Installed a trickle charger jack port in wheel well, Don't have to open engine lid all the time Options

[oakdalecurtis]

I've used a Noco trickle charger on my Optima Red Top battery in my 914 for many years whenever I'm parked in my garage. Sometimes with bad weather I don't drive the car a lot in the winter. I always open the engine lid and hook up the charger when I pull in the garage. I got tired of opening the engine lid every time and hooking up the charger jaws to the battery posts, and removing then charger and closing the engine lid every time I wanted to go for a drive. Open, close, open, close.....I finally made a 1/4 inch jack port holder under the rear wheel well and connected it with a wire lead to the battery positive. The negative is the jack grounded to the body by the steel jack holder bar. Now the charger hangs over the car, and when I go out , I just switch off the Noco charger, unplug the charging jack and hang the cord over the charger. When I return, in goes the jack and on goes the charger. I'm big on simple!

[Steve]

I just plug mine into the cigarette lighter. I rewired the lighter, so it's a fused connection directly to the battery. I also used the same connection with a toggle switch to create an accessory switch for the stereo.