

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas. |
| From: | Mike Miller |
| Date: | Wed, 23 Jul 2003 09:08:52 -0700 |
Fits in a Westy where the seat doesn't turn all the way around? Mike On 7/23/03 3:27 AM, "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: > The group 41 battery fits perfectly under the drivers seat. In fact you > can even close that little metal door. Just make sure the + post cover > is installed in case the metal door is bent. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of Phil S. > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:29 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas. > > Armando you seem to really dislike Optima, well i > agree with you they ARE expensive, but we Optima users > are not idiots, we buy them partially becouse they can > fit under the westy's driver seat(battery mounted on > its side) Its nice to save space and to still be able > to rotate the westy's seat withyout banging into the > batterys top-posts.....try THAT with your > walmart $45 special....it wont work, the posts are > just too tall. Its a nice clean out of the way > install....see for yourself: > http://vgonman.com/auxbat.htm > > Phil 84' Westy w/ Tiico > > > > > > > > > --- armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >> Come on, Jeff, red top, green top, yellow top: what >> is the difference? the >> plastic case in a battery can be any color you want. >> Inside is the same. >> Optima is an experimental battery that uses gel >> instead of water/acid mix to >> produce voltage. The chemicals used in this battery >> have not been perfected, >> and they use us, the consumers, to tell them what is >> wrong with their >> product. Get a good Sears battery that will have a >> great warranty and you >> will be ok for 5 or 6 years. Armando >> >> >>> From: Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM> >>> Reply-To: Oxroad@AOL.COM >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for >> Optimas. >>> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 02:09:01 EDT >>> >>> In a message dated 7/21/2003 3:07:26 PM EST, >> napszeerf@YAHOO.COM writes: >>> >>> << Optima >> >>> >>> I saw red Optima 12V batteries at Costco for $99. >> I'm not too Optima savvy, >>> but I think this is a good price and passing it on >> fof those looking. Is >>> this a >>> good price and is the red Optima better/worse/the >> same as the Yellow? >>> >>> Jeff >>> 83.5 Westy >>> LA,CA >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months >> FREE* >> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > >
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