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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:59 pm 
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as per the title what's the best and easiest way to repair the battery box i was under the Mini tightening the exhaust clamps and looked over and thought i don't remember the bottom of the battery being plastic. further examination and i realised it was the bottom of the battery i could see with only less than a third of the original battery tray still there :shock:

Lucky i found it when i did or i could of had a spectacular Lucas event :wink:

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Drop a new one in - easy enough to do

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okay , are they a spare part you can get from Mini King or Mini sports?

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okay , are they a spare part you can get from Mini King or Mini sports?

Yep.
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get a bigger battery then it wont fall through the hole
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One Mini Specialist used to pop rivet new ones in. I am not sure if that is legal, I prefer to weld them, easy enough, just remember to take the fuel tank out first :shock:

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just did mine didnt take fuel take out opps
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I pop rivetted mine - used silaflex around the join. can't see how there would be any weakness - you see when it's out the floor doesn't flex and the little bit of movement is stopped when the new box is in.

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I pop rivetted mine - used silaflex around the join. can't see how there would be any weakness - you see when it's out the floor doesn't flex and the little bit of movement is stopped when the new box is in.


makes it easier to replace in 10 years time I'd imagine!

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