Mark,
I'm getting ready to install a aux battery .... I =
have seen a
couple of references in this thread to "notch =
the
steel baseplate of the seat in two spots".
Can't quite picture the notches ...... does =
anyone have
any photos avail ... guess I'm just a visual guy.
Also, would another option be to have the top posts =
ground
down (by a knowledable dealer) and use the side posts?
Lastly ... I have seen a lot of references to =
various Optima
Batteries .. ie referenced here D87, D750 etc. Is there agreement on the =
List as
to the current "Best Choice" optima and whether one can or should use a =
Deep
cycle for the starting battery as well?
Cheers,
Lchase .... humble Newbie
85 Westy GL (still name searching)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov =
2001 00:04:59
-0800
From: Mark Sheflo <skjeflo@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Instaling an auxiliary battery
| =
There is no
way anyone is going to install a battery behind the driver's
| seat =
because
of the steering wheel in the way of turning around the seat
to
| =
properly
expose the battery compartment. Unless you radically =
mutilate
your
|
vanagon.
Hmmmm.....seems to me that the =
funny
looking yellow top battery that I
installed in the well behind the =
drivers
seat of our Westy said Optima on
it.
Had a =
choice
of slight modifications to make, either notch the steel
baseplate of =
the seat
in two spots (to lay the battery on its side) or cut
two holes in the =
cover
for the posts to stick up through (my choice in the
end, due to a =
lack of
cutting tools!). No radical moves needed!
Mark
82
Westy