The first red top I owned is still going strong 4 years later. Only reason I took it out of my car is I wanted a light weight battery, so I have gone in a completely different direction that this thread. When the battery died out in my truck last year though I replaced it with another red top. I'm also not having any issues with that one, so far both red tops I have owned have treated me well.
I had heard prior to this thread that lately they have been bad, is it just a bad run, or is there a distinct period in time where all of a sudden they have crapped out?
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had a bad string of redtops...after about 4 days they would be dead. I did big 3...alternator etc. This last battery is a sears diehard platinum...its a rebadged odyssee but 50 bux cheaper....this joker rocks. I left parking lights on for 2 hours....and the car fired right up....after days of sitting it always starts like its fresh. expensive but great warranty
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Got a red top in my car. sit for 5-6 months atleast put the motor back in and hit the key and she fired right up.. i use optima in ALL my cars.. Red top has a 3yr warranty. Yellow top has a 1yr warranty. and Blue top is 1yr i think but its a marine battery..
The first red top I owned is still going strong 4 years later. Only reason I took it out of my car is I wanted a light weight battery, so I have gone in a completely different direction that this thread. When the battery died out in my truck last year though I replaced it with another red top. I'm also not having any issues with that one, so far both red tops I have owned have treated me well.
I had heard prior to this thread that lately they have been bad, is it just a bad run, or is there a distinct period in time where all of a sudden they have crapped out?
from late 2006-now they have sucked. i see regular wet cell batteries last 2-4 years longer than an optima
had a bad string of redtops...after about 4 days they would be dead. I did big 3...alternator etc. This last battery is a sears diehard platinum...its a rebadged odyssee but 50 bux cheaper....this joker rocks. I left parking lights on for 2 hours....and the car fired right up....after days of sitting it always starts like its fresh. expensive but great warranty
with the size of the stereo you have there is no need for 2 batterys or even a cap. Do the big 3 and eliminate the cap you shouldnt be burning through batterys that much. I had a bigger system in my camaro and it would sit longer and never an issue with starting
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Originally Posted by LS1-450
Sounds like a Jeopardy topic to me..... Contestant: "Alex, I'll take A MODERN DAY SOMEONE, for $1,300." Alex Trebek: "It's not everyday someone runs over a curb, knocks a hole in their oil pan, keeps driving the car, asks for advice on the cost of repair, decides not to listen, and then goes with the highest quote." Contestant: "What is a Woman?"
Is this only for 2 batteries? I dont want to add a 2nd battery to my car. If i'm reading the directions right, this would go in-line BETWEEN the the wire from my battery and the main fuse.
I.E -
Cap------100A Fuse-----isolator-----Pos terminal on battery
Is that correct?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LS1-450
Sounds like a Jeopardy topic to me..... Contestant: "Alex, I'll take A MODERN DAY SOMEONE, for $1,300." Alex Trebek: "It's not everyday someone runs over a curb, knocks a hole in their oil pan, keeps driving the car, asks for advice on the cost of repair, decides not to listen, and then goes with the highest quote." Contestant: "What is a Woman?"
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Red top for many years here. Had a system for a while and now don't. Car sits for a week and starts right up. Battery has been completely dead a few times also and still jump starts and keeps going.
from late 2006-now they have sucked. i see regular wet cell batteries last 2-4 years longer than an optima
Ah so I may or may not end up being lucky in regards to my truck then, bought that one last year. So far so good, and the alternator is weak on my truck.
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94 z28 M6. The usual stuff is done. 88 Silverado stepside. Getting a LT1.
"Right now I gotta go get a new Camaro, cause thats where the shit is baby!" -Master Shake ATHF Bunch of stuff for sale.
My truck has had a yellow top since 2001. At one time it had 2 10s, tv, playstation, and etc for about 5 years.......I've accidently left the lights on about 6-7 times because the dinger/buzzer is dead. 2 or 3 were overnight.... Jumped fine all those times and has been still cranks every time now. So that battery has well over 150k miles on it.
Why are you guys running capacitors??? Might want to do some research on that
After I replaced the alternator I still had a dimming problem so I put 4ga from alternator to batt, 1/0 ga ground, and 1/0 ga to my amps and my dimming problem went away. I was running about 1000 watts class d to the subs. Mids/highs were running about 500 to a 6.5" component set.
does anyone know how to hook up that Stinger isolator? Is there a diagram?
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Originally Posted by LS1-450
Sounds like a Jeopardy topic to me..... Contestant: "Alex, I'll take A MODERN DAY SOMEONE, for $1,300." Alex Trebek: "It's not everyday someone runs over a curb, knocks a hole in their oil pan, keeps driving the car, asks for advice on the cost of repair, decides not to listen, and then goes with the highest quote." Contestant: "What is a Woman?"
I have had a red top in my 99 chevy fullsize for 4 years now. With 2 amps pulling juice from it. A 1000 watt memphis and a 4 channel memphis amp. Once the AcDelco battery i have in my bird hits the can i will be going with yet another opti
Well I too don't know what is going on with optima, but I just had my yellow top bite the bullet yesterday. I bought it new in Sept. 06. No problems until this all of a sudden, took it to advance auto and it tested dead. So now I am running the yellow top Duralast Gold from AutoZone. I am quite pissed that I only got three years out of a $200 battery, and I have only changed out speakers in my car, no amps or extra subs or extra lighting etc..
I just replaced my AC Delco battery with a Red Top. The positive terminal was so corroded on the Delco that part of the terminal on the battery came off with the screw and I had to get a whole new screw. So far the Red Top has not disappointed me..it cranks up immediately every time. I also have a Stinger Powercell in the rear powering my subs/speakers.
FYI the cheapest place I found for the 75/25 size was Amazon.com, I got mine for $137 with free super saver shipping.
That's exactly what happened on Thursday for me. Wow.
I have been using a red top optima for about two years now with no problems. Even though I just found out my brother (01SunsetSS) yellow top just died. very weird considering it is a very high quality $200 battery. Other than this one incedent I have not heard of any other problems personally from other people using optima batteries in any car.
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