Battery holder/ strap

ryan69 · December 31, 2005, 6:02pm

im looking for a battery holder/ strap type thing to secure my battery into place

i’ve seen these around i just dont know exactly what to buy

its an 86 mini by the way

markrally · December 31, 2005, 7:10pm

im almost sure i have still got mine from when i stripped the cooper. I dont why i kept it really but it was intact.

I will have a look tomorrow when i have sobered up!!!

Mark

rob3 · December 31, 2005, 7:21pm

Battery bar: http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=33040
Bolt: http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=33682
Bolt: http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=33315

Hope this helps

markrally · January 1, 2006, 2:06pm

Is this what your looking for???

markrally · January 1, 2006, 2:07pm

also got this aswell if it is any use???

Mark

miniboo · January 1, 2006, 2:14pm

I might have em if he doesn’t!!

PLus how co,me you have a strap and a bar i thought it was one or the other?

rob3 · January 1, 2006, 3:22pm

Bar is for holding battery in, the strap is purely to hold that cover over the battery. You *should* have both

miniboo · January 1, 2006, 3:23pm

i see now.

I have neither LOL

ryan69 · January 1, 2006, 3:27pm

ooh that looks alrite

how does it fit on where does that bar go, i have some holes either side of the battery (i think) would it go in there?

also you dont have any pics of it fitted by chance

cheers

miniboo · January 1, 2006, 3:32pm

where the two holes are the screw threads go on.
the the metal bar holds the battery on and the cover goes over the top of the battery and the strap hooks over that to hold the cover down.

markrally · January 1, 2006, 9:18pm

> ooh that looks alrite

how does it fit on where does that bar go, i have some holes either side of the battery (i think) would it go in there?

also you dont have any pics of it fitted by chance

cheers
ERRRRRRRR…No
Boot floor kind of looks like this now…

Mark

ryan69 · January 2, 2006, 12:17am

lol

miniboo · January 6, 2006, 7:31am

How much do you want for all of this Mark?

Cheers

Dan · January 6, 2006, 8:00pm

> I have neither LOL

Unrestrained battery means MOT fail. It’s dangerous, fix it.

The eye bolt is secured to the bracket at the back of the boot through the hole in the bracket by a nut and bolt, then the bar fits to this and is held by a washer and nut. At the front you fit the hook bolt into the hole in its bracket and again use a washer and nut to hold the bar secure, adjusting both nuts so as not to crush but just hold the battery tightly. This means that the hook end is closest to you when you need to get the battery out making it easier to remove the bar and refit. There should also be a rubber isolating strip under the bar along it’s length which is normally missing.

The strap is secured to the nut and bolt holding the eye bolt at the rear and holds down the cardboard cover (also quite an important safety feature). Its front end is clipped to a hook which should be secured under the battery earth cable retaining screw on the boot floor.