How is your battery secured?

[Bradd]

Hi all, today I took out my battery to give everything a clean as it was becoming very filthly, the battery was fastened in with cable ties. now its all back together what is the best way to secure it so it won't move around? surely you don't have to use cable ties? cheers

 

[Dave..]

The clamp at the bottom of the tray seems to work for most people

 

[Bradd]

good point haha

 

[DaveDreads]

The clamp doesn't do a damn thing on mine, the raised lip on the battery tray that keeps it in place has snapped off,
so I took a strap off an old sports bag and fed it under the battery tray to strap the thing down.

The strap keeps it secure enough for the clamp to do it's job.

 

[Dave..]

The clamp doesn't do a damn thing on mine, the raised lip on the battery tray that keeps it in place has snapped off,
so I took a strap off an old sports bag and fed it under the battery tray to strap the thing down.

The strap keeps it secure enough for the clamp to do it's job.

Get one from the scrappy.

Quite common for the bolts to cross thread on them as well. I found that hammering one of the lips flatter meant I could get the threads to mesh again.

 

[DaveDreads]

I'm not spending money at the scrappy when a strap works perfectly well,
pikey fixes rule!

 

[Dave..]

You're talking to the king of pikey fixes.

The clios exhaust used to be held on purely with cable ties and hope.
I spent 3 weeks driving around with a dead alternator, by removing the battery every night and charging it up.
I used two forklifts as a 2 post ramp to change an exhaust once...

The list goes on.

 

[DaveDreads]

Funny you should say that because my exhaust is currently held on by hopes, dreams and zip ties,
and before I got my alternator reconned I was charging my battery everyday too,
then blagging strangers to let me jump start my car off their battery when I was out and about.

 

[Bradd]

yeah the clamp doesn't hold it, probably because there is no clamp

 

[DaveDreads]

Bag strap mate, it passes it's mot every time.

 

[singlespeed]

1" ratchet strap untill I make something a bit more permanent to keep the Odysey inplace

 

[Bradd]

think i'll have to, another problem i have is the positive contact on the battery has snapped so its just slid on at the moment! so now i need a new battery, i knew i shouldn't have taken it off -.-

 

[ben lee]

with one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-Renault-Battery-Clamp-Clio-Megane-Scenic-Espace-Trafic-Modus-Kangoo-/261187050664?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3ccff61ca8

 

[DaveDreads]

As already discussed, they don't work if the raised lip on your battery tray's snapped off,
as is the case with mine and the OP's.

 

[Bradd]

thanks ben though. and i'm not going to use my car until i have a new battery because if i brake the battery slides and the positive terminal will come off, i'll have to cable tie it in when i can buy some tomorrow.