I lined the covers of both battery compartment lids with the same peel and
stick roofing material that I used as sound deadening. Now I don't worry.

YMMV

Jake

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> As we all know, the battery compartment of the vanagon is under the
> passenger seat.  It is covered with a metal lid.  What do you folks do to
> insure that this lid never contacts the battery terminals?  The thing has
> screws to fasten it in place, but seems capable of coming loose and becoming
> a conductor.  I considered a pad made of an old inner tube, or something
> similar.
>
> Thanks,  David McNeely
>

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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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