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Hi all, if you're after a dual battery box for Optima batteries specifically built for your D2 than you can purchase them locally and they're built locally. I happen to know this because I supply then to the retailer. We actually exported 40% of the last batch to the USA.
Currently sold out, but if you are prepared to do a group buy I'll organise a discount code with Qikazz and get some laser cut.

Disco Solutions Land Rover Discovery 2 & 2a Dual Battery Box | QIKAZZ 4x4 & Camping

Originally Posted by RRT

Although I had the firewall battery box, was loath to use it and some time ago had done a search for a double front drivers side one. Finally found one but had been out of stock, this morning got an email it was back in stock

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Do note that this is not D2 specific.
It's just a generic 'cradle' to hold two optima D34 sized batteries.

Just a fleeting glance, it will require a fair bit of redesign/additional work to make it fit the D2's front drivers corner.
There are no mounting legs, which are different heights, there is nowhere to mount the ECU for a TD5(if that's what you got, but not a problem on a V8).

As the linked website is a US .com location, I'd say the $90 is in US.
Add in freight, and $ conversion .. plus the additional work to fit into a D2 .. you'd be better off going with Jazzman's unit.

Having designed and welded up a flat bar frame unit for bro's D2 myself, it's not a hard task, but time consuming to do so yourself, if you're not an engineer type, that does this stuff regularly(ie. myself).
At the time I was off work, so had plenty of time to stuff about bending/heating/welding/grinding/cutting/measuring/welding again/scrapping it all and starting over!

Of the two products for twin batteries in the original single batt location for the D2 .. I'd recommend to go with Jazzmans linked product for the sake of surety.

Thanks AK83. I appreciate the good wrap

Originally Posted by Jazzman

Thanks AK83. I appreciate the good wrap

It looks good. I got mine from a member, Carl, who seems to have vanished. Quite similar.

My car has the ARB battery shelf right next to the turbo. Can't imagine what they were thinking putting it there. I considered mounting a compressor on it, but last time I looked there were no asbestos compressors.

Originally Posted by Tins

It looks good. I got mine from a member, Carl, who seems to have vanished. Quite similar.

My car has the ARB battery shelf right next to the turbo. Can't imagine what they were thinking putting it there. I considered mounting a compressor on it, but last time I looked there were no asbestos compressors.

My “non asbestos” and I stress... “fully functional” compressor has lived on an ARB battery shelf for 8 years. People’s concerns about mounting them there is unfounded in my experience.
...just saying.

Originally Posted by onebob

.... People’s concerns about mounting them there is unfounded in my experience.
...just saying.

Yet, some experience overheating issues with it placed there(or near there).
Brothers is not quite on a shelf in that same posi, but close enough .. which is far too close to the heat pump .. oops! ... I mean turbo.

It's not always a problem, but when it is, it is not a good one.
After about 2 hrs of slow trail driving, in approx 25°C ambient, compressor is pretty much unusable unless bonnet is opened and engine bay allowed to cool a bit .. oops again! .. I mean a lot

Trail was mainly downhill, so engine wasn't worked too hard, other than engine braking, but it wasn't running excessively warm in any way.
I had a tyre failure, and was easier to hook up a single hose to his compressor rather than me pull out my cheapo ebay type baby compressor hook it up to battery, connect hose .. etc.

Wrong!
His on board ARB compressor, fitted by a previous owner for the diff locks, ran for about 30 sec and shut down. Once allowed to cool for about 30 sec it would run again. This cycle repeated for about 5 mins, when I realised that it's too close to the turbo, quick hand temp guide would have had it over 65°C on the motor body .. too hot to touch for more than say 5-10sec, so in the end it was quicker for me to set my piddly ebay special up and run it for a couple of mins to get tyre back up from about 18 to 25 or so psi.

Once camp was reached TD5 allowed to cool down a lot, compressor was run again out of curiosity, and ran non stop inflating a totally deflated tyre in about 5 mins. So nothing wrong with compressor other than over-temp forced it to shut down even tho it wasn't hot due to usage.

Actually the main lesson I learned from this occurrence is that I prefer an onboard compressor(in my D1) fitted to the ABS block area(mine doesn't have ABS ) and even tho it will be further from the turbo than brothers TD5 D2 .. I'll still make a better heat shield for it too(maybe a tank too).

In relation to bro's current setup, I found an old turbo blanket I may try to fit to his turbo one day and see if that helps his situation a bit.

Originally Posted by Jazzman

Hi all, if you're after a dual battery box for Optima batteries specifically built for your D2 than you can purchase them locally and they're built locally. I happen to know this because I supply then to the retailer. We actually exported 40% of the last batch to the USA.
Currently sold out, but if you are prepared to do a group buy I'll organise a discount code with Qikazz and get some laser cut.

Disco Solutions Land Rover Discovery 2 & 2a Dual Battery Box | QIKAZZ 4x4 & Camping

Would have purchased these if available! Liked them as they do not require any further work, but as had put an enquiry in back before Christmas (and a few others I might add)... Much prefer to buy locally but how long do you wait? The extra work is noted, price line ball as to retail versus delivered and the fitting of the ECU to the back of it welding on a plate only to the upright, as to fitting size, two optimas are two optimas irrespective as to fitting in the space.

Had a similar issue with rock sliders which were from a member, in this case had put emails and pm and then texts but no reply so went with the Rocky Road sliders from the states which might be overkill being hitch steel and 150lbs (shipping details) - still waiting for delivery I might add.

So Jazzman would recommend yours and a group buy will make me a little sad but others very happy I am sure!!!