Stock Battery Dead

by **indiglosolara** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 8:34 am

So its Friday Morning around 7:30 getting ready to get into my car to get to work driving thru traffic. I turn my Key and Nothing!!!!!! I pop the hood and noticed that the green thing on my battery showing that its still good is gone. Im assuming that i have a dead cell. so i try to use our back up batt jumper(those stand alone ones) but it wasn't charged so i didn't have enough juice to start my car. Didn't have jumper at home so no luck their.

Now i have to get a new batt. Since i need to buy one anyways im leaning towrads the optima blue red or yellow top. what should i get???

Im running a system in the car so i want a batt that wont die on me after a yr or even 2 yrs.

What do you all recommend... im going to be getting a batt tonight when i get off work.

by **Peter** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 8:45 am

my bro took my car to sf and came back with a dead battery. good thing i had stick, so you could still push start it, or else the towing woulda been mad expensive. i put in a yellowtop and i love it.

by **HKSV6SLE** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 8:52 am

either a yellow or blue top..the red top isn't any good....just good for starting the car....the blue top might be a bit better...cuz it has more cold cranking power..plus it has extra posts to add extra stuff on...anyways...can someone post a DIY section on how to modify the battery terminals so you can put an optima battery in..?

by **indiglosolara** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:01 am

Thanks peter, I have a auto so i wouldn't beable to push start. I'm using my moms car right now so i have transportation at the time. I like the yellow top but i dont wanna make any modification to the batt terminals.

if i change to any of the otpima top batt do u have to modify my terminals??? or is there one that is just plug and play kinda of thing...

Kenny

by **krawzyazn** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:02 am

hey you wanna go get the optima? let me know

by **indiglosolara** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:17 am

i get off at 6 today. what time is the place open till??? I can maybe drive down to your area to get one.. i mite just buy a temp batt from autozone or something for the time being... Kenny

by **krawzyazn** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:25 am

i get off at 7 tomarrow is that ok?

by **Peter** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:30 am

modifying the terminals is easy. just follow the wires to the core and replace them w/ newer, longer ones from autozone. just take out the battery and follow the wires

by **happy_aggies** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:50 am

Get a descent one from Sears or Autozone w/ warranty.
Dont overkill by buying those yellow top. just my opinion. :wink:

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:11 am

Interstate Batteries... =P My trusted brand! None of this "cool guy" stuff for me =D

by **indiglosolara** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:21 am

yea im having second thoughts about the optima blue red or yellow cuz i dont want to modify the terminals. i may be getting a interstate or another trusted brand instead. i thought maybe they had a optima top battery that i can use with my oem terminals. but can't seem to find one.

Kenny

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:31 am

You can always add a second battery for your system... =\ that's obviously what drained your batt so fast =x but since you don't want to rewire... you may be forced to get a new batt. almost yearly. =x

by **Peter** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:47 am

if u get the yellowtop you'll have it for a long long time. it's worth the extra work, trust me. i can get you one for 110.

by **indiglosolara** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:51 am

if you can get one for 110 when can you get it by?? i need one today cuz i need my car for work 2morrow..

by **HKSV6SLE** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 1:18 pm

hey get an interstate megatron plus.....that battery is what i got right now and its a drop in battery..if you want ill send you a pix of how mine looks like....mines running everything fine right now..now power loss

which one is better/recommend

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