Replacing battery soon! Options? Recommendations?
#1
Replacing battery soon! Options? Recommendations?
After some problems, I found out my battery is about to die on me soon. A friend and I checked my battery and it's reading 12.4 volts with the car off. I added like 30 ounces of distilled water to it too and noticed the indicator was red with white around, meaning "Charging Necessary". So should I just recharge my battery or buy a new one?
I'm deciding between the factory battery or a Duralast Gold one. Anyone know the price of the factory batteries or could recommend any that they like? Thanks!
I'm deciding between the factory battery or a Duralast Gold one. Anyone know the price of the factory batteries or could recommend any that they like? Thanks!
#2
i dont know much about batteries but in my opinion unless you want to buy an optima for around $200 which you really only need if you have a big stereo, you are not going to notice a big difference between batteries from all of the large auto parts stores as they are all from the 3 main battery manufactures (Johnson controls, Exide and Delphi)
i just bought a duralast gold and the fitment was good, the black sleeve that fits around the battery was a little tight but it still fits
i just bought a duralast gold and the fitment was good, the black sleeve that fits around the battery was a little tight but it still fits
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They say usually 3-5 years. My IS350 was manufactured in 05/07 and now it's 07/11 so mine lasted me more than 4 years. I could still keep using it but I wouldn't mind spending $123 for a new battery for the next 4 years and not worry about it. My car's been in Michigan for 3 years with the previous owner, now in Chicago with me, so the battery deals with cold weather and warm weather.
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Not sure of the exact manufacture date on my '06 350...but mine was a PA/NJ car (always garaged), and now it's obviously a SC car. I'd say 5 years on the OE battery is plenty. Not gonna risk a no-stop condition in the winter though; so I'll be getting one before then.
For S.A.G.s I looked at what Sewell charges for an OEM...OMG! LOL
For S.A.G.s I looked at what Sewell charges for an OEM...OMG! LOL
#11
Not sure of the exact manufacture date on my '06 350...but mine was a PA/NJ car (always garaged), and now it's obviously a SC car. I'd say 5 years on the OE battery is plenty. Not gonna risk a no-stop condition in the winter though; so I'll be getting one before then.
For S.A.G.s I looked at what Sewell charges for an OEM...OMG! LOL
For S.A.G.s I looked at what Sewell charges for an OEM...OMG! LOL
#13
I went to Sam's Club and had an Interstate battery installed for $75 including installation and tax. It is the top rated battery in our group size according to Consumer Reports. I am very happy with it.