how do you guy secure your optima batteries?
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: San Diego, CA
Yep. Duct tape. The tape is rougher than the wood and provides better surface tension to hold the spacer in place. Also by covering all the wood in duct tape makes it less susceptible to the weather (soaking the wood) so I didn't have to replace it as often (I never changed the wedges). Also, the tape is very thin and I can wrap the wood to get the exact thickness of the wedge for a perfect fit.
I had a red top in my last truck. Sold it with the red top still working great 5 years later. I've had these for about a year and a half so far and they are working like champs...
I secure my optimas in the trash can. I hope you have better luck. I tested, charged, tested, charged, and never got one optimas to live up to its rating. I will never buy another. The warrenty service was good, but all the new ones were just as defective. I sincerely wish you better luck.
Hotshot
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From: North of Greenville
For both of my Red Tops, I used the plastic adapters which came with them and they mounted perfectly in the stock battery trays. I've had no issues at all with them sliding around, either.
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From: Gulfport/Biloxi, MS
I moved both of mine to the passenger side and built a bracket
Fleet Owner
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
A picture or two would be great.
Elder User
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From: Gulfport/Biloxi, MS
First pic... This one shows the little support tabs on the coolant bottle that had to be notched.
http://www.s-10.org/f-250/Battery/100_1394.JPG
Second pic.... Just a view from the top... You can see the hold down bar I made.. notice how one sits higher than the other... There is about 1/2in to spare above each of them.
http://www.s-10.org/f-250/Battery/100_1396.JPG
http://www.s-10.org/f-250/Battery/100_1394.JPG
Second pic.... Just a view from the top... You can see the hold down bar I made.. notice how one sits higher than the other... There is about 1/2in to spare above each of them.
http://www.s-10.org/f-250/Battery/100_1396.JPG
Cargo Master
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From: Eaton, CO
I secure my optimas in the trash can. I hope you have better luck. I tested, charged, tested, charged, and never got one optimas to live up to its rating. I will never buy another. The warrenty service was good, but all the new ones were just as defective. I sincerely wish you better luck.
Lead Driver
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From: San Diego, CA
I don't want to be the one to change your passenger side headlight bulb when it goes 
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Why did you move the battery
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!Why did you move the battery
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