We used an Interstate Batteries group 26. It barely fit. But yes, any
group 26 with a retaining ring will be too large.
Cheers,
Dave Ambrose
Phil Bates wrote:
>
> A groupe 26 should fit. It is hard to get in there though. Miata batteries
>ar
> very hard to find, and expensive, but any Mazda dealer will have them. I
>can't
> remember, but I heard list was either $120 or $200 for one of those. I've
>also
> heard that if you can find them elsewhere they are more like $50 - but I've
> never found them elsewhere. I have Porsche that takes 2 size 22NF batteries -
> try to find that. Anyhow, I ended up a K-mart buying an exide group 75 (same
> as a 26, but with side posts instead fo top), and cutting of the battery clamp
> ears. Every other groupe 26 I tried was 1/8" too big.
>
> So the bottom line is GOOD LUCK, check batteries everywhere you can find a
> different manufacturer.
>
> Phil Bates
>
> "Feldman, Jack (Jack)" wrote:
>
> > I assumed all the after market battery boxes for MGs are alike. Moss says a
> > group 21, or 26 battery will fit. I took the box to two suppliers. The fist
> > was one of these "we have every battery made" places. Their group 26 battery
> > wouldn't even fit in the opening. The salesman said he didn't have a group
> > 21, and they were for Miatas. Do you know if this is true?
> >
> > The second place was Pep Boys. Their group 26 battery would fit in the
> > opening as far as the place where the walls make the opening narrower. I
> > measured the floor of the box, and it came out to 1/4 inch smaller than the
> > battery. Same problem for the depth. Battery just a bit too big.
> >
> > OK, who has batteries that fit? I can't be the only one who has bought one
> > of these boxes. We have a local Miata dealer, but I would never buy a
> > battery, or anything else, from a dealer.
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > Jack
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