Need to upgrade to a new battery. I saw a RED top battery in someones sig last year...

they product comes in red, yellow...???


need more info , name? price? where to purchase??

thanks

 

http://www.optimabatteries.com/

 

Thanks Clee//

Found it at pepboys website..

Anyone know the best buy price... Never thought of spending $ 139.95 for a car battery

 

I spent $129 for my redtop. You get what you pay for

 

adding to this thread... how do you install one? i cant get my positive cable to to reach the terminal on my yellow top.

 

you have to really stretch it to fit I had the same problem...

you can do it

yellow if you have big car audio stuff...



I have the yellow.....
to "help" with my car audio and stuff....tv's,psone,vcr,

 

What's the reason for getting one of these? I remember Consumer Reports testing one of these in their car battery roundup and they were unimpressed. Didn't measure up to their claims and to competitors in terms of cold cranking power. I know these are maintenance free so that is a plus... Do they last longer or something?

 

I liked the sealed cells and anti-vibration features myself. Particularly for racing...

 

these things are a waste of money....unless you want to mount a battery upside down somewhere......

 

why do you say this?

 

The yellow top is one of the best if not the best out. Reasons, cold cranking amp, reserve life. You will not have a problem, and you can run a sound system with the car off for an hour and a half with no concern. You can leave your lights on and all will be fine. You can kill it recharge it over and over and over. And then the Red top, and so forth follow from there. Yes they are more expensive and bigger than most. But, worth it.

 

I have Red Top Optima, I like.

 

if u like to travel to brooklyn............115 is cheap for red top
140 for yellow and blue is for marine so no good.
you have a red car, go with redtop

 

FYI: your decription to the yellow top...that holds true for ALL deep cycle batteries.

over all size.. the battery is actually "shorter" than the OEM one.

main feature is the spiral technology, leak proof case, and the gel instead of liquid battery acid.

red is used for "starter battery"...have the highest CCA.
the yellow is used for deep cycle appications...lower CCA but have a longer reserve time.

 

FYI I had one. He wanted a discription, I gave it to him. Overall It does not tie down near the same as the factory.

 

it fits in the tray. only prob is the battery is shorter than stock.
i don't even know why i bother.

 

http://www.batteryweb.com/optima.cfm

 

Ebay has these all the time. I got mine on there. Yellow Top can range from $90 - $125.

 

I got the Red Top the other day for $109.00 from Pepboys. I bought it because I relocated the battery to the trunk. It calmed my dad down a bit. The fact that it was a sealed battery eased his mind since it's near the gas tank. Also, its much smaller than my stock battery so it made mounting a little easier. If you plan to mount it in the engine bay, get the Orange Top. It's the same as the Red Top, only reversed posts.