Battery box under hood in aux bat location?

EaZ8 · May 20, 2015

has anyone added a battery box where the spare battery location is?

i want to find a big enough battery box that i can safely mount in there to be my roadside and washer fluid carry kit/location.

i have no need to run a 2nd battery and this spot seems ideal. i coule ratchet straps, washer fluid, jumper cables..etc.. whatever your kit carries.

thoughts?

place to get a good box with a latch on it?

Silverado-Hareek · May 20, 2015

has anyone added a battery box where the spare battery location is?

i want to find a big enough battery box that i can safely mount in there to be my roadside and washer fluid carry kit/location.

i have no need to run a 2nd battery and this spot seems ideal. i coule ratchet straps, washer fluid, jumper cables..etc.. whatever your kit carries.

thoughts?

place to get a good box with a latch on it?

That's a great idea to use it for storage like that. I'm interested to see what information people post back here with.

JUSTINASS · May 20, 2015

saw this one posted on here a few weeks ago...

http://m.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g1210

i plan to do the same - just need to order it.

redwngr · May 20, 2015

You could also look at marine battery box options.

crafferty · May 20, 2015

Just search the forum and google. You will find TONS of threads and information about doing this. Basically what holds true for 2007.5-2013's will work for the K2XX.

ChevyBrad1500 · May 20, 2015

I thought about getting an under hood storage box from a 1997 or 98 GM truck. It said "GM truck" on the box. It came that way from the factory for storing items. Google it for a pic.

Skeeter McSkeet · May 20, 2015

I thought about getting a jerry can storage box to put under there a while back and just forgot about it haha. They've got mounting brackets for them that may be able to work under there too. Something like this:

http://www.4wheelparts.com/Exterior-Parts-Car-Care/Trail-Can-Utility-Tool-Box.aspx?t_c=3&t_s=120&t_pt=3229&t_pn=RPP86619&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&emlprox=out&ppcfon=1&gp=1&gclid=CInvgISW0cUCFZGLaQod6osAnw

-Skeet

Edited May 20, 2015 by SkeeterMcSkeet

Spurshot · May 21, 2015

Check out these waterproof ammo boxes.

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/ammo-cans-ac11.php

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/tactical-magazine-can.php

This one looks close to the right size.

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/zombie-ammo-can.php

Edited May 21, 2015 by spurshot

EaZ8 · May 21, 2015

Check out these waterproof ammo boxes.

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/ammo-cans-ac11.php

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/tactical-magazine-can.php

This one looks close to the right size.

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/zombie-ammo-can.php

funny you should mention ammo case, earlier today i was just thinking about using one of my steel ammo boxes but that would only hold 1 bottle of washer fluid.

im going to go to my gun shop next week to look at ammo boxes, im also going to go to a marina to look at boat battery boxes too. i think the marine battery box will be the winner.

EaZ8 · May 21, 2015

Just search the forum and google. You will find TONS of threads and information about doing this. Basically what holds true for 2007.5-2013's will work for the K2XX.

thanks, just noticed this. i could have sworn i read somewhere the aux battery tray was new for the 2014 1500's but i guess i was wrong.