Battery cover for a mk2 squareback??

Demon · Post by **Demon** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:58 pm

where can i get one?, as I think taht when the battery gets wet it will fuse my sounds??? am I right??

thanks in advance

Greg

pitman · Post by **pitman** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:29 pm

Actually, I've never seen any.

And a few drops that enter from outside shouldn't do any harm, either.

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:32 pm

i don't think there is a suitable battery cover for the mk2 polo. you can however get small covers that go over the terminal area. that might be a bit more suitable!

i hate seeing those ones on ebay saying they are for a mk3 polo when there is no way you can fit one. the battery only just fits in the place let alone putting another bit on top of it!

not very up on the electrical side of things i'm affraid but hopefully someone will be able to give you some advice!

regards
Doug

mk2matt · Post by **mk2matt** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:30 pm

dont the 1's you can get for golfs fit?

i was thinking of getting 1

yolmol · Post by **yolmol** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:34 pm

the problem i think is the space in a mk2. A lot of other cars seem to hav the battery in the open, hence being able to have a thick raised cover. Cant have that on a polo

Why not get some stonechip spray, and spray the battery - sounds s**t but it does actually look quite good!

Demon · Post by **Demon** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:57 pm

tommorow I will be fitting a sound system to the car the usaula 6x9's sub + amp, and my mate reckons they will fuse when the battery gets wet. also my battery housing is rusting any help???

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:07 pm

i think a company called apriro does little covers to go over the terminals if that's any help, they used to sell them on iconstyling but they've recently closed.

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:14 am

do they not come with VW batteries any more? i'm pritty sure thats were u get a positive terminal cover from!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 12:41 pm

You could get one of those translucent plastic ring binders from tesco and do a bit of cutting/scoring/folding to make your own

personally i don't think there's any point as it's already quite well protected against wet getting in, it does rust thru sometimes but it's probably as much to do with leaking acid as anything else. some crap (leaves, twigs, soil, receipts, plastic combs(?!?!)) does accumulate in the scuttle tray but nowhere near as much as you'd reckon

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:51 pm

the only water that gets in there is from the small grill at the top of the bonnet. and the water once its got in there kind of dribbles into the battery area, thus meaning that the terminals shouldn't get wet because they are up in there air!

surely though, if it was possible that water got on the battery terminals, it would of already blown fuses?

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:57 am

hm, in any case...

1. most batteries now should come with a little plastic flap you can put over the positive terminal once everything's in place
2. to make the connection easier and prevent corrosion you should cover both connections with some petroleum jelly anyway (bet you wont - i never bothered replacing what was already on mine - but you should)... which is a waterproofing agent amongst other things
3. the negative terminal is tied right to the frame so no shorting out can occur THERE anyway (see point 1 for a corrolary)
4. the fuses themselves are in just as vulnerable a position, if not more so, on the other side of the car. as is the ECU.

ZOMBIE · Post by **ZOMBIE** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:41 pm

basically, all i can advise is that you grease the terminals with petrolium jelly like tahrey says then get a wire brush on a drill, grind all the rot out, paint in zinc 182, then in schutz body gaurd. Jobs a good un

very worth while too as it will save you on welding costs later