battery restraint

howdy

what is it that holds the battery inplace under the seat in the defender. 110 going for MOT and I noticed that there is nothing holding the battery down.

Ross

it seems in yours gravity is doing it.......... not many mot testers know to look under the seat in a landy for the battery, it should be a strap tho i think

land rover dealer is 1min away from the hows and car not currently got tax or MOT so will be taking it there.

it's a cage with a couple of long j bolts that go through the bottom of the battery box - the holes that the j section goes through normally rusts away very quickly leaving nothing for it to pull against

most motor factors sell the bar and J bolts.

POAH said:

land rover dealer is 1min away from the hows and car not currently got tax or MOT so will be taking it there.

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the bloke is definitely not gonna know to look there then

The Mad Hat Man said:

most motor factors sell the bar and J bolts.

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i have some in stock at work but it would be quite a trek to come get them

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so yer attach it to a wheel in yer garage?

I've seen some J bars and some bars online.

G-man said:

so yer attach it to a wheel in yer garage?

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Aye Ah had nowhere else tae stick it fur the photie

cheers dude

bustersbus said:

Here's a photie...

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POAH said:

cheers dude

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Nae wurries mate

ratchet strap

I've not had one fitted in yonks - MOTer never looks - one in the Disco isn't secured either and its visible.

My battery box was rust so i put a large sheet of glass fibre in - knocked those stupid little J-bolt boxes off the outside and poured a cup of resin over it and made the battery box into a fibreglass battery box. Solid

My plan is to get some threaded rod, drill two holes and mount a big square washer on the outside and weld a nut on, same on the inside except just tighten the nut down and that will give you something to mount your crossbar onto. Solid as a rock.

Pictures to follow - one day.

isn`t that a tread depth checker thingy masquerading as a battery strap?

Mines is held in with lumps of wood as the erse fell oot the bottom of the battery box. Didn't bother makin' owt fur the clamp after new floor was welded in