Originally Posted by
mowgli
that is scary... my nephew, who has zero mechanical or electrical ability, did the same thing when him & his mate fitted a winch to the front of this old landrover 90 he's bought.... the wires weren't long enough, so he got some longer ones & bolted them together..... and then cable tied them all the way to the battery box, so they'll snag & get ripped out if he bottoms it (and then needs the winch!!!!) as i walked in i said, 'so why didn't you take it off the back of the starter, like everyone else does??????? oh, and where is the cutoff switch & the fuse???' i was greeted with 2 very blank looks, so i left with my head shaking