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Originally Posted by mannyo
I guess I need to disconnect the negative lead whilst charging.
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Not really, I've never bothered.
With most chargers you do need to connect (positive first) BEFORE turning them on.
As for dry weather, I just run a long extension out of a window and up over the boot lid at the rear so no connections are exposed. Making sure that the cables are looped downwards so that any rain runs off externally, not into the boot or through the window.
Being careful I then put the socket of the extension on top of something like a box so that it's high up in the boot and there's no chance of water creeping in.
Best place to take the cable in is either bottom corner, there's enough gap.
Or if you have a ski hatch up under the bottom of the rear door (back end, or between front & rear doors ) and through the hatch.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 18th December 2013 at 06:33 PM.
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