I'm pretty sure the Optima will not fit under the passenger seat... at least
not on my 90 WEsty Syncro.

Also, to cut the top posts is to void your warranty... got this straight
from the Optima people.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "coyote" <coyote@VANAGON.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Caravana] battery

> >i'm trying to remember something from a year or two ago
> >i think it was you who mentioned having a optima battery
> >and having to cut down the posts to make it fit
> >am i correct?
> >i just wired my van for a second battery
> >and would like an optima deep cycle
> >but don't know if it will fit
>
> I'm getting 2 Optima deep-cycle batteries installed in my current
> van.  According to my installer, the under-driver battery can be fit
> with the posts pointing forward and at the upper edge of the battery,
> I.e.,:
>
> Direction of travel -->
>
>       +---------+
>       |         |==
>       |         |
>       |         |
>       +---------+
>
> According to my installer, an Optima deep-cycle battery can also fit
> into the under-passenger compartment, when the posts face backwards,
> as in:
>
>       +---------+
>     ==|         |
>       |         |
>       |         |
>       +---------+
>
> I haven't gotten my van back from this round of 'upgrades', but I'll
> be sure to post pictures to vanagon.com as soon as possible.
>
> Coyote
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