My Optima rests nicely under the =
driver's seat
of my 90 Westy and the lid is still on its hinges. Put the Optima on its =
side
with top posts pointing forward (left plastic caps on) and side posts =
up. Right
above the side posts cut notches in the lid and then taped across the =
notches
with black fabric tape so there can be no contact of the posts to metal. =
In
order to get the Optima in the hole had to cut two notches... one for =
each of
the top posts... in the metal lip at the forward part of the battery box =
so the
top posts would pass by the lip... not a big deal.
Bill
Depends on whether or not it is a =
Westy -- the
Westy hinge for the battery cover is different than the standard =
van's. I
have them side by side and the Westy one is MUCH smaller -- the =
Optima
battery (either model) will not fit as-is! In my Westy, I had to =
punch holes
in the battery cover to get it to work. OR I could have eliminated =
the cover
and the hinge completely and probably gotten it to work. A
"normal" van does not have this
problem.
Cheers,
MJS
At 11:56 AM 3/22/00 -0800, =
Ron
'Coyote' Lussier wrote:
>> Solar panel? There was a =
discussion a
few month back that the Optima
>> batteries do not fit in =
the
Drivers Side compartment. Have you had this
>> problem? If =
my
memory is correct, someone bought an Optima and could =
not
>> figure
out how to make it fit without drilling holes in the top of =
the
>>
cover.
>
>See
=
http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/upgrades/battery/
>
>Coy=
ote
Michael
J. Sullivan
IPS "SWATteam" Architect
Open =
Market,
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Inc.
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