I still have the hold down clamps, unmolested primary battery box in my 84 Westy.  Now the aux. battery box has a minor Sawzall cut to allow a former Optima Battery to fit on its side & for the lid to close like its supposed to.  YMMV

> On May 11, 2018, at 3:51 PM, George Gaudette <gcgaudette@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> There were hold-down clamps? :-)
> 
> Not butchered, bent, etc.
> 
> -George
> '90 full camper
> 
> On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:57 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Okay folks, I'm curious about something. How many of you camper/Weekender
>> owners have unmolested battery boxes behind the passenger seat? How many
>> intact boxes have you seen? I’m not going to bother to ask how many still
>> have the battery hold down clamp.
>> 
>> The box on my ’84 was fine because I bought it when it was only two years
>> old, and I’m not an idiot. But, both my son’s ’87 and my current ’85 have
>> butchered boxes. Mine is sawed 3” down both sides for easy bending (hard on
>> the carpet), and my son’s box back edge was hammered into oblivion.
>> 
>> It’s too bad Westfalia Werks didn’t put an instruction label on the
>> battery cover, it was a terrible oversight. 😉
>> 
>> Stuart
>>