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clean2draccord
08-08-2005, 02:03 PM
Well I got my Optima yellow top the other day and just started to install it today and the thing isn't working with me.

When I put the battery in the proper position with the terminals closest to the wires, the + and - terminals are opposites. An easy solution is to cross the wires and I'm set right?

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01621.JPG

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01622.JPG

Nope, the + wire reaches fine, but the - wire doesn't reach all the way across.

Below are the two grounding locations for the - wire.

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01623.JPG

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01624.JPG

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01625.JPG

So, I turned around the battery with the terminals facing the other direction (the + and - were lined up and both reached). But another problem is that the battery tie down (aftermarket and stock) doesn't fit right and I can't get it to stay.

Two solutions:

1. Extend the grounds so it will reach.

2. Buy a different battery tie down.

Any ideas/suggestions before I start hacking away or buy a new tie down? :mad:

BTEC
08-08-2005, 02:06 PM
they should offer the exact same battery with the termials swithced. on napa batteries, it would be the regular part number with a "r" for one style and without the "r" for the other style. same batteries but posts are swapped. goodluck

Nittanys1
08-08-2005, 02:07 PM
bye a new tie down......crossing the lines is going to look bad and the factory tie will look bad on that yellow top too....

redgst97
08-08-2005, 08:59 PM
My suggestion would be to upgrade the wiring.
You could (if you wanted to) get a few feet of good 4awg cable...maybe some black, and some silver, with nice connectors, and upgrade all the factory wires. I would guess the factorey uses 10awg cable (or close to it). Replacing the wiring with new 4awg would (IMO) look a lot nicer, solve the battery terminal issue, and might event help the overall performance of the stereo...

John

Spyder
08-08-2005, 09:01 PM
My suggestion would be to upgrade the wiring.
You could (if you wanted to) get a few feet of good 4awg cable...maybe some black, and some silver, with nice connectors, and upgrade all the factory wires. I would guess the factorey uses 10awg cable (or close to it). Replacing the wiring with new 4awg would (IMO) look a lot nicer, solve the battery terminal issue, and might event help the overall performance of the stereo...

John
:goodjob:

clean2draccord
08-08-2005, 09:44 PM
Before work today, I managed to get the battery tied down pretty well.

This is how the battery and tie down are supposed to sit in the proper configuration.

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01627.JPG

Here's the battery tied down right now.

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01630.JPG

See how close it is to the terminal?

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01629.JPG

http://xlr8shen.com/images/michaelother/DSC01631.JPG

I might just get a straight bar shaped tie down (DC Sports), but I don't think it will be any better because of the location the stud and how the nut fits on the tie down.

05spectra
08-09-2005, 02:15 AM
you could just take that batt back and get a vehicle specific optima. it shouldnt take longer than two days to get one, and then you dont have to woory about that - wire arcing on the tiedown.

.....
08-09-2005, 09:51 AM
HOW DO SOME PEOPLE WALK UPRIGHT.........

Nittanys1
08-09-2005, 10:14 AM
ha ha ha ha

Spyder
08-09-2005, 11:46 AM
you could just take that batt back and get a vehicle specific optima. it shouldnt take longer than two days to get one, and then you dont have to woory about that - wire arcing on the tiedown.

Because ground is known to "arc" in a negative ground system
:tongue: