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New Battery Tie / Stay
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:08 pm
by CARRisma
My car's original battery tie was looking a little tatty so I bought a replacement from Tegiwa Imports via eBay (
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0645933063).
It seems that with most other Hondas, the battery tie sits straight across the battery whereas with the Prelude, the securing poles are at an angle to each other. The Tegiwa Imports battery tie has a shallow 2 or 3 mm cut out underneath it where the battery sits in, so it doesn't quite sit right when fitted in a Honda Prelude as it's at an angle. To satisfy my OCD, I relocated the securing pole nearest to the air intake by drilling a hole in the metal tray & plastic shroud thingy. Here's the result:
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:26 pm
by Donald
Good work on making it straight, bothers me too.
Although I'm not so sure about the untidyness of your battery cables.
Did you get new securing poles etc. too?
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:31 pm
by CARRisma
Donald wrote:
Good work on making it straight, bothers me too.
Although I'm not so sure about the untidyness of your battery cables.
Did you get new securing poles etc. too?
Nah, I soaked them in Bilt Hamber Deox Gel and then used metal polish on them.
Since I took that photo, I've added a dome capped nut on top of each pole. They are just the right height as to make contact with the securing nuts below.
I've just noticed that the battery cable nearest to the radiator is usually tucked out of the way, I'll sort that on Friday as a priority!
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:43 pm
by vanzep
Donald wrote:Good work on making it straight, bothers me too.
Although I'm not so sure about the untidyness of your battery cables.
Did you get new securing poles etc. too?
very smart bay - dont think you need worry about anything being untidy
the new battery tie down is a bit better looking than the oem one thats for sure
Re: New Battery Tie / Stay
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 11:06 pm
by FrontBackSide2Side
A lot better looking than the OEM one! Have you seen the Ichibahn one? If I wasn't relocating my battery to the boot, i'd have one of them
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:49 pm
by CARRisma
FrontBackSide2Side wrote:A lot better looking than the OEM one! Have you seen the Ichibahn one? If I wasn't relocating my battery to the boot, i'd have one of them
I looked at lots on eBay but can't remember seeing Ichibahn.
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:50 pm
by mercutio
I have an ichibahn one
Re: New Battery Tie / Stay
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:19 pm
by FrontBackSide2Side
