I am not sure if the driver's side battery compartment is smaller
than the passenger's side, but I do know that the Optima will fit
lying down under the passenger seat without modifying the cover.
        Then again my main battery is back with the engine.

                                        David (dsl82westy)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clint Kolda <clint_kolda@YAHOO.COM>  wrote:
>Nathaniel,  there is only one deep cycle battery that will fit in that
>compartment under the  drivers seat.  That is the OPTIMA yellow top.
>And, it will
>not fit  without a few minor modifications to the compartment lid.
>
>
>
>   Is this true even with a Wolfsburg Westfalia with the factory aux
>battery under the driver's seat?  I don't have swivel seats if that
>matters.  The PO put a starting battery in there and I need to get a
>new one this summer.  I don't want to go chasing after a deep cycle
>if none will fit.
>
>   Thanks,
>   Clint