02-26-2025, 11:58 PM
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You might want to be more specific.
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Indeed. I was considering the easy access to the engine, compared to some newer cars which must be almost dismantled in order to reach some component requiring a replacement 
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The battery location is another example of being "too simple" to be practical.
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Other than rendering a jump-start more difficult, I wouldn't be so concerned about the battery location in a Beetle if I had one.
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02-27-2025, 01:10 AM
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The battery sits on the floor. The floor is prone to rust. The battery is prone to fall through the floor and drag on the ground.
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02-27-2025, 10:17 AM
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The battery is also prone to leaving an acid trail that causes the floor to rot after attacking even the tar goop that is part of manufacture.
Never had one fall on the ground. Had a seat try to catch fire...... both scenerios stopped by keeping a plywood sheet between the battery and the world, top and bottom.
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03-01-2025, 08:02 AM
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When people sat in the rear of my Super Beetle (passenger side) they complained about the seat being warm.
I looked into it and found out the metal seat springs were making contact with the battery terminals when the seat was sat on.
I think I weighed only 125 lbs at the time and it was not not a problem for me, only discovered issue when bouncing on the seat.
My solution was a piece of corrugated cardboard to break the contact.
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03-02-2025, 02:13 PM
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When people sat in the rear of my Super Beetle (passenger side) they complained about the seat being warm.
I looked into it and found out the metal seat springs were making contact with the battery terminals when the seat was sat on.
I think I weighed only 125 lbs at the time and it was not not a problem for me, only discovered issue when bouncing on the seat.
My solution was a piece of corrugated cardboard to break the contact.
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Simple seat heater with auto-off when unoccupied.
Nice 
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Today, 01:09 AM
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The battery sits on the floor. The floor is prone to rust. The battery is prone to fall through the floor and drag on the ground.
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An old parking sign is just about the right size.
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