Can i rewire the battery connects to the front of my M4 stubby?

Sgt.pepper

hey
i saw a few people with the wiring for the battery connecters at the front and they keep there battery in a PEQ Box, i have a PEQ box and a small battery and was wondering can i do this to a M4 stubby and if so how?

Leftyflip

You need to rewire the gearbox so that the cables come out the front, not the rear and then you route the cables through to the PEQ box.

Sgt.pepper

is there any guides? im not so keen on doing it myself if it means taking out or anything to do with the gearbox

Leftyflip

I'm sure there is, I've never looked though. Google is your friend here, or you could drop it into a shop.

Sgt.pepper

cheers lefty, ill look on google first and then if it is too hard then ill bring it to MIA or somewhere
thanks again

oglon343

Mechbox.com will teach you how to do it realy easy:) its not to hard, ive done it a few times. If your not sure your best off bringing it to a shop and have it done properly:)

Sgt.pepper

thanks og
i will check that out now

MonkeyGuy

Sgt.pepper wrote: »

is there any guides? im not so keen on doing it myself if it means taking out or anything to do with the gearbox

I could be wrong but I dont think you need to take apart the gearbox at all. The wires probably stick out once you open the gun up and then you just move them.

Leftyflip

They're not long enough and as far as I can remember, there wouldn't be enough room anyway.

MonkeyGuy

Leftyflip wrote: »

They're not long enough and as far as I can remember, there wouldn't be enough room anyway.

Extend them with some spare wire and electrical tape. What you mean not enough room?

DeBurca

MonkeyGuy wrote: »

Extend them with some spare wire and electrical tape. What you mean not enough room?

If you try and run the wires around the gearbox on the left hand side you will probably foul the the selector plate and cause yourself all sort of problems moving between safe, semi and auto.
If on the other hand you decide to go down the right side you may be fouled by the bolt cover, hop-up unit etc and if you try to go over the top of the gearbox then you run into problems with the charging handle

The only proper/correct way to do this is to open up the gearbox and reroute the wiring through the gearbox as god and nature intended it to be done
If you feel that it may be beyond your ability then seek some proper help/assistance in doing so
Any the Airsoft Retailers can do it for you and there are also a number of people on this forum who also do this type of work.

Leftyflip

See what DeBurca said?
That's what I mean.

MonkeyGuy

Leftyflip wrote: »

See what DeBurca said?
That's what I mean.

Yeah I see now. Like I said, I have no experience with stubby killers, just going by my experience with other AEGs.

DeBurca

MonkeyGuy wrote: »

Yeah I see now. Like I said, I have no experience with stubby killers, just going by my experience with other AEGs.

Experience with what other AEGs.
You have my couriosity aroused now

What I said for the Stubby applies to most M4 type AEGs

MonkeyGuy

DeBurca wrote: »

Experience with what other AEGs.
You have my couriosity aroused now

What I said for the Stubby applies to most M4 type AEGs

Yeah I spose it was kind of cheating!

My experience is a UMP. The wires can be brought through where the stick battery would normally go!

PS. Didn't mean to arouse you!

Sgt.pepper

just took apart my gun and yeh i do need to take apart my gearbox to rewire the battery wires to the front, only thing thats stopping me is star allen keys><

DeBurca

Sgt.pepper wrote: »

just took apart my gun and yeh i do need to take apart my gearbox to rewire the battery wires to the front, only thing thats stopping me is star allen keys><

They are called Torx and you will need a T9 in the set