WTD: battery strap 72 beetle

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 31 Dec 2010, 9:32 am

#819083

hi all
I'm chasing a battery hold down strap thing that keeps the battery in place to suit my 72 beetle pan on my buggy pls
if u have a spare in a donor, I can rescue it n give it a new home
it should have a bolt hole at one end from memory
any help appreciated
I'm in Melbourne vic or the sunny coast in qld but it's also good for postage
contact me here
n any pics would be great
many thanks
cheers pauly

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Dec 2010, 9:40 pm

#819150

My 68 beetle has a steel right angle piece the length of the battery and has one hole in the centre
there is a stud sticking up from the floor that goes thru the hole

the battery Must have a lip for the angle piece to hold onto....

I presume Yours would be the same...????

LEE

PS: see if I can find a photo or diagram.... Lee

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h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 1 Jan 2011, 2:56 pm

#819217

yep lee.. sounds like'n the goods

fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

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Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

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bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 1 Jan 2011, 3:30 pm

#819220

no pic but hve one for u or make one
even the Golf Merc Ausdi Skoda Seat and some ford ones will do the trick Paul

hve a 6vlt strap if u prefer BUT hve to get hme first

want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 1 Jan 2011, 3:49 pm

#819222

mmmkay taa genuine pref'd pls 🙂

fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 1 Jan 2011, 4:15 pm

#819225

talk when i get back Paul
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want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Jan 2011, 12:38 am

#819277

Many european cars used the same thing...
actually all of the cars that used the batteries with the Edge on the bottom...
actually they have two edges... one either side...

the battery fits into the one on the floor...
and the angle bit clamps the other side...
screwed to the floor...

and the battery cannot move... which is a legal requirement..

the angle bit I'm sure you can buy generic as it suits so many batteries..
its the same one as used on Japanese vehicles on the top edge with two long j bolts...
only instead of two holes... one at each end...

You drill a hole in the centre if there isn't one there already.

LEE

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