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Red is for starting and minimum accessories, Yellow
Posted by
twinturbineZ
on January 25, 2005 at 4:17 PM
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Aren't red tops better than yellow tops for average car use?
posted by turtleboy
on January 25, 2005 at 03:24 PM
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Is for starting and an amp or two or lots of lights or acc. Blue is for marine or car audio use only, seperate battery for stereo.
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optima yellow top batterys.. is 149.99 a good price?
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frozenguy
13:26:51 01/25/05
Got my Optima Yellow Top off EBAY for $135 shipped last year (n/m)
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Gold Z
13:35:52 01/25/05
Got mine for $70.
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JRH(KY)
13:52:08 01/25/05
awesome...do a group buy ;-) (n/m)
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GiZmo
13:53:39 01/25/05
Wish I could. But the effort in putting something like
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JRH(KY)
14:05:48 01/25/05
Got 2 yellow tops for $160ish. Local stereo shop. (n/m)
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shawn300zTT GT28R soon
15:25:32 01/25/05
Waste of money, go with Die Hard Gold (n/m)
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njytrde
14:12:08 01/25/05
not a damn chance (n/m)
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genic
14:13:39 01/25/05
Just curious why not?
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TT XTZ
14:36:39 01/25/05
i just read a consumer reports on batteries...i remember
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ttwanabi
14:42:05 01/25/05
die easy ... hard to start (n/m)
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Luke@tirerack
14:43:09 01/25/05
Good to know - thanks, guys.
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TT XTZ
14:49:43 01/25/05
Not my experience...
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90Z-NA (ATL)
15:22:35 01/25/05
No problems with mine (n/m)
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NytWolf
15:30:38 01/25/05
Not a problem for me... even in Nebraska LOL (n/m)
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PIRANHA
22:33:56 01/25/05
Stock battery tie-down's are too tall for Optima
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jerdobi
14:13:00 01/25/05
A benefit seen by most
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bassplayr
14:19:41 01/25/05
Plan on taking it out soon?
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titefit
14:27:49 01/25/05
I can see the stalemate issues
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bassplayr
01:58:10 01/26/05
extend the threads to the length needed using a die
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Junxster (NoVA)
14:54:59 01/25/05
That, or spend $5 for another set of tie-downs
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bassplayr
15:09:34 01/25/05
bought my craftsman set for $100
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Junxster (NoVA)
15:23:07 01/25/05
I love Sears and Craftsman tools
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bassplayr
17:08:02 01/25/05
Or you can buy the spacer from optima to lift it up! (n/m)
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twinturbineZ
16:10:06 01/25/05
And shave the plastic down
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bassplayr
17:10:07 01/25/05
Or you can shave it down, it's only plastic! (n/m)
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twinturbineZ
16:11:34 01/25/05
Re: go to Batteries plus get a Odessy dry cell
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nowayout
14:14:57 01/25/05
I went to the Optima web-site the other day to get a
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zxjpmzx
14:24:39 01/25/05
the reason I use one is because
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Luke@tirerack
15:32:15 01/25/05
I like those gel-cell type batteries too. Used them before
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zxjpmzx
15:50:48 01/25/05
If you can live with the red top they sell for
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barbiecar
14:47:36 01/25/05
I just buy a Everstart Wal-Mart Battery for $35 :D
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TwinTurboPoweredZ
15:20:15 01/25/05
That's what I've been using. I replaced the last one when
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zxjpmzx
16:07:07 01/25/05
Johnson Control also makes DieHard and Interstate batteries (n/m)
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Luke@tirerack
16:20:47 01/25/05
My stock Nissan battery failed after 10 years. 120k miles (n/m)
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ENVYMYZ
18:02:20 01/25/05
Aren't red tops better than yellow tops for average car use?
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turtleboy
15:24:56 01/25/05
Red is for starting and minimum accessories, Yellow -
twinturbineZ
16:17:24 01/25/05
Try Costco .. much cheaper
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PLEAZURE in CA (SD)
15:55:26 01/25/05
Buy a Nissan one and paint your top yellow :) (n/m)
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Coz@CZP
20:59:12 01/25/05
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