Optima 35 Install

[mtwisted]

I just replaced my dead stock better with a Optima Red Top SC35A, and I was wondering i anyone has any tips on how to secure it. I drive an 01.

[andyrew]

Custom made mount...

Cant do anything else about it, you have to go custom.

[Howard Hughes]

Ummm whatever dude^... there are lots of things to do...

I just put a piece of heavy duty velcro at the bottom and tightend down the existing bracket... it's snug. I will eventually modify the braket for a little better fitment...

[zrowcool]

they have those universal mounts that have two posts that hook under the tray and then have a strap that goes over the top. works for my yellow top

[fred2ka4]

This is what I did. I bought a steel battery hold down off of ebay and had it welded to my existing factory hold down. I had to modify the two rear mounts so that it would slide down and I also had to drill a hole in the bottom of the mount I bought off of ebay so that I could access the bottom bolt.

After that I sprayed painted it flat black to match my strut brace and it came out great and looks great and holds the battery more securely then stock. This is for a series 35 battery as well

Hope that helps.

[onemoremile]

The 34R has the terminals reversed which makes wiring it easier.

I just bent a fender washer into a toe clamp and used an existing hole in the tray.

[TighTT]

I will eventually modify the braket for a little better fitment...

Well....would that be considered..."custom"??

[JumboBlack1.8]

^^ Thats pretty much all I did, and the battery hasn't budged at all

[fred2ka4]

I guess I went the extreme route .......

[sjlversurfer]

Optima makes adapters for these batteries. They clip onto the bottom of the group 35 battery and fit the stock brackets perfectly. I did not want to modify anything, so I called Optima and they overnighted me two sets, no charge. Check out the link below, bottom of the page.

http://www.optimabatteries.com/_medi...s/adapters.pdf