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  • Why not use a Toyota OEM battery tray for the Aux battery

    After reading all the plusses and minuses of where to fit an Aux battery in my petrol 120, (cracking panels etc etc) I was wondering why you couldnt just use another standard Toyota battery tray for the Aux battery?? I will have a look in the engine bay tomorrow to see if there is an obvious answer but keen to hear opinions. Thinking is if its ok for one side why wouldnt it be ok for the other one - providing it is securely fitted - THANKS MICK
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    Re: Why not use a Toyota OEM battery tray for the Aux battery

    Originally posted by PradOz
    After reading all the plusses and minuses of where to fit an Aux battery in my petrol 120, (cracking panels etc etc) I was wondering why you couldnt just use another standard Toyota battery tray for the Aux battery?? I will have a look in the engine bay tomorrow to see if there is an obvious answer but keen to hear opinions. Thinking is if its ok for one side why wouldnt it be ok for the other one - providing it is securely fitted - THANKS MICK
    I believe the standard plastic tray has full support underneath where as the same location on the driver side only has about 1/3rd support.
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      Re: Why not use a Toyota OEM battery tray for the Aux battery

      i have std tray on both sides, i have had the prado over 3 years and they where there before i had it, was an ex national parks vehicle so its probably had a few bumps here and there. i have no evidence of cracks on the inner guards at all. cheers samo
      had an 03 gx 120 with some gear now got a 2013 bt 50 GT auto some ARB gear.

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      • #4
        Re: Why not use a Toyota OEM battery tray for the Aux battery

        SAMO - any idea how they supported the standard tray on the drivers side on your car? thanks MIck
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          Re: Why not use a Toyota OEM battery tray for the Aux battery

          i will have a look tomorra and get back to ya. cheers samo
          had an 03 gx 120 with some gear now got a 2013 bt 50 GT auto some ARB gear.

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          • #6
            Re: Why not use a Toyota OEM battery tray for the Aux battery

            i to have the std plastic battery tray on the DS with no cracking either.
            has been in there for 2 years and our vehicle takes some harder approaches to tracks (cos i can).
            [url=http://www.fuelly.com/driver/damonat/prado][img]http://www.fuelly.com/smallsig-metric/50578.png[/img][/url]

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              Re: Why not use a Toyota OEM battery tray for the Aux battery

              damonat wrote " our vehicle takes some harder approaches to tracks "
              i saw one of those approaches 1st hand. cheers samo :wink:
              had an 03 gx 120 with some gear now got a 2013 bt 50 GT auto some ARB gear.

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              • #8
                This was the 'most recent' (see old) thread I could find that mentioned the battery tray found underneath the main battery, so here goes.

                I was under the bonnet of the Prado the other day I decided I would pull my main battery out and give things a clean underneath, only to find that all that was under the battery was some flimsy looking bit of plastic. Nothing very secure at all. I suppose what got me most was how paranoid everyone seems to be about what battery tray to use in a dual battery install for the aux battery, when if you look at whats under the main it is nothing 'heavy duty' at all.
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                • #9
                  That's why I decided to buy a $15 tray from Bursons + use that with a home-made support underneath + to 2 edges, plus battery braced to front at top of hold down bracket. Even cut down 1 of those silver heat deflectors you use for inside your windscreen to wrap the aux + protect it from heat off engine + fan. Been set up like that for ages now with no issues with the guard or battery tray
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