Which OPTIMA battery to use?

[fourfourto]

I was thinking yellow top also .
Do you have the part # of the battery you used ?
Also some pics of install,I want to reuse the top of factory box as I mounted a light to it.

[JeffW]

It should be this one:

http://www.optimabatteries.com/publish/optima/americas0/en/config/product_info/automotive/deep_cycle/spec_sheets.RowPar.0001.ContentPar.0001.ColumnPar. 0005.File.tmp/D34_78_082104.pdf

D34/78, part #: 8014-045

I got it at Costco and I think it is the only Yellow Top they carry.

I will be back under the hood this weekend and double check. I will also try to snap some pics.

From your picture, though, it looks like it might be pretty close. I had to trim to the other side of that plastic stop for the positive terminal, which looks like it would intrude on your light mount.

[fourfourto]

Thanks I wrote info down,so when I eventually get one I have the #.
I think I have almost a inch between the stop and the light.
I could always move light over some if needed.

I havent had any battery problems since 03/06 ,im not running dvd as long without it running also moved 12v fridge relay to a ignition wire.

I would like not to worry about the battery and in the neer future I would like to hook up a winch so the yellow top would work great.

[JeffW]

Sorry for the delay, I was sick all last week. Here are some pics.

[fourfourto]

Thanks for pics, looks tight to fit my light.
Maybe they have one with the posts more apart.
When Im ready I will have to look into it.

[mountainbiker]

Originally Posted by JeffW

Here are some pics.

Hi JeffW,

I see you had to mod the battery box lid. How about the bottom tray--did you have to trim away the little tab/reinforcements (on the terminal / length ends or all around)? Did you mod the "puck" (where the bolt affixes the strap)?

My smaller Red Top with a BCI of 25 didn't require the tabs to be cut, but would have required the lid to be cut (if I reinstalled it). I also had to make a slight mod to the "puck", so the strap would tighten against the smaller battery. Now, I am thinking of upgrading to the Yellow Top. Weird thing is your model has 750CCA, but the same model here in Europe is 690CCA.

mountainbiker

[JeffW]

Originally Posted by mountainbiker

Hi JeffW,

I see you had to mod the battery box lid. How about the bottom tray--did you have to trim away the little tab/reinforcements (on the terminal / length ends or all around)? Did you mod the "puck" (where the bolt affixes the strap)?

My smaller Red Top with a BCI of 25 didn't require the tabs to be cut, but would have required the lid to be cut (if I reinstalled it). I also had to make a slight mod to the "puck", so the strap would tighten against the smaller battery. Now, I am thinking of upgrading to the Yellow Top. Weird thing is your model has 750CCA, but the same model here in Europe is 690CCA.

mountainbiker

Yes, I had to trim the back two tabs to about half their original width. I did make a modification so the strap would be snug. I didn't modify the puck, though. I suppose that might be a good way to go. Instead I just put some strips of lattice fence wood on top of the battery underneath the strap.

[SHYANNE]

is the optima battery reall really that much better and will it last that much longer with the extra cost it cost ?i dont know much about it ?