your going to still need something to hold the battery in place, unless your relocating the battery to the bed or something. i removed my lid and vent hose but left the bottom to have a place for it to sit. i have it held down to that with a mini tie-down.

 

Relocate it to the rear...........

 

dbnissan has what you're probably looking for:

dbnissan's 2005 Chevrolet Colorado on CarDomain - Page 3

 

yeh that setup is for optima batteries only and really expensive. BUT....if you have to dough then go for it cuz its nice lol

 

yea i was going for a read top because i have my sound system as well as my HID's i will be getting soon. Thanks for the help guys i will contact him about this.

 

there is still a lip to hold down the battery with the box removed, you don't really need the box.

 

You don't need the box. The battery fits better w/out the box.

 

how are you keeping it held down though? if you built a mount for it or something post some pics (please)

 

There is a lip to hold down one side of the battery built into the wheelwell and you just use the factory tie down on the other side. The battery is actually what holds the battery box in when its bolted down. Its pretty simple, when you take out your battery you'll see what I'm talking about.I don't have any pics cause I'm at work, sorry

 

Yup, you don't have to set the battery up like I did. I wanted a little bling to go with the AEM to balance out the engine bay.

If you get the 34/78 sized Optima, it comes with a clamp that you can bolt in with the stock bolt in the stock location.

Here's Izzy's.

 

The box is just for battery cooling I thought. I junked mine as soon as I got the Optima for my system.

 

jesus...o gauge wiring? Look at those big ass fuses! lol what are you running:yup:

 

Yep I have been running my red top the same way as DB since 04 and no issues. I had to get rid of my box so I could mount my HIDs the way I wanted to.

 

got any pics..with your optima and hid's?

and thanks for the help i havent gotten into the engine bay very much

 

ok so i guess you dont need it....but i dont have an optima i've got the stock one that came in my truck (a mopar battery...yeh thats gotta be a swap haha...it works well though)

 

As long as the battery is a size 34/78, it doesn't matter who it's made by and for what vehicle. It will mount in the stock location

 

hmm. i have no idea but i'd imagine it will fit then. i'll take it out and take a peek this weekend. my terminals are in need of a cleaning anyways...

 

Where do you guys find the side terminal bolts? I want to mount my amp's power cable exactly like that but I could never find the right bolt.

 

Any local automotive parts store will have them in the battery section