Battery "jacket"

[badgers_nadgers 1]

I've just had my battery replaced by a national exhaust and battery type place. I noticed that the old battery had a sort of material wrapped round it. Now it's been replaced. Does anyone know if the jacket belonged to the car or the battery?

[Bigdar 62]

I think it's a wrap around, so it should belong to whichever battery you have in there.

I'm ready to be proved wrong though

[badgers_nadgers 1]

I reckon you're right. If so, anyone know where I can get a replacement? It really winds me up when people do this. I can see the gap between tray edge and battery.

[Bigdar 62]

Might they still have yours ?

[LJ_GQV 115]

It is part of the car, they must have just taken the battery off and left it on the battery instead of swapping it onto the new 1 so they could still have it. the other thing is, they might have changed the battery and not had the same size battery to go back in (height/width i mean) so it wouldn't have fitted. i might have the 1 of my GTA still if you are stuck with out 1. id have to have a look for it though as i don't know where it would be (or if i still even have it)

[smiffy 99]

I changed my battery on the gta last year and the wraparound is defo part of the car

[badgers_nadgers 1]

Cheers guys, I'll ask them if they still have it.

[Smaky 73]

It's there to soak up spilt acid and shouldn't be handled without gloves on, I have loads of them lying around should you be desperate for one, but I've rarely bothered with them.

[badgers_nadgers 1]

Maybe I'll not bother then if that's all it's for. I just like to keep things fairly original!