My vanagon came with a rag installed over the battery, under the lid. It
might not be a factory option, there's no 251 part number on the rag.

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> As we all know, the battery compartment of the vanagon is under the
> passenger seat.  It is covered with a metal lid.  What do you folks do to
> insure that this lid never contacts the battery terminals?  The thing has
> screws to fasten it in place, but seems capable of coming loose and becoming
> a conductor.  I considered a pad made of an old inner tube, or something
> similar.
>
> Thanks,  David McNeely
>