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01-13-2014, 12:30 PM | #1 |
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Battery Compartment
Heya, I've got (and fixed with a new roof) that dreaded leak into my trunk and I have quite a bit of water pooled in the battery compartment. I'm wondering if the bottom of the battery compartment is what you see below the car in the back, and thus if I can drill a small little hole and put a one way valve in there to prevent water from pooling if my trunk leaks again in the future. The water pooling up burned out my amp, so I just want to prevent that from happening again.
I know it's a bit crude, but hey, it's a free way of preventing the water from pooling again (which it probably will within the next few years). -B |
01-13-2014, 04:16 PM | #2 |
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If you put a new roof on and that was the issue why would you assume it will happen again so soon? That being said your idea sounds like a good one to allow any water that gets in there to drain out.
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01-13-2014, 04:32 PM | #3 |
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I'm just being extra paranoid.
Can anyone confirm that the box doesn't have anything below it that I need to avoid? I plan on drilling a hole in the back right corner of the box. |
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01-13-2014, 07:46 PM | #4 |
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drilling a hole will just cause moisture and or tiny bugs to crawl into that closed space. Its not like a regular car where the air space is more open. I'm just guessing though.
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01-14-2014, 06:03 PM | #5 |
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01-18-2014, 03:04 PM | #6 |
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the bottom is exposed on the bottom of the car, should be obvious. Can't recall if there are any obstructions below but it should be obvious. I drilled a hole somewhere in mine for a new battery bracket for a lightweight battery.
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01-18-2014, 09:13 PM | #7 |
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My HiFi amp fried from taking a bath in the battery compartment.
I can confirm if you drill a couple of holes in the plastic battery box you will not hit anything when you break thru on the underside. A couple of 1/4" holes won,t let in much if any water and if it does it will weep right back out.
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