There is nothing on the terminals specifically, really just0 the carpet covers them. The cover on the battery compatment is cut away enough not to interfere, and I've heavily taped the top and sides of the battery cover to deal with incidental contact. It is close but the seats are high enough (with westy swivels) tat they do not get in the way. Chris On 5/16/06, Rob Campbell <mantid@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Chris- > > What do you use to cover the battery terminals in normal operation? Ive > seen various tupperware things, etc, but still havent found a good solution. > I am currently using wood to hold my cover open over the terminals, but > dont like it. > > Thanks > > > > > > > > For my yellow top I cut the battery cover and now I can jump start of > > my Optima if need be without removing the driver's seat. Makes a lot > > of sense if you ask me. > > > > Chris > > > > On 5/16/06, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > A word to the wise. I bought an Optima Blue Top from a local distributor > > > and, as the batteries do not fit in their original state, asked them to > cut > > > the tops off the terminals. Bad idea. This ruins the batteries. No > warranty, > > > either. $165. > > > > > > So cut anything else to get them to fit, but not the top > terminals...from > > > one who knows. > > > > > > > |
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