No way will I ever cut out slots for any battery in my vanagon... I'd rather
charge a battery or two at Kragen, if I have to while on the road, and then
stick them under the rear seat.... and if they run out of charge - well then
I'll just rough it out.

Kragen has always charged my batteries for free.... I've had plenty of
problems with batteries in the past..... (of course the batteries were
purchased there - but I don't know if that makes a difference)

>From: Scott Semyan <scottse@microsoft.com>
>
>         You don't have to cut the posts of an Optima to get it to fit into
>later
>         model vanagons... dunnor about an 81... but you do need to cut two
>slots in
>         the lip at the forward upper edge of the battery compartment...
>the
>slots
>         are for the top posts to pass through while they are pointed
>forward
>and the
>         side posts are up.... also cut out part of the metal lid to
>prevent
>contact
>         with the side posts... that's pretty much it..
>
>
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