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Old 07-19-2015, 03:38 PM
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I tried searching this with no luck. Has anyone upgraded their battery terminals on a 2012 and up JK. I had to replace (and upgrade) the battery this weekend after my winch completely drained and killed my stock battery. During the battery exchange I broke the bolt for the positive terminal connection while tightening the nut. Before the bolt broke, the terminal was still pretty loose on the post. Just curious if anyone has replaced the crappy, thin terminals with something more heavy duty that gets a better connection to the post.
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Default I have not

But I have seen This:

Quadratec Exclusive JK-HDBT12 - Quadratec® Extreme Duty Battery Terminals for 12-15 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec

Might work well for winch hook up to.
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Default After thinking about it.

I believe this is what your looking for. Good luck!

Performance Tool W1686C - Performance Tool Deluxe Lead Battery Terminal - Quadratec
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Originally Posted by Rescue7
Thanks for the input! I saw this, but it looked like it was just the part that connected the other wires to the main terminal (maybe I am incorrect about that).
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Originally Posted by Rescue7
This is the type of terminal I'm looking for (to get a better connection to the battery post), except I need to be able to tie the additional wiring into it somehow. Maybe I could somehow tie both of your recommendations in together???
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The military style connections look pretty good to me. They have a long stud to accept multiple attachments. The only reason I haven't already done it is because it will involve de-soldering the oem setup and soldering on a new connection. May still do it though, just haven't decided yet.

Amazon.com: Pico 0810PT Military Style Top Post Battery Terminal 1 Set Positive and Negative per Package: Automotive
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Originally Posted by 14Sport
The military style connections look pretty good to me. They have a long stud to accept multiple attachments. The only reason I haven't already done it is because it will involve de-soldering the oem setup and soldering on a new connection. May still do it though, just haven't decided yet. Amazon.com: Pico 0810PT Military Style Top Post Battery Terminal 1 Set Positive and Negative per Package: Automotive
Yeah that sounds like a lot of work for new terminals, lol. I do like those terminals though.



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