Empty Space Where The Battery Used To Be

[IAmGary]

You know that spot under the hood where your battery used to be (if you don't drive a vert)? The battery shelf? Does anyone do anything cool with that space?

I've been thinking of putting a little toolbox right there and keeping my oil, funnel and screwdrivers in it. Anyone done that? Got any pics? This is the spot I'm talking about:

[CabbE30]

Holds my beers when I'm wrenching

[VinniE30]

You could relocate either the washer bottle tank or the coolant overflow tank there. For the washer bottle I think it's the 324td one that fits there and for the coolant overflow theres a bmw one from some other model that fits there.

Nice clean engine bay!

[jlevie]

That turned out to be a perfect spot on my race car for a 6-pole fuse block and the 6-channel A/D adapter for my digital dash. I've seen other folks mount a catch can for the oil breather there.

[bubbajan21]

You could relocate either the washer bottle tank or the coolant overflow tank there. For the washer bottle I think it's the 324td one that fits there and for the coolant overflow theres a bmw one from some other model that fits there.

Nice clean engine bay!

The washer bottle is an ix one. The M3 uses a coolant res back there. Wouldn't you have to reroute all of your coolant lines to relocate the overflow bottle there? Seems like a lot more work than it's worth.

[lambo]

You also have to extend the harness for the washer bottle pump. Only reason why I didn't do it. Seemed like more trouble than it was worth. And it is a nice place to set tools haha...

[FLG]

Use that spot for my wasted spark setup.

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[dougie30]

I like op's idea, I would weld some little walls on other and a top with a lock and hinge.

[Silverdogz]

Heh, It has the horn for the factory alarm on mine.

[WhyNot]

a toolbox
actually a fishing tackle box , it has lots of compartments

[JinormusJ]

It usually holds my tools for when I'm wrenching away
I wouldn't want to put anything there; it's a good workspace, and I have plenty of space in the trunk compartments for an extra quart of oil/misc stuff

[mikeedler]

I cut it off one of my cars.- used to have a turbozzzzz so needed more space.

[Nick_S]

You also have to extend the harness for the washer bottle pump. Only reason why I didn't do it. Seemed like more trouble than it was worth. And it is a nice place to set tools haha...

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that only two wires a hose for the fluid? Asking because I'd like to do this.

[GillesBigCowboy]

Last month, I used it like a step to climb into engineless cars... Almost like it was designed for the use.

[ScHpAnKy]

It's just bare in mine since I deleted most everything in the engine bay, but I'd love to getting around to cutting it out if my 3.0L plans pan out.