6 volt optima battery

will a 6 volt optima battery fit in my 1965 beetle.
does the optima battery hold up much better than an
interstate battery.
thanks,
gino

A FRESH battery is the best!!!
I have seen one Thing with 1.....no 2.....no 3 bad 12 volt optima batteries
over the 5-7 years I have seen it.

He might be running a Delco now, unless he snuck back in a 4th optima
battery! lol

6 volt batteries are probably scarce and not as many manufacturers out there
any more, so your choices are limited.

BTW I just worked on a 1979 Super Beetle Conv (under 3K miles) that has a
bad 1.5 year old Interstate battery in it. I warned the VW owner of
Interstate and DieHard batteries that like to eat up metal floors. So have
a plastic tray or some neutralizing mat under them to protect the VW
floors!!!!

If the optima is fresh.............go for it!
Worry about the height and any heavy people who sit on the back seat! 8^o

"gino" > wrote in message
...
> will a 6 volt optima battery fit in my 1965 beetle.
> does the optima battery hold up much better than an
> interstate battery.
> thanks,
> gino

> BTW I just worked on a 1979 Super Beetle Conv (under 3K miles) that has a
> bad 1.5 year old Interstate battery in it. I warned the VW owner of
> Interstate and DieHard batteries that like to eat up metal floors. So have
> a plastic tray or some neutralizing mat under them to protect the VW
> floors!!!!

When I had my 67 it came to me with its original floors, the PO had
put a couple layers of shop rags under the battery. The metal was
completely undamaged.

My 74 I had the passenger floor replaced a few years ago..completely
rusted through under the battery, so after the repair I took some
aluminum roof flashing that I had left over and hammered it into a
'box' that the battery can fit into. The downside is I can't use the
bolt to clamp the battery in place, and the whole idea might have been
a waste of time, as I don't know if battery acid can eat through
aluminum. But I did note that when I replaced the battery a week or so
ago(8 years old and finally crapped out..damn autozone battery ;-)
that the floor and the aluminum were completely undamaged.

It helps to be careful when installing the cables, not to torque the
posts or impact them as it causes the acid to leak out between the
post and the plastic battery case, at least in my experience. I
usually try to open the ends of the cables a bit before I press them
down over the posts and then I try to keep the post stable while I
torque the bolt on it. I've seen some knuckleheads hammer on the
battery terminals, and those are the cars where the connectors are
always eaten up by acid.

Chris

"dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message
...
>A FRESH battery is the best!!!
> I have seen one Thing with 1.....no 2.....no 3 bad 12 volt optima
> batteries over the 5-7 years I have seen it.
>

don't know about the 6 volt Optima batteries, but i've bought several 12
volt Optimas... the last five vehicles i sold all had Optima batteries... my
bug has one that i put in it in january of 2001... still going strong and it
sits for long periods.

lucky maybe or maybe my guy was unlucky. ;-)
Is your Optima exposed to cold winters?


"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
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>
> "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message
> ...
>>A FRESH battery is the best!!!
>> I have seen one Thing with 1.....no 2.....no 3 bad 12 volt optima
>> batteries over the 5-7 years I have seen it.
>>
>
> don't know about the 6 volt Optima batteries, but i've bought several 12
> volt Optimas... the last five vehicles i sold all had Optima batteries...
> my bug has one that i put in it in january of 2001... still going strong
> and it sits for long periods.
>

"dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message
...
> lucky maybe or maybe my guy was unlucky. ;-)
> Is your Optima exposed to cold winters?
>
>

gets chilly here in the hills of Va.... and the winter is when the car sits
the most.... this optima will die eventually, then i'll put another one in
it!