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So one day after reading Tom's new battery brighter lights post my battery died. It was -1 this morning, but the car started fine with a jump. Any suggestions on a replacement battery? I was thinking a Die Hard, is an optima worth it?
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i looked at optimas and was told there was no application for the 951.
it would sit too tall and the connections were an issue and no foot to secure it.
i got a 41 series from carquest and it really depends on your personal preference for a name brand.
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it would sit too tall and the connections were an issue and no foot to secure it.
i got a 41 series from carquest and it really depends on your personal preference for a name brand.
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i have always had great success with optima batteries. i plan on getting a lightweight battery from holley. do a search, there were a few discussions about optima s in 944s a while back.
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i did a search prior to calling an optima dealer.
so you don't have any issues of height, security, is it level or sitting at a tilt or sidemount cable issues?
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so you don't have any issues of height, security, is it level or sitting at a tilt or sidemount cable issues?
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i bought the 700CCA battery from advance auto parts. the die hard i took out was also 700CCA. The die hard had the same vent tube in a little ziplock, and had the same international flags running around the top.
the battery from advance was $75 +-$2. I think it is more from sears. i think it comes with a two or three year replacement if bad then pro rated for 84 months.
bottom line, save a few bucks and get it from advance if one is near you.
the battery from advance was $75 +-$2. I think it is more from sears. i think it comes with a two or three year replacement if bad then pro rated for 84 months.
bottom line, save a few bucks and get it from advance if one is near you.
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Just mount it (Optima) on its side. Will post pics if you need. Otherwise, you will short it out (ask me how I know).
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Originally Posted by mjaffe
Just mount it (Optima) on its side. Will post pics if you need. Otherwise, you will short it out (ask me how I know).
please post a pic and how it's secured.
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Optima batteries can hang upside down.
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I will take pics and post by this afternoon. Michael
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Ok, thanks for the replies. It's 5 degrees here so I'm not going to mess around with a special bracket or something strange right now. I tried to search optima posts and got really conflicting answers. It sounds like I cannot just put it in and use the stock bracket am I right here? However some posts stated that the stock bracket did work somehow with some stuff that came with the optima. Also I still don't know what optima to get if I do go for one. It does sound like it needs to be mounted on its side. If I can just throw in an optima without much extra effort I'm tempted, but otherwise its going to be the die hard I think, I am not near an advance auto parts, but thank you for the suggestion. Thanks for the posts guys I'm sure batteries have been covered before but I didn't find what I was looking for in searching and I want to take care of this today, I just got my car back on the road after more than a year and I'm not letting it sit any longer. On the plus side my 1987 Bimmer with 173k that I hadn't driven in a week started like a champ so I'm not totally SOL.
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The stock bracket works some. It wiggles and I wouldn't use it for racing, but it is in there pretty good. Automotion has a special bracket but as I remember, it was pricey.
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Originally Posted by bearone
like i said issues.
it's great that it can be mounted upsidedown, tell it to nasa.
wiggles a little?
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it's great that it can be mounted upsidedown, tell it to nasa.
wiggles a little?
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I am using an Interstate. I think it is MTP-91. Was $105 CDN from a local mom and pop so I imagine in real dollars at a discount store it might not be more than the Sears.
On one of my previous 944s the battery I bought it with was a 911 battery. Way too tall. I replaced it before it arced itself to my hood
On one of my previous 944s the battery I bought it with was a 911 battery. Way too tall. I replaced it before it arced itself to my hood