Battery box under hood in aux bat location?

[EaZ8]

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]

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]

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]

You could also look at marine battery box options.

[crafferty]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[txchevy4ever]

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.

Yeah, my 2000 and 2006 both had it- I ran dual batteries in those.

[gone_fishing]

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.

 

Walmart carries battery boxes like that.

[ChevyBrad1500]

Here is a pic of what I was talking about. It came factory

On 1996-98 Silverado/Sierra trucks. Probably

Pick up one at a junk yard for $10 bucks.

[LTZTom]

Here is a pic of what I was talking about. It came factory

On 1996-98 Silverado/Sierra trucks. Probably

Pick up one at a junk yard for $10 bucks.

Where's the pic?

[ChevyBrad1500]

Sorry, here is the pic