Thread: What else do you keep in your Defender battery box (besides a battery)

Originally Posted by Grizzly_Adams

... because I don't trust LR not to have a mix of Imperial and Metric , and anyway when I have had accessories added they tend to use metric nuts and bolts....

I have a set of metric screwdrivers (both sorts) that work just fine on my Land Rover.

about the only imperial bit's I've found on the 'fender so far are the driveshaft studs/nuts (UNF, can't remember what size) on the handbrake drum output, the wading plugs (1/4 BSP) and the rad and t/stat plugs (1/2 BSP).
Oh, and the wheelnuts.

Virtually everything else is metric .

You're probably right rick, but saying that just re-inforces my belief in having both sets of spanners, you can never be too prepared

Originally Posted by disconut

I must be boring. I have my Bluetongue air compressor set up in there.

Trev.

I didn't think the box was that big, is it the same size as a series III box?
If so I didn't think it was big enough for a compressor to fit in. How do you stop the compressor from getting wet and muddy?

Originally Posted by dobbo

How do you stop the compressor from getting wet and muddy?

Most people install their compressors under the bonnet in the engine bay. Her you get heat, mud, water and dust every time you go out. I guess they can take it otherwise you'd never see this.

I personally prefer mine nice and dry and in the cabin proper. Even here I get heat, mud, water and dust every time I go out.

Well, actually I have not had it under water or in a mud puddle! However, the top of the box is sealed by the foam lipped lid, so to get water in there you need an air leak at the top.
(put a glass upside down into a sink of water, like a diving bell), no water!

So if the only holes are in the bottom of the box and the top is sealed it should be OK.
Drier and cleaner than under the bonnet in the heat and dust, and sealed better than in the cabin also.

Trev.

I have two batteries in the passenger side with the controller and half a million wires. Can't work out what they are all for. The way its been done there is not much room.
Drivers side is the ECU and main fuse block.
Under the rear seats I have a drawer where I keep the first aid kit, recovery gear and the all important bog roll. There are also jumper cables and a steel cable under the rear seat next to the drawer.

Still need to find a spot for the computer and subs