There is a discussion on what to do about the protruding terminals at:

http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/upgrades/battery/index.html

For my yellow top I cut the battery cover and now I can jump start of
my Optima if need be without removing the driver's seat. Makes a lot
of sense if you ask me.

Chris

On 5/16/06, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> A word to the wise. I bought an Optima Blue Top from a local distributor
> and, as the batteries do not fit in their original state, asked them to cut
> the tops off the terminals. Bad idea. This ruins the batteries. No warranty,
> either. $165.
>
> So cut anything else to get them to fit, but not the top terminals...from
> one who knows.
>