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THEREED
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I saw a thread on previous generation trucks where you could buy a storage box for under the hood so I decided to make a small one for myself. Just took a plastic ammo style box and drilled a hole in

djxn40
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I like your style man great idea. Now I can carry more AR mags ! I will do this tomorrow   Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

DCazares
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A member here posted this on another thread, it's a simple and great idea. Storage box for 90's pickups  

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Found a pic of a NOCO battery box in that location in another thread - ordered a group 24 - we will see if it fits soon.........

 

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/172717-anyone-know-what-this-area-is-under-the-hood/page-2?hl=battery box

 

 

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The NOCO group 24 battery box arrived today.... It slides down in there - but rides on the wiper fluid bottle at the top of the battery box. Pushes the battery box out of shape and no way will the battery box lid fit in there. Decided just to do what I was first thinking - and put the jumper cables there in the Craftsman nylon tool bag I have them in anyway..........

 

Guess I have a battery box for the tongue of my car trailer instead.....

 

 

 

 

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Gah. Came here to ask about the 24 noco box lol I just got it too but won't work like I read in another thread. Dammit. Any issues with setting it there with no lid with cables etc?

 

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stanz792 Enthusiast

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A member here posted this on another thread, it's a simple and great idea. Storage box for 90's pickups

 

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How does this mount?

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That's a cool idea, thanks for posting this. I had never thought about it but I (like lots of others clearly!) will be doing it because I can always use more storage space! Just gotta remember not to keep anything in there that can be harmed by high temps.

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Smart idea. I still might use mine for a 2nd battery. Never hurts to have 2 in these cold winters

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On 10/24/2016 at 12:17 PM, DCazares said:

A member here posted this on another thread, it's a simple and great idea. Storage box for 90's pickups

 

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Old thread but I wanted to bring this up. I purchased that box new on eBay and it doesn't really fit well. Holes don't lign up so you have to drill new holes in the box. There is also a mounting tab on the back I had to cut off to get it to fit and unfortunately there is not a 2x2 inch hole in the bottom corner where that portion was cut off. If I didn't cut off that tab then the box would be too far to the passenger side because the tab would be hitting the driver side fender and the washer fluid reservoir would be blocking it.

 

There is also a gap between the battery tray and the box which I did not fill with washers so when I torqed down the screws, it cracked the box. Thankfully I paid with AMEX so I'll file a purchase protection claim for accidental damage.

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I installed mine this weekend - found a new box on a GM parts site but couldn't find a lid so I bit the bullet and bought the whole unit on eBay for $200 (I had a lot of cash savings from my eBay card so it came out to about $75). I have a brand new box in case anyone has the lid.
These things are going for crazy money when you're lucky enough to find one in good condition.
Anyway, I did have a little bit of help during the install, as you'll see in one of the pics. Thanks, @Lager Garage for the tips!

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