Is the 150 showing any signs of cracked inner guards

[rob_macca67 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close rob_macca67]

Moved the system, new AGM installed, have a spare lead acid now without a home. Hurt the back pocket.

Yep.... AGM's aren't cheap... any chances of posting some pics of your battery setup in the rear??

[smakb Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close smakb]

Yep.... AGM's aren't cheap... any chances of posting some pics of your battery setup in the rear??

Will do on Sunday when I get to put the box around it.

[Gordon Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gordon]

Lets see wether they say "sorry sir but you have aftermarket suspension in there which has caused the cracking"" what you reckon ?? I hope for your sake not, other wise it will turn into a legal shit fight. Then I would be posting it all over acurrent affairs/today tonight. Maybe see if there is any one else out their that has cracks but with standard suspension will help your cause if they use this excuse ?? Be prepared so you can fire back straight away at them........Cheers Steve

I have access to several 150s with stock suspension, used exclusively in the bush, some with no bar at all but others with Toyota bar. I'll go over them & let you know if any are cracking.

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I've got a mate who use to work for Sargents Vehicle Hire and he showed me a few pics of a Prado that had about 70k on the clock and lived out west most of its life.... The main battery was basically floating in mid air as it had virtually cracked all the way around. Unfortuately from the pics u can't tell if it was in std form or not. I'll see if I can find out from him but I would assume that it probably would have a bar fitted to it

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Yeah many of the renters are fitted with aftermarket bars. One of the cars I mention had a compressor fitted to the RHS battery bay and it had busted out of it's holes. Might have been let to vibrate loose & neglected though.

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BTW off topic I know but check out this mob for cheap maintenance free batteries:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AC-Delco-...#ht_1059wt_906

[maxjj Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maxjj]

my local auto elec has those, I put one in as my aux battery and I didn`t pay that. But if postage is free, it maybe a good buy for someone.

[rwo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close rwo]

Has anyone seen or experienced the cracking in a 2011/2012 model or is it just the earlier 150's from 2009/2010?

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Has anyone seen or experienced the cracking in a 2011/2012 model or is it just the earlier 150's from 2009/2010?

Mate.... I don't think there will be any difference between those years as far as the body design goes..... They will be all the same.

[Gordon Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gordon]

my local auto elec has those, I put one in as my aux battery and I didn`t pay that. But if postage is free, it maybe a good buy for someone.

Yeah works out at around half price for us in the desert. Wasn't aware they were that cheap in the big smoke

[Kowolski Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kowolski]

Why would you buy one of these when u can get a 100ah Bosch S4 Calcium battery for $160?

[Gordon Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gordon]

Yeah okay you mob. I get it, big cities little prices. Next time I'll preface my shoppers' hints with "for those of you who do not live within 300km of a capital city..."

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Has anyone seen or experienced the cracking in a 2011/2012 model or is it just the earlier 150's from 2009/2010?

Hi rwo,
My 90 series suffered minor cracked inner
guards so would expect the same on the 150.
As stated previously this should only
happen under prolonged extreme conditions
over a number of years. Mine was fully
equipped with steel bull bar dual batteries etc. Like
most things be aware of it and if it does occur, the fix is not
such a big deal.
One thing is I think given all the worry
about this, the inherent chassis of the Prado
is very solid - I can vouch for that recently.
Regards

[smakb Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close smakb]

Yep.... AGM's aren't cheap... any chances of posting some pics of your battery setup in the rear??

Photos in my Rig Build. Post #81

[rob_macca67 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close rob_macca67]

Hi rwo,
My 90 series suffered minor cracked inner
guards so would expect the same on the 150.
As stated previously this should only
happen under prolonged extreme conditions
over a number of years. Mine was fully
equipped with steel bull bar dual batteries etc. Like
most things be aware of it and if it does occur, the fix is not
such a big deal.
One thing is I think given all the worry
about this, the inherent chassis of the Prado
is very solid - I can vouch for that recently.
Regards

The problem is it is happening in a short time frame (less than 2yrs) and under conditions that I would not consider extreme....That's the problem. One person on here hasn't done anything really extreme in road conditions (ie: heavy corrugations) and has a proper ARB battery carrier and a smaller battery and they recently found the beginnings of cracks on the RHS inner guard.
I could understand cracks developing after years of driving, etc. That I could except, but not what's been reported with the 150 series. I had plans of replacing my N70 battery with a smaller one but now I'm rethinking that idea and leaning more towards installing one in the rear, but only when on trips. For the rest of the time I'll rely on the existing but with the help of a Enerdrive Low Battery Cutout (LBC) 12v-80amp to hopefully prevent a flat battery where I can't start my car