I ended up cutting the door to the drivers side battery compartment
and leaving the terminals intact. This way you can easily jump start
from your optima if need be. (I used the factory caps from the optima
to protect the semi-exposed terminals but you can't even tell they are
there under the carpet. Keep your terminals and your warantee.

Chris

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:26:52 -0800, Matt Barclay <mbarclay@openfbo.com> wrote:
> I want to install my optima 34/78 battery on its side, but the top
> terminals make it impossible to install.  I'd rather not cut into driver's
> seat platform.  Can I just take a hacksaw the top terminals?  Will this
> damage my battery?
>
> Thanks!
> Matt
>