Hello fellas i just need a suggestion on what type of optima battery i should get. I am going to replace my pain in the **** battery for my 02 maxima SE.

 

I got a Red top, some says Yellow top. Both are excellent batteries and I would say that it is not extremely important which you choose because they are both very good.

 

oh, also, it is a R35/75(pretty sure), forgot to put that in there

 

i got a red top but cant remember the model name and i am too lazy to go check outside for it.

 

look around...this had been covered almost as much as "which intake is better"

 

I have a yellow top! My first mod to my maxima :-)

 

Which intake IS better? lol, sorry, j/k

 

if you have a huge system and running alot of extras in your car then get the deep cycle yellow top... if not save some cash and go with the redtop... i have a redtop and it works great for me

 

Model is D34/78

 

Thanks for the reply fellas well i going with the red top ( Group 35 ) as my car is completely bone stock

 

Cool I have been wondering about this very same thing too.

 

how much are u picking up the optimas for?

 

Well i finally picked up my Optima ( RED ) top model 73/32-OR $ 119.99 w/ core exchange at my local Autozone. Installation is straight forward, i just stretch the ( + positive ) cable a bit but it was not a big deal

 

Opps Typo on that Model # its 75/35-OR

 

costco $100

 

Polo,

what is a good price for this yellow top batery tha you have. Also, did you have to modify any of the battery cables to get tem to fit?

 

i got it on ebay for $138 shipped. great deal. it's 3 years old.
modify, yes somewhat. the red piece on top is a direct 90degrees. as you can see, i had to bend mine roughly 30 degrees, so the red piece on top did not fit. i had to cut off part of it so that it would close snug.

also, it went into the sideposts, which you have to purchase seperately. do NOT, i repeat, do NOT buy GM Side terminal mounts, as those are for GM vehicles, which you can see from the ground one (just for asthetics) is hexagon shaped. you need to buy regular side posts. you can buy it at any autoparts store for like $5 or any interstate dealer, as interstate is the parent owner of optima.

other than that, it's a tight fit, but it fits.