Replacing battery soon! Options? Recommendations?
For most older cars, it is basically plug-and-play. For ours, there's that protector thing that people sometimes have issues removing and little spacing is another problem. Otherwise, nothing more than disconnecting the terminals, out with the old and in with the new, and reconnecting them. Lots of places offer free battery installations with purchase since it's pretty easy and less time consuming.
hey it is 34/78 installed mine over the weekend. Use the adapter on the bottom to bring it up to the right height (comes with it). I didnt use the protective cover and actually didnt try to fit it on there it was secure with just the top metal thingy that our cars come with.
Im happy with my purchase!
Im happy with my purchase!
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I was told by my auto shop that I need to replace my battery soon. I've never shopped for batteries before - the one time I had to replace one it was done with whatever was recommended by my shop. However, this fall I'll be moving to Massachusetts, where it will obviously be colder and cold for longer than in Maryland. I should also mention my car's basically stock when it comes to necessary battery power, so there's no concerns about higher than normal power usage.
Will the basic $75-100 battery from Sam's/Walmart/Costco be fine for me? Or would it be advisable given the harsh winter conditions my car will be subject to (on the street, not garaged) to go with something more/better? Any recommendations? I'd like to stay on the inexpensive side, but I also don't want issues starting up my car in the middle of a bad winter.
I was told by my auto shop that I need to replace my battery soon. I've never shopped for batteries before - the one time I had to replace one it was done with whatever was recommended by my shop. However, this fall I'll be moving to Massachusetts, where it will obviously be colder and cold for longer than in Maryland. I should also mention my car's basically stock when it comes to necessary battery power, so there's no concerns about higher than normal power usage.
Will the basic $75-100 battery from Sam's/Walmart/Costco be fine for me? Or would it be advisable given the harsh winter conditions my car will be subject to (on the street, not garaged) to go with something more/better? Any recommendations? I'd like to stay on the inexpensive side, but I also don't want issues starting up my car in the middle of a bad winter.
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I would go with OEM again if I need a new battery. I went with Duralast Gold since it had like 725 CCA versus the stock 525 I think? However, the Duralast battery sucks. I was tinting my windows and left the car to the mode where you press the engine button twice for about two hours. My car wouldn't start. With the OEM battery even at like 4 years old, it could last almost 3 hours one time.
The OEM battery would suffice even starting in very cold conditions. My friends who have IS's park outside and the Chicago winters can get cold, except for this year. I've never had problems even one time when starting my car at -5 degrees outside.
The OEM battery would suffice even starting in very cold conditions. My friends who have IS's park outside and the Chicago winters can get cold, except for this year. I've never had problems even one time when starting my car at -5 degrees outside.
I also would recommend the OEM Panasonic battery. Unless the Lexus records didn't record a battery replacement in my 350, I'm still on the OE '06 (technically late '05) OE battery still 46k miles later/ almost 6.5yrs later.
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Thread bump time - didn't want to create a new thread.
I was told by my auto shop that I need to replace my battery soon. I've never shopped for batteries before - the one time I had to replace one it was done with whatever was recommended by my shop. However, this fall I'll be moving to Massachusetts, where it will obviously be colder and cold for longer than in Maryland. I should also mention my car's basically stock when it comes to necessary battery power, so there's no concerns about higher than normal power usage.
Will the basic $75-100 battery from Sam's/Walmart/Costco be fine for me? Or would it be advisable given the harsh winter conditions my car will be subject to (on the street, not garaged) to go with something more/better? Any recommendations? I'd like to stay on the inexpensive side, but I also don't want issues starting up my car in the middle of a bad winter.
I was told by my auto shop that I need to replace my battery soon. I've never shopped for batteries before - the one time I had to replace one it was done with whatever was recommended by my shop. However, this fall I'll be moving to Massachusetts, where it will obviously be colder and cold for longer than in Maryland. I should also mention my car's basically stock when it comes to necessary battery power, so there's no concerns about higher than normal power usage.
Will the basic $75-100 battery from Sam's/Walmart/Costco be fine for me? Or would it be advisable given the harsh winter conditions my car will be subject to (on the street, not garaged) to go with something more/better? Any recommendations? I'd like to stay on the inexpensive side, but I also don't want issues starting up my car in the middle of a bad winter.
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Never been a fan of optima batteries...
and for the price of them, there are alternatives out there that on countless google searches have out performed Optima batteries
here are some to check out:
XS Power
http://4xspower.com/shop/product-category/12v-agm/
Kinetik Batteries
http://www.kinetikpower.com/2009/default.asp
or even this battery carried by Exide:
http://www.exide.com/Media/files/Dow...amily%20lr.pdf
Good luck
and for the price of them, there are alternatives out there that on countless google searches have out performed Optima batteries
here are some to check out:
XS Power
http://4xspower.com/shop/product-category/12v-agm/
Kinetik Batteries
http://www.kinetikpower.com/2009/default.asp
or even this battery carried by Exide:
http://www.exide.com/Media/files/Dow...amily%20lr.pdf
Good luck
Never been a fan of optima batteries...
and for the price of them, there are alternatives out there that on countless google searches have out performed Optima batteries
here are some to check out:
XS Power
http://4xspower.com/shop/product-category/12v-agm/
Kinetik Batteries
http://www.kinetikpower.com/2009/default.asp
or even this battery carried by Exide:
http://www.exide.com/Media/files/Dow...amily%20lr.pdf
Good luck
and for the price of them, there are alternatives out there that on countless google searches have out performed Optima batteries
here are some to check out:
XS Power
http://4xspower.com/shop/product-category/12v-agm/
Kinetik Batteries
http://www.kinetikpower.com/2009/default.asp
or even this battery carried by Exide:
http://www.exide.com/Media/files/Dow...amily%20lr.pdf
Good luck
Any other place to find XS Power batteries for cheaper than $309.99 through crutchfield? XS direct site charges about 450 for this battery.
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I am thinking about getting this one at Sam's Club for $99.99
Anybody have any experience with them?
SPECIFICATIONS:
20 amp hour rate:55
BCI Group Size:34/78
CA at 32 degrees F:955
CCA at 0 degrees F:775
Reserve Capacity:120
Volts:12
Anybody have any experience with them?
SPECIFICATIONS:
20 amp hour rate:55
BCI Group Size:34/78
CA at 32 degrees F:955
CCA at 0 degrees F:775
Reserve Capacity:120
Volts:12