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[zoso71]

Hi all. Looking for some advice please. I have a Rare Spares replacement battery tray section for my LX Hatchback. What's the best/easiest way to remove 'unknit' the original battery tray section which is completed roached. Cheers. Dave 

[rodomo]

Find the spot welds, use a small pilot drill, maybe 1/8",  then a bigger, maybe 3/8" drill with a shallow angle and remove the spot weld without drilling through all the way.

[Shiney005]

Does the rares tray have holes in the same places to weld through?

[zoso71]

Thanks guys. Much appreciated. I found a really good YouTube clip last night and had a go today. Drilled out most spot welds successfully to be able to lever the rusted tray. Got a couple of spot welds to go at the front of the tray. The Rare Spares new tray doesn't come with the same holes to weld through. Will figure that out. Part of the learning process

[yel327]

You can buy special spotted removing drills but they are expensive and do wear out quickly if not careful. I bought a special air tool. Something like this below. Not cheap but when you are doing a whole quarter or a roof it helps. There are cheapies on Temu etc.

https://www.alpoz.co...2UaAj6dEALw_wcB

Edited by yel327, 29 September 2025 - 07:33 PM.

[zoso71]

Thanks for the info

[hawk]

Its pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

The rares battery trays aren't perfect, be prepared to massage it a bit to get it to fit well.