Battery Box tie down

[les45]

If you have used a common plastic battery box, you know that the strap that comes with it is ugly and cheap looking. I found that an old red striped luggage belt that I had fit perfectly around my battery box so I tried to find a couple of black ones on Ebay. I wanted two because I've got a support that runs down the middle that prevents me from using just one in the center. Anyway, everything on Ebay looked cheap and flimsy so I Googled a little more and found these belts at an online store called Artistic Labels (about $11 each). The monograms were free so I personalized them and their yellow matched my Rustoleum Safety Yellow perfectly. They are very easy to put on and take off, very sturdy, and they look a lot better than the one that came with the battery box.

[48Rob]

Nice look!

Rob

[S. Heisley]

That's a very nice look with your yellow trailer. If those catches are plastic, you may want to keep a close eye on them. The sun could cause deterioration as you are using something in a way that it was not meant for; therefore, those catches may not have built-in UV protection. Still, even if you have to replace them every year or two, they look awfully nice and do the job.