Battery Bay - Vans

[Vandrederic]

Hey guys, well today I discovered my 12v->Mains inverters warning alarm does not go off in time for my vans engine to have enough juice to re-start.

Instead of putting a 2nd battery in my van/tourvan/camper (as it would require quite ALLOT of re-wiring and re-installation of bits of the interior) when the current battery is no longer usable I want to put the biggest rated battery in the standard bay that I can.

Until I do replace the battery I have no access to the bay as it's covered with carpet that is glued / stapled down (when replacement occurs it will be pulled up...then put back down, time consuming...but the finish is better this way than having a hatch to get to the battery).


Could anyone measure or supply me the size of the battery bay where it is square in terms of...

length, where it is square/rectangular

width, where it is square/rectangular

depth, bottom to where it begins to change shape

(I.e. where the battery holder is square / rectangular...BEFORE the top of the holder where it kind of bows out at one side)

Any measurements greatly appreciated!

[>>CHOP<<]

Ha Ha ...nice bit of design van...when you say its stapled ..then you must have lined the floor with ply or something...so why didnt you put a hatch in it to access the battery ...?...lol

[Vandrederic]

There is a hatch in the plywood...

but I decided not to put a corresponding hole in the carpet as it looks nicer

[>>CHOP<<]

plonker....LOL....

[Dell Boy]

Carry a battery jump pack & connect to starter to jump it. Derek.