Originally posted by Chris91SE
piece of wood

You can install an Optima battery in your car with very little modification. I have a Yellow top in my car. The OEM cables are long enough to reach the top terminals of an Optima Battery. The only modification you must do, is find some sort of spacer to put beneath the battery in the battery tray. I used scraps of 1/4" MDF. This is because the Optima Battery is shorter in height then the OEM battery. That plastic box that the OE battery comes with is not used. The OEM battery tie down and battery clamps will work. If your new Optima's battery has side terminals, I suggest double grounding the negative side by going to your local car parts store and buying a 24" 4 gauge side terminal battery clamp, and a side terminal for the battery. I put my second ground from the Optima's side terminal to the transmission mount's through bolt, although I had to slightly enlarge the battery cable's connector with a dremel.

The advantages of using a Yellow top are its deep cycle properties, mainly for high powered car stereo use.

For more info go to:
www.optimabatteries.com

- credit ericdwong

Originally posted by dmontzmax
I guess its off to home depot to buy a fitted piece of wood...:cough: ghetto

Originally posted by DTR Maxima
I am accenting my engine in a specific color. do i have to buy the whole optima battery, or can i just buy a colored top?? if so, where to i get it, i couldnt find it on the site

thanks, don

Originally posted by DTR Maxima
I am accenting my engine in a specific color. do i have to buy the whole optima battery, or can i just buy a colored top?? if so, where to i get it, i couldnt find it on the site

thanks, don

Originally posted by redmaxpa007


paint you stock cover red..

Originally posted by DTR Maxima


does optima just sell tops?

Originally posted by Vyrus
Actually Optimas are supposed to come with spacers now. Go back to the place you bought it from and ask them if they have any. When I bought mine it came with one and it sit perfectly flush like the old one, but the manager told me they didn't always come with spacers. It's basically a big piece of plastic that clips on the bottom. Better than a piece of wood IMO but I wouldn't pay more than $5 for it.
-Cyrus

Originally posted by DTR Maxima


well i was thinking about painting the engine top cover like many people have and then getting the colored wire loom, but would it look kinda cheap painting it? does optima just sell tops?

Originally posted by DTR Maxima


well i was thinking about painting the engine top cover like many people have and then getting the colored wire loom, but would it look kinda cheap painting it? does optima just sell tops?