1998 BMW Z3 1998 BMW M3 Roadster

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1998 BMW Z3
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I have a 98 M3 Roadster. I am replacing the battery and I discovered there is no battery holddown. The battery just sits in a hole in the truck. There is a foam spacer to fill the hole. Should there be a holddown strap or something?

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 AT 9:43 PM

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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CK93&mospid=48097&btnr=61_0158&hg=61&fg=30

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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 AT 11:03 PM

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Hello,
Thank you for your reply but the picture is for a car that has the battery in the engine compartment. The M3 Roadster has the battery in the trunk below the deck. The hole the battery goes into has two holes in the bottom. One is for the hose to vent thru and one is in the dead center of the hole. There is no place to screw in a strap or holddown. I'll try and take a picture today.
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010 AT 8:22 AM

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The manufacturer never put the battery in the engine compartment on the E36/7 cars. I may have steered you to the wrong place in the link, sorry, try this: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CK93&mospid=48097&btnr=51_2384&hg=51&fg=65

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Thursday, August 19th, 2010 AT 9:34 AM

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