Project short fuse

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Karl V

Project short fuse

Post by Karl V » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:54 pm

Something I did earlier in the year after the Southern Hoon outing in April, but never got round to writing it up...

I wanted to find a way to stop mud and dust from getting into the battery bay and fuse boxes. It's not too bad when water is coming straight down, but when going through puddles, muddy water has a habit of splashing up from underneath and working it's way into the battery box.

I wanted something water resistant and, being near the radiator, had to withstand a bit of heat. And of course, it had to be both secure for motorway speeds and easily removable. So a bonnet de douche and some elastic bands were out of the question. Which is a shame...

Using some of the left over heavy duty material from the roof project, I used a couple of the existing bolts on the left hand side of the battery box as fixtures. After drilling a couple of small holes, I used Dzus fasteners on the right hand side so that I can secure / remove the material easily. A strip of velcro in the middle keeps it nice and tight and prevents flappage.

I had to take the front fairing off to secure it all in place, but it's easy enough to open / close with the bodywork on to get to the battery box if needed.

So far, it's done exactly what I wanted in keeping crud out of the electricals.

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Karl V

Re: Project short fuse

Post by Karl V » Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:08 pm

The fuse box cover after today's Salisbury Plain hoon.

'nuff said ;)

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Re: Project short fuse

Post by fesuvious » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:33 pm

That is 'nuff said'.
Must look into doing similar

Anon

Re: Project short fuse

Post by Anon » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:36 pm

Shouldn't it already come like this? - great mod by the way :)

Karl V

Re: Project short fuse

Post by Karl V » Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:52 pm

And in case you need more convincing... a picture from a fellow Nomader on the same Salisbury Plain tour recently.

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The rest of it looks quite good I'd say.

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Re: Project short fuse

Post by fesuvious » Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:26 am

What's with the pipe insulation ?

Karl V

Re: Project short fuse

Post by Karl V » Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:11 am

Stone chip protection. Just temporary for the day.

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