Die Hard ($159) or Interstate ($175)?
03-18-2012, 12:01 PM
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The one you buy at autozone, walmart, pep boys, costco, and many other places is a relabeled Johnson controls IIRC, or whatever manufacturer de jour.
I'm not a fan of interstate, with the golf car, boat, and an RV know all too well that Interstate is not really respected for the amount of lead they use in their batteries. Will it work though? Sure.
I'm not a fan of interstate, with the golf car, boat, and an RV know all too well that Interstate is not really respected for the amount of lead they use in their batteries. Will it work though? Sure.
03-21-2012, 01:30 AM
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Funny, I just replaced the battery in my C4S. Walmart for the win, have always used their batteries and never gave me a problem. Picked one up for $89.99. WIN
03-21-2012, 06:37 AM
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When researching batteries, I discovered that every battery brand in the world is made in one of 3 factories... so just look for the best price and longest warranty that you can find. Do not buy based on advertising because it is all just hype.
Installed the Group 49 battery (Sears Diehard Advanced Gold AGM battery, 850 CCA)... it takes up the entire tray and the retainer attaches to the last hole (the one without the threaded pre-attached nut).
What I did to get around that was to take off the battery tray, put a stainless steel bolt with a star washer through the bottom of the hole so the bolt/star washer was upside down, and then re-installed the battery tray. I bought the locknut, washer and bolt at Home Depot
Next, I put in the battery and battery retainer and fastened it down with a stainless steel nut with a nylon insert (or lock nut).
The battery tray allows for a open ended wrench to be slid under to hold the bolt while you ratchet down the nut. You will have to remove the black panel that is next to the battery on the passenger side of the car (very simple, just one torx screw) to get your hand in there with the open ended wrench.
Perfect fit, and a 1-2-3 solution for the bolt hole! Total install time = 4 minutes
Installed the Group 49 battery (Sears Diehard Advanced Gold AGM battery, 850 CCA)... it takes up the entire tray and the retainer attaches to the last hole (the one without the threaded pre-attached nut).
What I did to get around that was to take off the battery tray, put a stainless steel bolt with a star washer through the bottom of the hole so the bolt/star washer was upside down, and then re-installed the battery tray. I bought the locknut, washer and bolt at Home Depot
Next, I put in the battery and battery retainer and fastened it down with a stainless steel nut with a nylon insert (or lock nut).
The battery tray allows for a open ended wrench to be slid under to hold the bolt while you ratchet down the nut. You will have to remove the black panel that is next to the battery on the passenger side of the car (very simple, just one torx screw) to get your hand in there with the open ended wrench.
Perfect fit, and a 1-2-3 solution for the bolt hole! Total install time = 4 minutes
