Thread: Modern Defender - do you need to get a new battery tray for Traxide DBS installation

I managed to get 2 batteries under the passenger seat on a Puma.
There is a tray available for this mod but I just did my own thing.

Originally Posted by alien

I managed to get 2 batteries under the passenger seat on a Puma.
There is a tray available for this mod but I just did my own thing.

Thanks for that. I hoped this would be the case. Do you have any tips or rookie error warnings you can remember? We'll be using a sparky experienced in Land Rovers but any advice to pass on would be gratefully received. Eg did you need to change the orientation/position of the starting battery?

J

I fitted a Piranha tray and a D34 yellow top in battery box. The tray took ages to arrive so while I was waiting for it I sat the second battery next to the starting battery and held it in with some straps. It felt more secure than with tray. There's a bit of info in my build thread:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/members-r...ml#post2544853

Alasdair, the MY16 Keswick 110

Alasdair, the MY16 Keswick 110

Cheers,
Jon

I too used Tim's kit and a piranha tray. I did consider making my own tray, but that soon gave way to convenience and lack of time (read too lazy )

The main issue with the puma seat box compared to previous Defenders is that the floor where the battery sits isn't flat, it has a lip in it, so you either need to cut the lip out and put new metal in, or build a new 'false' floor up to the height of the lip. The piranha tray does this. This means no cutting/shutting of metal, but does leave you a bit short on battery options that will fit in the height available.

There are a couple of threads which cover the DIY of both options, try these two:

Riddle me this Puma owners.

Dual Batteries