If you want a copper cable (Bogart?) you have to pull the copilot side floor boards and run the cable. I don't think putting the battery in the front is easier given that you would need to move the regulator and overvoltage relay as well. If you do pull the floor boards be sure to run a cable for the new style elt.

Good luck, Don

-Zach

Don

I don't question Zach's superior knowledge to mine, but for what it is worth.... this month's PIPER FLYER has a column by Steve Ells... "Questions & Answers"

The article is on page 18 and I won't replicate the entire reply here but Steve was asked about using RAIN-X on an aircraft winshield... his reply includes the following:

"First, aircraft winshields for airplanes such as your Cherokee -- and almost all small Piper aircraft are fabricated from acrylic plastics. These plastics are affected by alcohols. According to the Rain-x Material Safety Data Sheet, SD alcohol 40, or ethanol is the main ingredient.

"A spokesman for LP Aero Plastics, Inc. (www.LPAero.com), a company that manufactures and markets a wide range of GA windshields and windshield care products, tells me that Rain-X will cause fogging in acrylic windows.

"Repcon is an acrylic-safe equivalent. This product was recommended by Cessna for use on its Citation jets, but (and isn't there always a "but"?) neither it nor Rain-X Marine -- which was also recommended for use on acrylics -- are available any longer.

"I have read that Simoniz paste wax works as well as Recon and lasts longer. This product is available at almost all auto parts or general merchandise stores or at www.simonizuse.com.

"The rain repellent product that is okay to use on aircraft acrylic windshields is called RVR Rain Repellent -- and it's available from Sporty's. ....."

So for what it is worth... another opinion.

All the best!
Jim

Good luck, Don