keeping the battery in place
09-20-2006, 09:29 PM
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keeping the battery in place For those of you still running the battery up front, how do you all keep the battery from moving around? mine doesnt stay put with the rubber bushing and bolt by itsself. ideas? i looked at getting a battery box from summit, but went out and measured it and the box would be too big 
09-20-2006, 10:17 PM
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relocate it to the back or duct tape it down like i did to pass tech lol normally i wouldnt do **** like that but i wasnt expecting the guy inspecting my car to be such a dick
09-20-2006, 10:23 PM
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i actually took my tray out and ran a small ratchet strap under the tray, bolted the tray back down, and ratcheted it over the top of the battery. didnt budge one inch after that
09-20-2006, 10:37 PM
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did the front lip of the battery tray snap off? mine snapped off so i went to the stealership and got a new coolant overflow reservoir/battery tray for 40 bucks.
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Battery Relocation
there are a couple of pics in this thread that you can see the front lip of the tray on.
if you look through the clear cover in the first pic, you'll see it. in the second pic of an engine bay, it is covered by the wire loom. if you take your battery out, it will be really obvious if there is a lip or not.
there are a couple of pics in this thread that you can see the front lip of the tray on.
if you look through the clear cover in the first pic, you'll see it. in the second pic of an engine bay, it is covered by the wire loom. if you take your battery out, it will be really obvious if there is a lip or not.
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09-21-2006, 11:18 PM
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i just got a light weight race battery, and for now i have it duct taped down, and hasnt moved at all ( its my DD as well)
im gonna get a 1" aluminum piece of metal and bend it to make a lil holding bracket, thats what a lot of guys do.
-brandon
im gonna get a 1" aluminum piece of metal and bend it to make a lil holding bracket, thats what a lot of guys do.
-brandon
09-22-2006, 12:13 AM
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My optima broke the front lip so I ran a heavy duty zip tie through one of the holes in the base of the battery, and then through a hole that was created when the lip broke off the battery tray. Then through a hole in the body of the car in front of the battery and just tied it down. It's a really good fix actually, the battery won't move at all. But I will be putting a light weight battery in with an aluminum hold down.
