Battery Tray

[Roadster90]

I read a post recently where someone was stating they had to take their car to a welding shop to have a new battery box made.

Is there a plastic tray (solid plastic with no slots...drain tube hole for hose acceptable) available anywhere?

I have a nice little tray that is installed in my riding lawn mower that would eliminate any corrosion to the metal platform....would be nice to have an auto application.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

Try a battery box intended for a boat. Could just cut the bottom off and use the bottom.

Actually, seems like my dad said Advance had a plastic battery tray.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

had to look some stuff up but check this out. I think i found what you're looking for

advance site with battery tray stuff

[Roadster90]

Great idea on cutting off a batery box F14.

I stopped at Auto Zone and they had a tray like the ones pictured on the site you referenced. Problem with the one at Auto Zone and the ones on the site is they are not solid on the bottom (have slices or slits) defeating the purpose of eliminating corrosion. The one at Auto Zone was universal of course, but it was also to long....almost 17 inches long. Cutting a battery box may be only alternative if a solid one is wanted .

Thanks,

Nic

[Guest EDBSO]

Hi Nic, some nice stainless steel trays here.

and yet another one here.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

Then again, consider that batteries that are working right shouldn't let out any acid, at least not like a leak. My '89s battery tray is fine, though I should treat it for the paint's worn off.

[Roadster90]

I have never had a bad battery in my coupe F14 (not sure about the previous owner though), and all I have is worn paint and some surface rust. I am trying to be preventative in nature here (although if the battery box is kept in the condition it is in it will out last me for sure). I think what rust I do have and am trying to eliminate comes from moisture reacting with cable corrosion and running or falling down. Could also be the result of engine washing. Anyway, some engineer at the riding lawn mower factory thought it was a good idea .

[Guest F14CRAZY]

My bad on the trays earlier. Didnt notice they had holes in the bottom.

First Reatta we ever looked at to buy was an '88-89 that had always been in Michigan. Bit of surface rust growing on the trunk lid and hweel wells. Thing was that the battery tray was so bad my dad was worried about it falling into the serpentine belt.

[Shelby]

Is the original battery tray available from GM ?

If so it is a perfect fit and if it last another 18 years that should be good enough.

[Guest wwollet]

Nic:

My 1988 spent its whole life in Tucson and guess what I had corrostion from the battery and caused the paint on the tray to come off.......what I did was clean it the best I could with baking soda...then I used Lubriplate grease and coated the tray...you can't see below the battery and this grease is waterproof and will not melt a low/high temp.

[Guest jcc3inc]

HI,

I just went thru the battery pan inspection; mine was rusty. I wire brushed off as much rust as possible. washed and dried thorouhly, and got some LPS-3 spray lube containing wax. I sprayed the battery box and the metal under it using the thin tube that comes with the spray can. It should be OK. We used to spray umplated, unpainted metal parts of our machines with this to keep the parts from rusting. It works well. LPS-3 is avbailable from SOME Ace Hdwe stores.

Regards,

Jack C.