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What kind of battery do you use? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
Went out to my truck today and I guess the cold has hit. Slow crank.
I need to figure out what I want. I want an optima, but cant really afford onr right now and I've heard mixed reviews from Tacoma guys. I have a cb, amp, and a PA speaker pulling on it now and plan to add trail lights in the future so I need something good for deep cycle stuff. Trying not to break the bank and I'd love to pick it up near Harrisonburg.
Suggestions?
Re: What kind of battery do you use? - Apoc - 01-29-2014
You def want a yellow top. PM with the Optima you're looking for; I may have a deal for you.
Re: What kind of battery do you use? - Sully - 01-29-2014
I run yellow tops in my truck and my s2000.
I originally went yellow top on the truck because my audio system puts out 1000w to the sub's And 600w to the speakers RMS so it's probably peaking over 3000w and I have a lot of other electrical stuff including a winch in the bed. And she sits for long periods of time. I run the gm version with side posts because I have all my additional stuff on the top posts and the stock wiring on the side posts.
I actually just replaced it after 4 years and I guess it's OK now. In the end it was getting real short between starts that it would die.
I've also had occasional alternator issues and in those four years, I let the battery drain a bunch of times. It always kept up with the load I put on it though.
I put a yellow top in the car because it sits a lot but I have both on trickle chargers now anyway.
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Re: What kind of battery do you use? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
Apoc Wrote:You def want a yellow top. PM with the Optima you're looking for; I may have a deal for you.Whoops, bought one on the way back from work.
almost 700 CCA? Oh yes. My old battery was teetering around 500.
$240 after taxes... I think I have like $100 to my name now, but that beats getting stranded.
Wouldn't you know it that it cranked perfectly the last 3 times before I replaced it...
Re: What kind of battery do you use? - Sully - 01-29-2014
Bro, should have looked online. I normally go through apoc but I needed my last one quickly and I had just gotten another one through him so I looked online. Found a $50 coupon for advanced auto online purchases. Selected store pick up and 30 minutes later I had a yellow top for $180 with tax
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Re: What kind of battery do you use? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
Sully Wrote:Bro, should have looked online. I normally go through apoc but I needed my last one quickly and I had just gotten another one through him so I looked online. Found a $50 coupon for advanced auto online purchases. Selected store pick up and 30 minutes later I had a yellow top for $180 with tax
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Yeah, I forgot that there was a coupon going on a few weeks ago like that. Should have checked. I'm just dumb.
Re: What kind of battery do you use? - BLINGMW - 01-29-2014
Senor_Taylor Wrote:Went out to my truck today and I guess the cold has hit. Slow crank.Sorry to hear you already replaced it. $240!? When I bought our Element... 4 years?.. ago I thought for sure it would need a new battery soon because it turned over pretty slow. Never replaced. Still turns over slow. :dunno:
Sully Wrote:Found a $50 coupon for advanced auto online purchases.Advance Auto