Hi Neil,

I worry about that too. But the skid plate is made from 3/8" 5052 (I think that's the right alloy number) plate. It is full welded to the tubing running for and aft. 

The tray sits a little higher up under the van than the spare tire tray. I have almost routinely bashed the spare tire tray on my logging road travels. Bashed might be too strong a word, more like scraped the carrier negotiating those annoying drainage ditches cut across smaller logging road spurs.

It's not the best place for a battery, I admit that. But believe me it was the best place I could find on the van.

Alistair

> On May 25, 2015, at 10:03 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Do you foresee any potential issue with impacts to the skid plate?
> Neat install.
> I assume that battery was good value? (Amp per dollar?)
> 
> 
>> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
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>> Finally installed my big 200 AHr AGM battery. Location may raise eyebrows.
>> 
>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/vanagon-big-battery-installed/
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