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Old 11-04-13, 07:23 AM
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Default Time for a new Battery what should i get??

MY battery finally died this morning im not sure what brand to get, for those that have replaced the OEM battery what have you guys replaced it with??
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Aren't our OEM batteries under warranty for 5 years? If so, I'd just get OEM. If you're outside the warranty, I would go Optima, personally.
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Optima never fails
Old 11-04-13, 12:16 PM
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Reviews on Optimas have been scattered lately..
I was looking at the red top until I came across Duralast Platinum: higher cranking amps and a longer reserve capacity than the Optima and cheaper too.
It will probably be my next battery.
Or a $600 lightweight Braille battery
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higher cca's arent always a good thing. many of the electrical components in our cars can malfunction with higher cca's
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Originally Posted by ihadboost
Aren't our OEM batteries under warranty for 5 years? If so, I'd just get OEM. If you're outside the warranty, I would go Optima, personally.
Factory batteries in a new Lexus are only covered under the factory 4 year/50,000mile warranty. I bought my 08 F certified preowned and it's battery was replaced 2 months before I bought it. The battery just died and had a Lexus battery in it that had a 84 month warranty, much to my disappointment full replacement is only in the first 2 years (just missed full replacement by 3 months) after that it goes to a 50/50. That meant spending $60.00 for a new Lexus (made by Interstate) battery instead of the 150 the service advisor said it would be. Had it been any more than this I too would have been looking at after market options.
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Red top Optima in mine last month. It was 2 months short of 60 months in service. Not worth considering warranty at all.
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Optima YELLOWTOP 75/25
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Originally Posted by JDMV8
lightweight Braille battery
Went with the GU1R and it's working perfectly.
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Originally Posted by IsfClyde
higher cca's arent always a good thing. many of the electrical components in our cars can malfunction with higher cca's

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IMO, Optima's are overrated and over priced.

Plenty of other choices out there that are just as good, if not better and much better in terms of value.
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Originally Posted by ihadboost
Aren't our OEM batteries under warranty for 5 years? If so, I'd just get OEM. If you're outside the warranty, I would go Optima, personally.
yea a pro rated one. Not worth it if your battery leaves you stranded high and dry in the worst possible spot and time

Originally Posted by IsfClyde
higher cca's arent always a good thing. many of the electrical components in our cars can malfunction with higher cca's
incorrect, your electrical system only pulls as much as it needs. Battery capacity doesnt force more current in the system. If youre battery is 700 CCA and the starter needs 600, it will only pull 600.
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Originally Posted by Shinobi-X
Went with the GU1R and it's working perfectly.
Were there any additional components you needed to mount the battery? I was narrowing down my choices to this one or the 3121C, which is quite a bit heavier than the GU1R.


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