connection with the car cables.

SLEE - Billet Battery Terminals - Set - Slee Off Road

Features Securely connect accessory circuits on Group 31 Batteries (Requires Slee Tray Upgrade) Billet machined from Buss Bar aluminum Tin coated for maximum corrosion protection Specifically machined ends to fit Toyota OE battery connections for Land Cruiser 100, 200 & Tacoma (OE ring terminal...

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OK, I'll give it a shot. Maybe i can take those posts off easily with a Dremmel.

 

[sleeoffroad]

What is the location of your main terminals on the battery? Center (front to back) on the battery? Then it should work but the studs will get in the way.

 

[BIC JET]

I just needed to quit being such a pussy!

 

[sdnative]

Figure out a way to cover those terminals. That's a large target to drop a wrench on.

 

[brasskey]

Figure out a way to cover those terminals. That's a large target to drop a wrench on.

SLEE - Billet Battery Terminal Cover - Positive - Slee Off Road

Features 3D Printed Custom made to fit long Slee Billet Terminals (SOK20002) Clips in place with additional push pin to secure SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) - printed polyamide

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[BIC JET]

SLEE - Billet Battery Terminal Cover - Positive - Slee Off Road

Features 3D Printed Custom made to fit long Slee Billet Terminals (SOK20002) Clips in place with additional push pin to secure SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) - printed polyamide

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Yessir, just ordered.

 

[RobW0]

SLEE - Billet Battery Terminal Cover - Positive - Slee Off Road

Features 3D Printed Custom made to fit long Slee Billet Terminals (SOK20002) Clips in place with additional push pin to secure SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) - printed polyamide

sleeoffroad.com

Wow $75 for just the pos terminal. I thought it was a lot of money when I got the billet +/- terminals.

 

[BIC JET]

Wow $75 for just the pos terminal. I thought it was a lot of money when I got the billet +/- terminals.

AGREED, I thought it was a mistake as well.

 

[RET2]

Figure out a way to cover those terminals. That's a large target to drop a wrench on.

Don't you mean weld a wrench too?

 

[ATwoZ]

Wow $75 for just the pos terminal. I thought it was a lot of money when I got the billet +/- terminals.

I had a similar reaction and talked with SLEE about it, it's apparently a very high temp rugged material meant to withstand harsher conditions....supposedly minimal markup, just high-quality.

 

[bemerritt]

I had a similar reaction and talked with SLEE about it, it's apparently a very high temp rugged material meant to withstand harsher conditions....supposedly minimal markup, just high-quality.

It’s 3D printed, would love to know the actual material.

 

[cboyd]

I just needed to quit being such a pussy!

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I guess the only downside is that any chance of a prorated warranty claim on the battery is null with the terminals cut off. the X2s are pretty reliable, but still…

then again with all that money going into brackets, billets and cover, the battery is a drop in the bucket

 

[gaijin]

I guess the only downside is that any chance of a prorated warranty claim on the battery is null with the terminals cut off. the X2s are pretty reliable, but still…

then again with all that money going into brackets, billets and cover, the battery is a drop in the bucket

Of course, one could always buy a battery without the extra post and avoid the problem entirely...

Find it here: Northstar Batteries

HTH

 

[TeCKis300]

Wow $75 for just the pos terminal. I thought it was a lot of money when I got the billet +/- terminals.

Dang, that's pretty overkill, but it is what it is as a 3D printed custom part.

Plasti-dip could work well here. Just clean her up well, mask off the key areas, and spray away.

 

[sleeoffroad]

I wish that quantity orders would make a difference in the 3D printing world, but it does not. Simply not enough numbers to injection mold them. So for now we are stuck with that pricing.

The part is SLS-printed polyamide

 

[MTNLIVIN]

Maybe a photo from the top, showing where/how the terminals are too short? This is a common mod, many have done it (myself included).View attachment 2761846

I wish Slee still sold this kit!

To OP i think the battery terminals on your battery are bolts, it would be the wrong battery terminals