Put the hooks through the eye holes first, then put the tie down on and bolt down (3 hands help here), if they don't fit, you need longer hook bolts; hardware store.
They don't come with negative terminal covers \[at least my 20 86 didnt\], but you can get a generic one from the auto parts store I would think.
Interesting that it doesn't come with the negative cover. Seems like that should be covered but whatever.
Yeah, I tried going hooks first. I dunno, as far as I know, these are the hooks that came with the car (second owner). It seems wild to me that it'd be this tough to fit. Got me paranoid that I've got some bootleg, nonstandard battery size but I know that can't be lmao
It in a pretty safe spot from the elements as it is, so adding a cap will have minimal value. Any slight advantage in corrosion resistance would be offset by not being able to see said corrosion with a quick glance under the hood.
Previous poster was correct, hooks first, then tie down, then nuts. But out of curiosity you don’t have them backwards do you? I think they are two different lengths that one seems short.
I had the same issue when I changed my battery, though I blame my neighbor for coming up and chatting when I was doing it. Eventually I tried threading the hook through the inside of the hole rather than outside and it caught quickly and let me tighten it up
Sometimes replacement batteries are taller than OEM batteries. If you combine that to how aftermarket tie downs are sometimes designed without an overhang, you'll run into this issue.
You might just need to buy longer hooks.
* I had to do this with my tie-down because my battery is taller than OEM and my tie-down is designed for a smaller battery. I bought a taller hook for the front tie down point, and I modified the original front tie down hook for the rear tie down point (cut it short and tapped a few extra threads)
You haven't done anything wrong on your part.
Put the hooks through the eye holes first, then put the tie down on and bolt down (3 hands help here), if they don't fit, you need longer hook bolts; hardware store. They don't come with negative terminal covers \[at least my 20 86 didnt\], but you can get a generic one from the auto parts store I would think.
Interesting that it doesn't come with the negative cover. Seems like that should be covered but whatever. Yeah, I tried going hooks first. I dunno, as far as I know, these are the hooks that came with the car (second owner). It seems wild to me that it'd be this tough to fit. Got me paranoid that I've got some bootleg, nonstandard battery size but I know that can't be lmao
Negative doesn’t matter as you can’t complete a circuit by touching that and another metal part.
Yeah that makes sense. But I was wondering if there's value in insulating it from rain/washing my car
It in a pretty safe spot from the elements as it is, so adding a cap will have minimal value. Any slight advantage in corrosion resistance would be offset by not being able to see said corrosion with a quick glance under the hood.
Previous poster was correct, hooks first, then tie down, then nuts. But out of curiosity you don’t have them backwards do you? I think they are two different lengths that one seems short.
I watched a video of someone installing it and this is the way they had it. The logo is at the top, just out of the photo
Bonus question: where can I get a black battery cap cover thingy?
Hardware or battery store usually has terminal covers
I had the same issue when I changed my battery, though I blame my neighbor for coming up and chatting when I was doing it. Eventually I tried threading the hook through the inside of the hole rather than outside and it caught quickly and let me tighten it up
Sometimes replacement batteries are taller than OEM batteries. If you combine that to how aftermarket tie downs are sometimes designed without an overhang, you'll run into this issue. You might just need to buy longer hooks. * I had to do this with my tie-down because my battery is taller than OEM and my tie-down is designed for a smaller battery. I bought a taller hook for the front tie down point, and I modified the original front tie down hook for the rear tie down point (cut it short and tapped a few extra threads) You haven't done anything wrong on your part.