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/

>

>Coyote

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