Optima Yellow Top D51R - Anyone with experience???
06-22-2003, 12:37 PM
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Optima Yellow Top D51R - Anyone with experience???
http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/
Has anyone installed the D51R Yellow Top Battery?
It's a reverse post deep cell battery that 9" tall and should fit without the hight spacer. However it's only 5" wide instead of 6.8
Any thoughts ?
Has anyone installed the D51R Yellow Top Battery?
It's a reverse post deep cell battery that 9" tall and should fit without the hight spacer. However it's only 5" wide instead of 6.8
Any thoughts ?
06-22-2003, 12:53 PM
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Sorry bro, I don't have an answer, but I do have a question. I know a lot of guys here are using the Optima. I believe the Orange top was the one with the correct terminals. I saw Red and Blue tops at Costco yesterday. Can anyone list the model # of the Optima that fits the 3rd gen and if that spacer lift is needed? My battery may be going soon. Thanks guys.
06-22-2003, 02:15 PM
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Well, the 34R has the "reverse" terminals and that's what you want unless you want to replace the battery cables.
The 34R is a red top (no longer orange) and not the yellow deep cell.
You will need to get (or make) a height adapter if you want the battery to be the same hight as the old one and be held down properly by the factory bracket.
The 34R is a red top (no longer orange) and not the yellow deep cell.
You will need to get (or make) a height adapter if you want the battery to be the same hight as the old one and be held down properly by the factory bracket.
06-25-2003, 05:35 AM
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I put in a Yellowtop a while back. I used a 1" board for a spacer to raise it up a bit so I could use the stock mounting bracket. I bought a short positive battery cable to extend the positive. The big negative wire was long enough, but I had to extend the short ground wire that connects to the body. Here's a pic:
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