Hi Guys,
Just got some hooks for the battery and holder, but they don't fit....

they appear to be an inch or so to short.

Any one else have this issue?

Cheers Brett

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Could it be that your curent battery is bigger (taller)
than than the original

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1970 Mk 2 Cooper S

Its a modern battery.. Perhaps I should look for a shorter battery... But seems a bit of a waste.. Could be cheaper to buy longer hooks

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Just as a matter of interest From memory most MK2 Cooper S Cars were fitted with a small lucas battery
and in fact had a metal packing plate to take up the gap between battery box and battery

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" A Hundred Years From Now It will not Matter what my Bank Acount Was,
The Sort Of House I Lived in, Or The Kind Of Car I drove ... But The World May Be A Better Place
Because I was Once Important In The Life Of A Child"

I got a rubbere strap with the metal hooks on it from Clark rubber and tied a knot in the middle so it was the right length. There is a small piece of timber to fill the gap at the side.

Total cost $5...

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Cheers
Alec
1275LS - July 78 - XNFAD18Y/102918

I bought standard ones from Supercrap - cut them the right length and recut the thread.

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

I've done that before, but backwards, cut the hook end off and re-bent the hook. I can't cut a thread with a BFH!

I just left the hooks long on my car, then I put 2 holes in the battery box cover and use wingnuts to hold the cover down.