Leisure battery kit

[Sparticus]

Finally got round to try and fit the willington kit today and it doesn't fit!



Mine is a 2000 V6 petrol Automatic.

The clutch hole is the right size, but the side of the new kit clashes with the circular housing to the left.
I looked at just re-drilling the bolt positions, but then the cables are out of line with the existing main hole. I tried to bend the casing, but it is too-well made, couldn't budge it.

The only answer I'm left with is to drill a couple more holes in the bulkhead, but I thought I'd ask everyone's advise first, in case I've missed something obvious!

Oh- and it won't fit upside-down as the bulkhead has a return to the bottom right.

[dave_aber]

Looks like you have a Diesel version of the willinton kit.

IIRC, he did versions for V6 and Diesel models - I'd guess that the brake servo on the V6 and TD models are different, which makes sense.

Will it fit upside-down?

[Sparticus]

Well, at least it's nor just me being daft.
I've cut the end of the bracket off, bent the end up, - had a go, and failed at spot welding it back together, - pop riveted it back together.

Now if this rain ever stops, I'll have another go at fitting it.

[Sparticus]

Well, I've had the willinton kit fitted for about 14 months, and for quite a few months, it made quite a frequent clicking sound when idleing, I assumed it was switching between charging and not charging quite a bit, but now it has stopped charging altogether. Checked all the fuses, it's not them. Any suggestions as to what to try next?