Red Top Woes (pics)

[swangandbang 10+ year member]

I bought an optima red top and tried to fit it onto my nissan 2003 altima, but the terminal won't fit onto the post. I need to have about 2.5" of clearance, but I unfortunately have less than 2 inches //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif. Anyone know where I can buy just a longer terminal and replace the terminal in the 3rd pic with it?

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[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

there are specific batterys for imports.....

 

[swangandbang 10+ year member]

there are specific batterys for imports.....

well, I got this battery super cheap, so I have to make it fit.

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

well, that looks pretty simple. get a 3 " length of 1/0, unbolt the terminal, install it inbetween the factory wire and the factory terminal. you don't even have to cut anything.

 

[reneeb7363 10+ year member]

it appears that the female part of that unit will come apart if you remove the nut with the blue stripe on it... get a small length of 1/0 and make a "jumper." The automotive store will probably have adaptors too... This is one of those fun projects when you learn to be a lil more creative. LOL!

 

[reneeb7363 10+ year member]

well, that looks pretty simple. get a 3 " length of 1/0, unbolt the terminal, install it inbetween the factory wire and the factory terminal. you don't even have to cut anything.

LOL... you beat me

 

[Chris94L 10+ year member]

get a screw in sidepost adapter that will make it into a terminal and bolt the cable to that?

 

[swangandbang 10+ year member]

can anyone illustrate what renee means? I don't get it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

can you move it to the side?

 

[swangandbang 10+ year member]

I just figured out a solution! nevermind!

 

[slc720052 10+ year member]

get a new battery post and jsut wire the factory wires to that and be done with it.

if the wire isnt long enough trace the wire back to the main fuse block under the hook, its usually attached with a ring terminal there, just make a new wire to go from there to the batter.

do the same with the alt too and be done with it.

you should be doing the alt anyway, and it would only help to make the fuse block a nice 4 guage instead of the usual 8 guage that most cars use

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

too much work....

look at the terminal, it unbolts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

look for some nuts or anything thats holding that eletrical loom down. it should be clipped onto something, well in my car it did. try to look for anything thats holding it back. unplug it and you might be able to extend that wire a couple of inches.