Battery

[doubletrouble]

Hey guys. Does the Battery have to be in a box to protect it from the elements? Or is it ok clamped down to the floor behind passenger seat open to the elements?

Cheers

Mick

[russhowell]

It is ok clamped down and without a cover. However I would hesitate to mount it on the floor unless you have added extra rivets, as its alot of weight banging up and down, which another guy mentioned popped out a couple of rivets.


I added couple of steel angle bars across the gap behind the seat and mounted battery on them.

Also I bought a cheap plastic cover as it is really open to the elements, even behind the seats,

Cheers

[ciaoberto]

The first time I made a steel box for it, heavy and ugly.

This time I made a little quilted leather 'jacket' (looks better than a Halfords battery) but otherwise it's just clamped through the floor, with a mild steel bar on the underneath which is then bolted to the frame using a threaded insert. Basic requirements are that it is secure, obviously you'll have terminal covers too (cheap universal eBay ones will do).