Battery charger placement

Is this the spot under the hood to put a trickle charger?

Toyotawild said:

Is this the spot under the hood to put a trickle charger?

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Yes and there will be another post kinda on the fender to hook the other one to

BrettS said:

Yes and there will be another post kinda on the fender to hook the other one to

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You talking for the ground? Is it under the black plastic?

Toyotawild said:

You talking for the ground? Is it under the black plastic?

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Yes the ground

Dumb question... the Ctek battery charger I have doesn’t have long enough cables with these 2 spots so far apart. Is there another place ok to hook up the negative?

Any bare chassis part that will act as a ground is good. The unpainted bolt on top of the suspension strut is good. Just ensure there is absolutely no possibility of the + and - clips touching.

These batteries don’t hold a good charge, do they when not driven daily.... Ugh

I used the bolt circled in red for ground so that the hood can be closed completely with the charger connected.

I prefer to keep my hood open, that way rodents don’t find it as a covered house

zamiel said:

I used the bolt circled in red for ground so that the hood can be closed completely with the charger connected.

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Where did you hook the positive too? Mine doesn't fit where it suppose to go. Thanks

GarGaMeL05 said:

Where did you hook the positive too? Mine doesn't fit where it suppose to go. Thanks

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Under the nut in the top of this image.

zamiel said:

Under the nut in the top of this image.

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Oh I see, i was trying to see how it would fit under the big positive bolt lol. Did you have to disconnect the battery to remove the nut to put the Ctek positive cable on? Thanks

GarGaMeL05 said:

Oh I see, i was trying to see how it would fit under the big positive bolt lol. Did you have to disconnect the battery to remove the nut to put the Ctek positive cable on? Thanks

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I didn't disconnect the battery to put the cable on.

Axix23 said:

These batteries don’t hold a good charge, do they when not driven daily.... Ugh

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In a video I watched a while back they said some infotainment and dash circuitry actually stay on until you lock the vehicle; only then all circuitry shuts off.

zamiel said:

Under the nut in the top of this image.

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zamiel - Thanks for posting this picture! I'm going to do this on mine later today. I've been using alligator clips and are so ugly.