My battery compartment is all ripped up... the black covering is ripping, and you can see the white gauze looking stuff underneath. it's a real eye-sore in the engine compartment.
has anyone come up with a bright idea to make it look pretty?
that kit would make it easy, but I plan on going a little overboard from my past projects. I plan on getting an Optima Red Top. Find a quality Billet hold down battery box setup. Monster Cable 1 gauge positive and and negative cables. All monster fuses wiring. It looks sick IMO. Plus, I was thinking about using that spare trunk space. Relocated battery on one side adn nitrous bottle on the other. Maybe even try to use the spare tire cover as the top, so with that in place, you see nothing. What do you think?? I have not seen anybody do this?? Have they??
I noticed the other day that my sister's Chevy Cobalt LS (economy model) has the battery in the trunk. The length of the car is pretty close to the V. Makes me wonder if the Cobalt cables could be used as part of a GM-based battery relocation kit.
Saw a new battery cover on eBay a couple of years. Guy wanted something like $50 for it. At the time, I thought that was too pricey. Now, since I haven't seen one anywhere else, I kind of wished I would have bought it.
for an update on this thread (assuming someone searches for a solution later) - the resolution was contact Luke at Lindsay, and order a new battery cover. I was expecting it to be like $85.00 (because my local dealer quoted me $108 to install), but it's so cheap from Lindsay i may just buy two in case!
Since I'm lazy at the moment and I could either ask you, "how much?" or call Luke (so-o-o many digits to punch ), I'll take the easier route and ask, "How much?"
Why not just remove it compleatly? Thats what I did! Looks much better than that cheesy cover anyway. No ill affects as of yet and its been off for quite some time, even with headers.
Hmm a plexiglass box made to go over the ripped blankie could look cool. Put a V logo in it, then spray the inside black. I wanted to do this a while back but just gave up. My engine bay isnt pretty anyway Thought about the same in sheet metal, but taking the chance of it touching the + and - made me think plexi would be fine. Can get some 1/8" this lexan maybe?
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