{"id":21701,"date":"2025-09-24T21:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=21701"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:04:57","slug":"starter-battery-moved-to-engen-bay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=21701","title":{"rendered":"Starter battery moved to engine bay."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our reasoning and expectations behind this.<br><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Info &amp; photos to follow ASAP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Currently being fitted.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>New battery tray.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-31.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-31-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-31-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-31-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-31-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-31-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21713\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-30.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-30-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-30-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-30-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-30-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coast-VW-photos-30-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>More info, photos and a full write-up to follow soon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In-use <em>reviews<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Pros.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cons.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our conclusions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other related or affected items.<\/strong><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Air-oil separator. (if not already fitted).<\/em><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oil level indicator \/gauge senders on the engine.<br><\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=1704\">E C U.<\/a><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5445\">Fuel system.<\/a><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5556\">Oil system.<\/a><br><\/em><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5538\"><em>Engine air supply.<\/em><\/a><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=4973\"><em>Engine cooling.<\/em><\/a><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhaust system.<br><\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=1962\">Modified dual-mass clutch &amp; thrust bearing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categorie link pages:-<br><\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=48\">Reviews<\/a>.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=411\">Permanently fitted or available<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5294\"><br><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5292\">Mechanical and electrics.<\/a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5274\"><em>Electrics<\/em><\/a><em>.<br><\/em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Starter battery moved to engen bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks for reading.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6760 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-100x100.jpg 100w\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\">.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our reasoning and expectations behind this.Info &amp; photos to follow ASAP Currently being fitted. New battery tray. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; More info, photos and a full write-up to follow soon. In-use reviewsPros. Cons. Our conclusions. &nbsp; Other related or affected items.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Air-oil separator. (if not already fitted).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oil level indicator \/gauge senders on the engine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=21701\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Starter battery moved to engine bay.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21701"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22560,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21701\/revisions\/22560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}