Longer battery tray?
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 at 15:43
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Member - Drew T (Melbourne)
i'm getting a new cranking battery (Exide Extreme N70EXL) for the Prado which is 300mm long rather than the current one which is 260mm long. The existing plastic tray is only 260mm long & no-one seems to supply a longer one ... what the!!
I dont need the tray to support the battery as the existing spot is already flat .. the plastic tray is simply to catch any acid spill etc. A local battery place tells me all they do is trim the lip off both ends of the plastic tray so the bigger batteries fit. However i reckon this defeats the purpose of having a tray to catch any acid spill. Anyone know where you can buy a bigger plastic tray for a 300 x 174mm bty ?????
Reply By: Mazdan - Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 at 16:58
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 at 16:58
I suggest you pay a visit to bunnings and
check out some of the thousands of different sized containers they have there..............guaranteed that at least one will have a lid that will suit your purpose perfectly.,
Simply trim the edges on the existing tray to allow your lid to sit flat.
This will work fine so long as the original tray is strong enough to support the new battery.........the lid is sinmply a drip tray that can be attached with a few screws and sealed with some silicon.
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 at 19:56
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 at 19:56
Drew,
I can think of two solutions for you to consider.
1. Go to TJM, or ARB, or similar and purchase an after market battery tray, such as that used for an auxiliary battery installation.
2. Use an AGM for your starting battery which won't spill anything.
Both options cost a bit of money though.
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