Battery box

[michaelmosty]

What kind of battery box are y'all using?
Cheap plastic one, expensive aluminum one, expensive steel one, or homemade?

I have to change mine out before TWS and the only thing I had laying around was a cheap plastic one but there isn't enough room (box is too narrow) for the all-thread hold downs.
The only thing I have found on the internet are more plastic boxes or $100 aluminum or steel boxes.

[mitchntx]

O'Reilly's has a couple different sizes of plastic marine enclosures.

The smaller of the two is extremely tight for our sized batteries.

Neither are over $20.

[jeremiahkellam]

Just throw it in a brown paper bag, You'll be fine...! :wink:

[Rob Liebbe]

I'm using the large one from Oreiley's.

[GlennCMC70]

I use a metal frame from a dirt track shop w/ the same plastic box that Mitch and Rob mentioned. There are two sizes. Get the larger one.

[way2neary]

My car came with an aluminum battery box... Dang, I didn't know the thing was $100... I defintely would've gone with another option.

[AllZWay]

I use a metal frame from a dirt track shop w/ the same plastic box that Mitch and Rob mentioned. There are two sizes. Get the larger one.

Same here... metal frame from Coleman's and then a cheap plastic box.

[cjlmlml]

I have a big metal one in the garage you can have cheap,


took out of the car when I went with the mini battery , just want it out of the garage

[michaelmosty]

I have a big metal one in the garage you can have cheap,


took out of the car when I went with the mini battery , just want it out of the garage

That sounds good.
I looked at O'Reilly but both sizes are only 7.5" wide. I have a group 34 battery that is right at the same depth so I'd have to relocate the hold downs to the outer ends of the battery. I would like to keep the same mounting setup and backing plate if possible.

[RichardP]

If you are doing battery stuff, glancing at the CCR, section 18.8, might be a good idea. Seems to be the most violated/ignored rule in the book...


Richard P.