I did the same.  It works fine.

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Christopher Gronski
:::Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:35 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Optima battery won't fit, can I cut the top terminals?
:::
:::
:::
:::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