getting to the battery.

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bones

Guest

• Aug 15, 2004

• #1

Hello all,
While at the landrover convention i decided to treat my landy 90 to a set of
nice cobra seats.And a great lockable centre console.
I am still waiting for my checkerplate flooring to arrive to which the
subframes will sit on.
Apart from moving the battery from under the passenger seat,Has anyone here
invented a good way of getting to the battery without having to remove the
seat to gain access?.
As ever,All answers appreciated.

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• Aug 15, 2004

• #2

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:59:39 +0100, "bones"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hello all,
>While at the landrover convention i decided to treat my landy 90 to a set of
>nice cobra seats.And a great lockable centre console.
>I am still waiting for my checkerplate flooring to arrive to which the
>subframes will sit on.
>Apart from moving the battery from under the passenger seat,Has anyone here
>invented a good way of getting to the battery without having to remove the
>seat to gain access?.
>As ever,All answers appreciated.
>
what do you want to get to the battery for?. if its only for
jumpstarting, then you can get a big heavy duty plug in connector that
you attach to your battery on a bit of battery lead.
leave it there coiled under the seat or something, and then get a pair
of jump leads with the same connector on one end so you can connect to
an external battery.

I cant find a picture of one anywhere on the internet, but have got em
on my landy where the battery is under the seat.

 

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SimonJ

Guest

• Aug 15, 2004

• #3

> > While at the landrover convention i decided to treat my landy 90 to a
set
> of
> > nice cobra seats.And a great lockable centre console.
> > I am still waiting for my checkerplate flooring to arrive to which the
> > subframes will sit on.
> > Apart from moving the battery from under the passenger seat,Has anyone
> here
> > invented a good way of getting to the battery without having to remove
> the
> > seat to gain access?.
> > As ever,All answers appreciated.
> >
Why do you need to get to it?

Batteries don't generally need any routine maintenance these days, and
should last 2-3 years easily. Doesn't seem any great hardship having to
unbolt a seat every couple of years!

You can install an inline shutoff switch to isolate the battery, and if you
position it right you will be able to access the terminals for jump starting
if necessary.

 

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Richard

Guest

• Aug 15, 2004

• #4

when I put a V8 in our series II swb I also put chrysler car seats in. to
mount them I made up some brackets that were hinged at the front so I could
tilt them to get to the battery.
The drivers side didnt tit much as the steering wheel was in the way but the
passenger side tilted ample to get to the battery.
Richard


"bones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello all,
> While at the landrover convention i decided to treat my landy 90 to a set
of
> nice cobra seats.And a great lockable centre console.
> I am still waiting for my checkerplate flooring to arrive to which the
> subframes will sit on.
> Apart from moving the battery from under the passenger seat,Has anyone
here
> invented a good way of getting to the battery without having to remove
the
> seat to gain access?.
> As ever,All answers appreciated.
>
>

 

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William MacLeod

Guest

• Aug 16, 2004

• #5

Tom Woods wrote:

> what do you want to get to the battery for?. if its only for
> jumpstarting, then you can get a big heavy duty plug in connector that
> you attach to your battery on a bit of battery lead.
> leave it there coiled under the seat or something, and then get a pair
> of jump leads with the same connector on one end so you can connect to
> an external battery.
>
> I cant find a picture of one anywhere on the internet, but have got em
> on my landy where the battery is under the seat.

They're called Anderson connectors, I'd recommend this setup as well.

Regards

William MacLeod

 

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Paul - xxx

Guest

• Aug 15, 2004

• #6

bones vaguely muttered something like ...
> Hello all,
> While at the landrover convention i decided to treat my landy 90 to a set
> of nice cobra seats.And a great lockable centre console.
> I am still waiting for my checkerplate flooring to arrive to which the
> subframes will sit on.
> Apart from moving the battery from under the passenger seat,Has anyone
> here invented a good way of getting to the battery without having to
> remove the seat to gain access?.
> As ever,All answers appreciated.

Never tried it myself, but hinged at the front seats, A la Disco 3 door,
with a hinged flap to cover the battery, maybe ?

--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."