{"id":2529,"date":"2026-05-28T03:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2026-05-28T03:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:09:02","slug":"battery-area-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/battery-area-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery Area Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After replacing my battery recently<\/a> I was not happy with how the battery area looked. So I cleaned it up and coated it with bed liner. Why bed liner? I know these areas are prone to rust so why not make it bombproof? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I removed the passenger side heater channel since it was banged up and crusty. This baja has no heat exchangers and it won’t likely ever have them. If I needed heat I would have had to replace these parts anyhow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taping before sanding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think it looks way nicer now and should last a long time. While I was at it I replaced the body to pan bolts with new ones from JBugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also added some little webbing pulls to the bench to make it easier to lift it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoping it will be good for another 60 years now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parts: <\/p>\n\n\n\n