3x Optima D34 in the battery bay?

[flagg]

Has anyone tried to fit 3 D34 Optimas into their County battery bay? Measurement seems to fit, but I'd like to be sure before sinking the money on an extra one...

[rrturboD]

If it would help you with the fitting etc I have a D34 case, so no weight etc. Call or pm if you want to borrow the case.

[weeds]

Pretty sure somebody has.....maybe do a search

[mike_ie]

Pretty sure somebody has.....maybe do a search

camel_landy mentioned doing this quite a while back, if memory serves.... lets see if the search tool works...

[edit] Pic posted by camel_landy in an earlier thread:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/1498.jpg

[tuffrangie]

I have 2 optima blue tops + the standard battery in my Puma so they certainly fit in the later model

Rob

[camel_landy]

Ah ha!

I see Mike has already found my pic. :D

The red-top is the main SLI with everything else hanging off the pair of yellows (wired in parallel). I've got one of those solid-state split chargers between the red & yellows.

FWIW - Now that I've tried them, I wouldn't bother with any of those fancy batteries again. Just stick to the regular lead-acid types. ;)

M

[flagg]

Thanks everyone. 3 fit, however with the early 110's the battery box is a slightly different shape, you have to have the 2 side by side at the front and the single at the back, otherwise the terminal posts stick up too far and would short against the cover.

Special thanks to Michael for his ghost batteries - They make it so much easier.

[n plus one]

Ah ha!


FWIW - Now that I've tried them, I wouldn't bother with any of those fancy batteries again. Just stick to the regular lead-acid types. ;)

M


Care to expand on this comment?

[Ranga]

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/155577-them-130-owners-2.html#post1729966

[camel_landy]

Care to expand on this comment?
If you want all the details, do a search back to Jun/Jul '05... Essentially the pair of yellows I had in that photo died when they were only a couple of months old and I had absolutely no support from Optima. They didn't want to know.

So I fitted a pair of Oddesseys...

Frankly, I never found any benefit and have found the Lead-acid to be far more reliable.

M

[Leroy_Riding]

I have 2 optima blue tops + the standard battery in my Puma so they certainly fit in the later model

Rob

can you please tell me what you had to do to get them in. . I struggled to fit one D34 and the standard battery :S

[tuffrangie]

can you please tell me what you had to do to get them in. . I struggled to fit one D34 and the standard battery :S

I'll try to remember to take a photo for you in the next day or so. I have Recaros so not quick access to the battery box.

Rob

[tuffrangie]

I'll try to remember to take a photo for you in the next day or so. I have Recaros so not quick access to the battery box.

Rob

As promised
2 x optima d34 blue tops
1 x standard battery

Rob

[Loubrey]

Rob,

That's the best example of "shoe horning" I have seen in my life!:D

Very well done though! Have you done any modification to the battery bay floor?

Cheers,

Lou

[Leroy_Riding]

Rob,

That's the best example of "shoe horning" I have seen in my life!:D

Very well done though! Have you done any modification to the battery bay floor?

Cheers,

Lou

would also like to know how you managed to get them in there as the opening is smaller than the batteries, as id add a second yellow top to my box if I could get the sucker in there lol. but knowing it can be done makes me feel less of a man for not being able to do it myself :(

I do not want to modify the battery box to much either though.