Battery Compartment (Newbie)

luke111morgan

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Pontypridd

• Jul 28, 2016

• #1

I've recently just purchased my first Land Rover defender 90.
Just starting to do a few things to it and I've come across the battery compartment under the driver seat has some corrosion in it. Can I remove this battery "tray" so that I can get it grit blasted and powered coated at work?

Any info would be great!

 

Oldseadog

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Tynemouth

• Jul 28, 2016

• #2

Unless you are going to remove the entire seat box from the chassis and the tub bulkhead, you may find, as I did, that it just isn't worth it!

I repaired in situ and then slapped on all the paint remnants I had left over and haven't had any problems since.

 

Flossie

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Shropshire

• Jul 28, 2016

• #3

Yes, I had mine galvanised. Mine was done during a full restoration/ chassis change so I'm unsure weather it can be removed without taking out the complete seatbox but I doubt it can.
New battery boxes are available iirc.