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Chrisisw
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2018 3:56 pm    Post subject: Different battery covers Reply with quote
I recently bought a battery cover and had it powdercoates. However, on closer inspection it is smaller than my other battery cover and doesn’t fit my battery.

Can anyone tell me what it’s for?

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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2018 5:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Different battery covers Reply with quote
The smaller one looks like what I have and it sits perfectly on my group 19L 6 volt battery.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Different battery covers Reply with quote
The one on the right looks like a split beetle cover.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 10:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Different battery covers Reply with quote
What are the measurements?
Here's a pic I posted a while back with measurements.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=59025

Agree the one on the right looks like a Split Bug/Barndoor battery cover
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 11:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Different battery covers Reply with quote
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So only slight differences in measurements
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 9:19 am    Post subject: Re: Different battery covers Reply with quote
I found 4 different shaped battery covers. Here is a couple pics. The one with 3 cutouts in the sides is a split/barndoor from what i've seen on here.
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The other 3 are just for different shaped batteries for later cars?
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 9:49 am    Post subject: Re: Different battery covers Reply with quote
I forgot the link in my post above - I added it

This
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=59025

I wonder if Ovals/50s cars had a slightly smaller battery and cover from the factory?
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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2018 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: Different battery covers Reply with quote
think ill use an old ice cream tub empty of course ... an excuse to buy ice cream
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