Thread: Piranha dual battery tray

all you need is a shoehorn........

then you can fit two batteries side by side under the passenger seat.......
i have mabaged to this on mine......and they are the same size as the original.....

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

all you need is a shoehorn........

then you can fit two batteries side by side under the passenger seat.......
i have mabaged to this on mine......and they are the same size as the original.....

Sure, but do you know anything about the Piranha tray - this is what I'm trying to get some info. about.

Cheers,

Lionel

I think the use of a tray in a Defender is a pretty pointless and unessesary expense. I have two Optima batteries under the seat of my 130 and used a peice of 3mm aluminium tread plate as the base.... a couple of threaded posts and a clamp across the top. Job jobbed.

Infact....you can get three optima batteries under the seat box! Obviously the Optima is smaller than the standard Defender starter.

I know that Piranha make custom trays for other 4x4's where under bonnet battery instalations are not so straight forward...I think these are probably worth their weight when it comes to saving time in fabrication, head aches etc.

For a Defender....it ain't rocket science getting two batteries into such an easy application. I'd say save your money and put it towards something like a DB180s battery management system.

I know the makers of the Piranha tray go to great lengths to point out the non-corrosive properties of the product (cad plated as opposed to powder coated etc). If you went with the Optima type spirocell batteries you won't have an acid corrosion problem anyway.

Regards.

S.

Originally Posted by streaky

I think the use of a tray in a Defender is a pretty pointless and unessesary expense. I have two Optima batteries under the seat of my 130 and used a peice of 3mm aluminium tread plate as the base.... a couple of threaded posts and a clamp across the top. Job jobbed. . . . .

This is what I will probably end up doing.

Originally Posted by streaky

I know that Piranha make custom trays for other 4x4's where under bonnet battery instalations are not so straight forward...I think these are probably worth their weight when it comes to saving time in fabrication, head aches etc.

Actually, this is what I am checking out - whether it's worth spending a bit of money to make the job a bit easier, as I don't have any workshop facilities for metal cutting etc.

Have you seen the Piranha tray? This is what I am trying, so far without success, to get information about. I am getting well-meaning advice on alternatives, for which I am grateful, but I was hoping for some specific 1st hand knowledge, from a forum member who has used or seen the Piranha tray

Cheers,

Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionel

but I was hoping for some specific 1st hand knowledge, from a forum member who has used or seen the Piranha tray

Cheers,

Lionel

I went through the same hassle with another make...pictures all showed a different model, and even the retailer and distributor hadn't seen it, which didn't inspire confidence, as they couldn't tell me how it fitted!

I'd ring Piranha and ask if they can email you a couple of pics.

In the end, I went to a shop to see one, which I'm now going to use.

Originally Posted by jik22

I went through the same hassle with another make...pictures all showed a different model, and even the retailer and distributor hadn't seen it, which didn't inspire confidence, as they couldn't tell me how it fitted!

I'd ring Piranha and ask if they can email you a couple of pics.

Yes, the information on the web-site is very sketchy, so I think I'll take your advice and ring Piranha, unless someone else replies who has actually seen it.

Thanks.

Lionel

Have you seen the Piranha tray? This is what I am trying, so far without success, to get information about. I am getting well-meaning advice on alternatives, for which I am grateful, but I was hoping for some specific 1st hand knowledge, from a forum member who has used or seen the Piranha tray

you probably wont! if it was worth doing someone would have done it.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

you probably wont! if it was worth doing someone would have done it.

cheers phil

Thanks! There's nothing more satisfying than a positive attitude!!

Cheers,

Lionel