Cheap rust insurance, Plastic battery box Options

[Dr Evil]

I am a fan of German engineering and always have been. Everything seems so purpose built, form following function without sacrificing attractiveness. However, there are certain things that they did that make me wonder, WTF were they thinking? Our cars have hell holes because the battery is exposed to the elements. Water + battery + metal = crap! This is even worse on my bus where the air scoop sucks in water and dumps it right on top of the battery without concern for the metal surrounding it. So, I endeavored to find a simple and inexpensive solution to this problem and I did. For about $8 + $7 shipping I managed to buy a new plastic battery box from batterymart.com. Simple, inexpensive, and effective. I think the German engineers would agree (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[jaxdream]

I was hip ( ?? ) to that idea years ago , I had a 72 Super Beetle ( Elmo ) that I installed one in the next day after getting it , this was one of those bugs that didn't have any rust anywhere , except for a pea sized hole close to the battery area , it even had the original battery edge cliand factory hold down. I took it out before Elmo got gone , plan on using it in my 914 , or one similar to fit. I agree with the battery tray holder being a medium of contamination and future rot , so I'm going to install ( drill ) strategically holes for drainage , factory or not. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)

Jaxdream