Well went to start my car this morning in the fri*in snow and all I was got was a very fast click click click from the battery..

Looks like I need a battery now..where do I buy an optima battery and what one do I look for ?? red or yellow top ??

Should I even bother getting an optima top or should I just run down to Sears and get that ??


-matt

 

They sell them at PepBoys that's where I got my Yellow Top from.
The DieHard Gold batteries from Sears are pretty good too.

 

Did you try jumping it? Also I got my redtop from Pepboys. I only bought it because I figured if I'm going to replce my battery might as well go with one of the best.

 

AUTOZONE HAS THEM TOO.....if u have some stereo equipment YELLOW TOP....if u just want starting power RED TOP....

I use the yellow because i have an amp in my car.....i never had a problem in sub-zero buffalo winters with starting issues.....so u can decide....

 

How much does a red top cost?

 

i think they around 150-175

 

Yea I wound up going down to the Fire House and got the courdless batt pack...came home and jumped it. Ill figure out what I'm going to do next week..Ive had this battary for like years and only recently have been hving problems. usually a fast click from the battary, I get out of the car, wiggle the batt posts, get back in the car and it starts. I think the Posts are lose inside the battery.

It would be need to get an optima, but Im sure I really need it

-matt

 

they are definately worth the investement.....i have put this one in 4 cars

 

*LOL* Now why would anyone spend that much on a battery?????? You could buy 3 for that much which on the free replacment warranties alone would last nearly a decade.

I don't recommend such an expensive battery, but I believe Costco has them for far less that the above.

 

optimas are not the best. they are popular beacuse they are spill and vibration resistant, oh well its also a pretty color. imo big whoop. autozone has duralast batterys, one is red and the other yellow, same bling factor IMO. they really dont have any more power than any other battery, especially at its price range. they may however last a bit longer.

you are better off looking at batterys in your price range and group size with the highest CCA #.

the yellow top is just a deep cycle battery.
optimas are made buy or with other compaines
http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/batbrand.htm


i hope you are joking. around here they are $99 with a core.

 

Well dont guess I will be buying one of those

 

maybe the cost went down i bought one like 4 years ago

 

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...tegoryId=16879

and optimas do have free replacement warranties

 

Autozone. $110 with tax.

 

I paid 137.79 for a red top at sears

 

Sears PMed an On-Line Autozone price of $109.00 for me. So, mine was $106.75 + tax. The local Autozone did not have the $109.00 price but the Autozone web site listed the price at that store as 109.99.

 

For a red top??? What do you live in canada or something? Last time I checked, the red top are $109, Yellow $149, Blue $159... at least around here in RI.

 

Sears is gonna be about $75 for a battery and the Red Top is about $110...You think its worth the little extra for the Optima ??

-matt

 

like i said before i bought one 4 years ago.....and i didnt look up the price before i posted.....so back off

 

Calm down tough guy. I didn't read your second post.

 

Costco RedTop $109
Jae

 

in that case most likely. whats the CCA on the sears battery?

 

700 on the Sears Gold

Im looking for a Optima in my area...cant find ONE in stock anywhere...Sears didnt have the Optima in stock and it was $134.00

 

the red top has a cca rating 720, so they arent far off. since they arent in stock you may as well get the sears.

 

Ive heard some bad stories about sears batteries, thats why Im staying away from them. My father went to get a battery for my sisters vehicle three times and finally got a good one from them

-matt

 

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...tegoryId=16879

There are three different batteries on this site...What one do I need for a 96 ??

-matt

 

This sounds like the one you need:

753-9004-003 Red Top Battery
Model 34/78 Top and Side Post, 6-7/8''W x 10''L x 7-13/16''H, Min. Weight 38.6 lbs.

 

Well I did a search on the Optima Site and it sais I need the 35 series battery

AutoZone doesnt have them in stock and they tried ordering it and the computer said the company is out of stock. Pepboys was out of stock as well and tried ordering it and NO luck.
I called up Jegs and they cant search for the battery that I need.

Im out of source to where to buy.

It appears that the 96 is a Bigger battery..anyone with a Optima in a 96 have a part number

-matt

 

you can use the other sizes but in some cases you need to strech or modify the cables/terminals. there is a great thread on ones that fit in the 5th gen section. ther are a few models that fit without modification.

my dad has the duralast gold and its been good to him. i was interested in the duralast red, which is on par with the battery im running now, a ever start lol. its had good cranking power in these freezing temps.

if you didnt like sears from the get go why did you look at them? you knew you didnt like them so what was the point in posting about it? it stinks that you cant find the red top locally.

 

i have been looking at batteries lately since i new mine was on its way out. last night i had to jump start it cuz i left the blower motor on for 10 minutes. this morning it wouldnt start at all. i ended up buying the optima red top 75/25. it was instock locally and i needed it quick. plus i couldnt resist the color, hehe. it was $115 with tax, no core .

 

u you will be fine with a little smaller battery....dimesion wise.....the only trouble u will run into will be ur tie down....just gotta rig somethign up to make it fit right...the optima is not as tall as OEM thats it...i had no issues with cables when mine was in my 96 or my 98

 

I finally got a Red Top at Autozone. It was a special order and will be in on the 17th...it wound up being $134.99 but for some reason they charged me for Two cores...Ill see what thats all about when I go pick it up....Even at Sears the Red Top was $134.99...

Part # from AutoZone was 34R-OR...

-matt

 

the optimas are shorter than stock. you have 2 options.
1) use the red spacer to raise the battery up. the stock j hooks will reach.
2) buy different j hooks. stock are 8" with a short amount threads. i bought new 8" hooks with more threads and they work fine, but im going to get 6" ones so there wont be so much threads sticking up.

 

So what do you guys recommend on someone with a moderate audio system consisting of 2 amplifiers (4channel + a mono amp)? The mono amp is below 500 watts RMS. The 4channel amp is not big at all. I'm hoping I don't need a deep cycle battery since I really don't play my system while parked.

 

So I cant really get away with using the stock plastic cover that goes over the battery ??

 

Just a quick question, but before you go spending your dough, have you checked for corrosion between the terminals and the posts? Could be that if there's enough corrosion, you may not be getting enough juice from the battery. Maybe a good cleaning and some dialectic grease, followed by a long drive to recharge is all you need.

Do the posts actually move when you wiggle the posts? If that's the case, then you can ignore this post.

 

the big black plastic box thing? why would you want that over an optima?

 

If you are talking about the Red cover on top of the Optima when you purchase it, then that's what you use as a bottom mount to raise your battery. I used that when I got the 37/75 Red Top. Remove it from top, snap it on at the bottom and you should be all set. The instructions are on the cover.

 

If you haven't bought one already, try Costco. I got mine for $100 bucks.

 

Wow, that's a very good price. Is it a red or yellow top?