Thread: For them 130 owners

Hi mate, I have a td5 130 and have dual batts under the pas side seat with the solenoid in there as well. I made my own center aluminium box like the mulgo box. I have the ECU in there and the fuse box as well. Under the drivers side seat is now my air compressor and aux fuses I have fitted for lights and stuff.

The batts are N70 size and I have fitted them to several defenders now.

Good luck mate.

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Originally Posted by lambrover

The batts are N70 size and I have fitted them to several defenders now.

Thanks for the info mate. If you get a chance, could you post up a picture for me? And what tray did you use to secure them in?

Thanks again!

Theres tons of pics and whatnot on here of dual batts under the pax seat in a defer. I just did the searching last week as I'm about to do that mod.

You can even buy and aftermarket batt clamp for the exact purpose (OL maybe?).

Cheers,

Adam

I didn't use any batt trays just put them in there and use batt hold down clamps to secure.

Photos I am out ATM and not with my car.

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I, like Lambrover, have 2 N70 sized batteries under the passenger seat. Pic attached before i wired it up. The dual battery solenoid is mounted to the rear of the battery box.

I built a platform from hardwood to level off the floor of the battery box and rotated the 2 batteries 90 deg. The battery to the front of the box needs to be moved up under the lip of the box for it to fit. I used the original brace inverted and drilled new holes. I had to grind off some of the brace to avoid contact with the box lid. There is minimal room from the terminal to the box lid. I put a piece of rubber between the top of batteries and lid to avoid contact. My aux batt is 100 Ah so there is no need to compromise.



cheers MLD

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mld73/7...ream/lightbox/

Those brackets are indeed to stop the seats folding forward and I think I read somewhere, perhaps on here, that they are an ADR requirement that were not fitted in the uk. Mine are missing and the storage space behind the seat is welcome. I've seen posts were others have fitted overcentre latches to achieve the best of both worlds.

http://www.uesint.com/upload/pdf/Ojop%20Fasteners.pdf

Don

You'll get two batteries under the passenger seat with a little bit of imagination. Your auto electrician wants to take the easy route. I made up a steel battery holder to take two batteries on my old Td5 110. I had an electronic isolator in there as well. Those brackets holding the seat back are usually the first thing to come out. You won't see them on too many older 130s.

Originally Posted by redneb72

However after speaking with an auto-electrician, I have been given the impression that dual batteries will not fit under one seat and as such I will have to use both.

I've got three exide orbitals under the passenger seat.