 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  01-21-2005, 09:09 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 80 |  Silly Question: Battery Cover?
My battery cover was missing when I bought my ti and I just got the replacement. Problem is that I can't get it to stay in position, Can someone post a picture showing how the passenger side of the cover looks when it's snapped into place?
Not sure if the battery strap is keeping it from coming together right or what. The driver side's OK but the passenger side just won't stay.
Thanks. |  |  | | 01-31-2005, 01:33 AM | #2 | | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 15 |  Battery position
Battery position Take a look at this - it may help. I'm not sure if right-hand drive is different under the bonnet. | | | | | 01-31-2005, 01:39 AM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 15 | Battery cover
I was recently told that having a cover on the battery in a warm environment can actually cause more harm than good. The temperature does not really go below freezing or above 30C where I live. I am keen to hear your feedback. | | | | | 01-31-2005, 02:08 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,022 |
I left the top off of my box after finding some corrosion. I put the felt washers on and haven't had any problems since. | | | | | 01-31-2005, 05:47 AM | #5 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 80 |
My dang problem is that the cover doesn't wanna seat. It's the right one (confirmed the part#) but it just seems to miss just enough to piss me off. I could believe that heat could actually build up under that cover, but I like the way the engine compartment kinda looks "finished" with the cover in place. It would have been nice had BMW put the battery in the trunk, IMHO. Thanks... | | | | | 01-31-2005, 06:14 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
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| | | | | 01-31-2005, 07:09 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 80 |
Nope...it's not hitting the battery...the little snaps on the sides on the side of the cover just don't quite line up. Very frustrating. | | | | | 02-08-2005, 09:56 PM | #8 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Santa Clara Posts: 97 |
You have to look at the whole thing again very carefully.
1. The cover is a 2 peice part and teh outer part is kind of easy to bend, so check all the edges and see if any portion is getting bent when you try to put the cover in place.
2. The Battery when clamped down can slide toward the back wall so loosen the screw a little and try to push the battery towards the screw and then tighten the screw.
3. Check the "+" connector cable to see if it needs to be positioned to go thru the slot provided.
4. The clip on the outside wall of the cover box may be a little hard to snap on but if the cover is set ever so perfectly in the grooves then a little pressure helps to snap it in lock position.
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Thanks...the battery is pretty well shoved toward the rear of the tray so that may be causing a problem. I'll try and get it to sit a bit farther forward. | | | | |
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