Battery Den Cover?
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Battery Den Cover?
So I can't stand the sight of the battery den being open. It looks like there should be a cover there.
I've been searching around for one but haven't had too much luck finding something I like. I want something simple, nothing flashy.
Only simple one I could find was from Corvette Central but $49 for a piece of plastic? Really?
Anyone else have any suggestions where to find a simple one like this for a better deal?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-...Q5fAccessories
Thanks.
I've been searching around for one but haven't had too much luck finding something I like. I want something simple, nothing flashy.
Only simple one I could find was from Corvette Central but $49 for a piece of plastic? Really?
Anyone else have any suggestions where to find a simple one like this for a better deal?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-...Q5fAccessories
Thanks.
Last edited by VJD2; Nov 2, 2010 at 01:56 AM.
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You can always make your own for $10. A lot of people have made them from plexiglass and then paint the bottom of it either a solid color or with a design. Do a search and you should be able to find some good threads and a pattern to print out to cut the plexiglass.
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here is a pic of my battery cover, its kind of hard to see, i made it myself out of lexan i bought from home depot. i also used the template i found on the forum. you will need a dremel to cut it....
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Here is what I have now, I had the chrome fuse box cover and the chrome battery den cover, but I like this carbon fiber one piece a lot better.
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I also didn't feel like spending $50 (or more) for the cover. I didn't have a large enough sheet of black ABS to cover the entire opening, so I made an even simpler cover for mine. It's attached with heavy duty VELCRO on top of the terminal covers...
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Like everything else in the engine bay it DOES have a cover.
The HOOD!
I disagree with the need everyone feels to place covers over underhood items. Covers add weight, hold in heat and make cleaning more difficult.
I'd recommend skipping the covers and spending your time and money polishing or chroming some of the aluminum components like the alternator, alt bracket, idler pulley, water pump, master brake cylinder and throttle body.
Imagine how nice an otherwise stock and clean engine bay would look with just these 6 items chromed or polished.
You could also remove the fuel rail covers (more covers!) and instead chrome or polish the valve covers and relocate the coil packs or get the red MSD packs and use a cleaner bracket to support them to the valve covers. You could even have the factory coil brackets chromed.
Sometimes less is more. Adding covers to everything in my opinion takes away from the underhood appearance and goes against the concept of "performance".
The HOOD!
I disagree with the need everyone feels to place covers over underhood items. Covers add weight, hold in heat and make cleaning more difficult.
I'd recommend skipping the covers and spending your time and money polishing or chroming some of the aluminum components like the alternator, alt bracket, idler pulley, water pump, master brake cylinder and throttle body.
Imagine how nice an otherwise stock and clean engine bay would look with just these 6 items chromed or polished.
You could also remove the fuel rail covers (more covers!) and instead chrome or polish the valve covers and relocate the coil packs or get the red MSD packs and use a cleaner bracket to support them to the valve covers. You could even have the factory coil brackets chromed.
Sometimes less is more. Adding covers to everything in my opinion takes away from the underhood appearance and goes against the concept of "performance".
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Like everything else in the engine bay it DOES have a cover.
The HOOD!
I disagree with the need everyone feels to place covers over underhood items. Covers add weight, hold in heat and make cleaning more difficult.
I'd recommend skipping the covers and spending your time and money polishing or chroming some of the aluminum components like the alternator, alt bracket, idler pulley, water pump, master brake cylinder and throttle body.
Imagine how nice an otherwise stock and clean engine bay would look with just these 6 items chromed or polished.
You could also remove the fuel rail covers (more covers!) and instead chrome or polish the valve covers and relocate the coil packs or get the red MSD packs and use a cleaner bracket to support them to the valve covers. You could even have the factory coil brackets chromed.
Sometimes less is more. Adding covers to everything in my opinion takes away from the underhood appearance and goes against the concept of "performance".
The HOOD!
I disagree with the need everyone feels to place covers over underhood items. Covers add weight, hold in heat and make cleaning more difficult.
I'd recommend skipping the covers and spending your time and money polishing or chroming some of the aluminum components like the alternator, alt bracket, idler pulley, water pump, master brake cylinder and throttle body.
Imagine how nice an otherwise stock and clean engine bay would look with just these 6 items chromed or polished.
You could also remove the fuel rail covers (more covers!) and instead chrome or polish the valve covers and relocate the coil packs or get the red MSD packs and use a cleaner bracket to support them to the valve covers. You could even have the factory coil brackets chromed.
Sometimes less is more. Adding covers to everything in my opinion takes away from the underhood appearance and goes against the concept of "performance".
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i have a question for you guys. you know how there is the surround that goes around the fuse box and around the side of the battery with weather stripping on the top....well my car does not even have that...could i buy a new one somewhere or would i have to find it used? i would like to add the side surround then get a battery cover to hid it and all the wiring by the battery.
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i have a question for you guys. you know how there is the surround that goes around the fuse box and around the side of the battery with weather stripping on the top....well my car does not even have that...could i buy a new one somewhere or would i have to find it used? i would like to add the side surround then get a battery cover to hid it and all the wiring by the battery.
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Make your own using the template mentioned above. Will save you a lot of money.
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions but most importantly the help with making my own! That rocks!
I really like that carbon fiber one but for the price I can make my own now...well that wins. I think it makes the compartment look much cleaner.
I really like that carbon fiber one but for the price I can make my own now...well that wins. I think it makes the compartment look much cleaner.
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I wish I could find the one Jey Leno has, it has a hinged lid with a compartment in it to store stuff...
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Check out ACI 950301 carbon fiber cover $389.99! @ It's a lot of $$$$
Have you noticed all combinations of nice aftermarket battery & fuse box covers wind up
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