Auxiliary battery tray installation

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Introduction

This installation guide is primarily for fitting the NON-ABS auxiliary battery tray into a Jimny 3, which can be sourced from Jimnybits or other reputable sellers. This guide does not cover the ABS battery tray installation, although steps / parts may be similar.

The guide was written by forum user Siddo (with some images sourced from JimnyBits website) and transferred into this wiki by forum user Bosanek.

Required parts

The provided kit from JimnyBits comes complete with a few separate parts, which are labelled alphabetically where possible throughout the guide. They are 'bold italic in the text.

• A : NON-ABS battery tray
• B : Coolant reservoir platform
• C : Battery ratchet strap
• D : Battery tray fixing bolts (not shown above, reused from vehicle)
• E : Battery tray fixing cross head bolt (not shown above, provided with kit)
• F : Vehicle washer reservoir bolts (not shown above, provided with kit)
• H : Coolant reservoir tie wrap / cable ties (not shown above, provided with kit)

Installation procedure

Recording current state

It is advisable to take a photo or make notes of the placement of the engine bay before altering any locations of the equipment, especially the electrical connections marked in red for the window washing fluid bottle.

Removal of the engine coolant reservoir

• Loosen the -------- holding the engine coolant reservoir to the wing.
  • If required, spray some penetrating fluid before hand.
• Remove the coolant reservoir.

Removal of the window washing fluid bottle

• Loosen the 10 mm bolts (D) holding the washer reservoir to the wing.
  • If required, spray some penetrating fluid before hand.
• There are two bolts one either side of the bottle.
• The visible bolt is indicated in red in this image.

• Disconnect the electrical connections for the washer reservoir.
  • Indicated in green in this image.
  • Feel free to disconnect the battery before doing so if you wish.
• Now remove the bottle.

• Clean the area before fitting the new tray.
• You may want to carefully cut the tape restricting the reservoir cables to ensure you have enough ‘play’ when refitting.

Installation of the second battery tray

• Fit the tray (A) in place ensuring it fits with ease.
• Reuse the bolts (D) which had been removed from the washer reservoir (shown in red) to fix the tray at the two points shown using the existing

holes to mount too.

• Use the cross head bolt (E) provided to screw into the existing coolant reservoir bracket.
• A tapped hole is present, although it takes a bit of lining up.
• It is also advisable to clean and grease the hole at this point.

Reinstallation of the window washing fluid bottle

• Using bolts (F) shown in green, mount the washer reservoir to the side of the new tray, using a 10 mm socket & spanner to tighten.
• Be careful not to torque too high as the washer reservoir is only plastic.

Reinstallation of the engine coolant reservoir

• Mount the coolant reservoir platform (B) to the new tray (A) using the provided kit tie wraps / cable ties (H).
• Rest the coolant reservoir into place, tighten the wraps and cut off any excess parts of the wraps.

Final notes

Ensure that all the components are in place and tightly fixed.

Now the installation of the second battery tray is complete and the 2nd battery and associated equipment can be fitted.

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Page last edited on 10/01/2020 by user Bosanek