Re: Optima battery install advice

From: Phillip Batson (pbatson68@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2004 - 13:59:30 EST


When I replaced mine, I just tossed the battery cover.
The brackets that were inside, that hold down the
battery, fit the optima just fine. Take a closer look
at the cover. If I remember correctly, the bracket and
cover mesh together. You should be able to seperate
them.

--- Stephen Cecil <scecil@npc.net> wrote:
>
> I just purchased an Optima red-top battery to
> replace the stocker (I'm surprised
> it lasted until now).
>
> I was looking at the stock mounting hardware, which
> uses two long threaded bolts
> and the plastic shroud (which I can't use anymore,
> it seems - the holes are in
> the wrong locations). I would like to use the
> mounting brackets that Optima
> provided that attach at the bottom of the battery,
> but I thought I'd ask the
> list first how others have mounted their Optimas in
> Gen III Daks.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 00 CC Sport+ 4.7L Auto 3.55 LSD and a bunch of other
> mods
>



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