I Need A New Battery - Any Recommendations?
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I Need A New Battery - Any Recommendations?
Well, it looks like my stock battery has finally started showing signs of failing on me in my '02 WRX. Do you guys have any recommendations on which battery I should replace it with?
optima is prolly the most readily available...
but there are also a few that are better/cheaper/lighter....
Odyssey is one.
Hawker is another
and Dyna-Batt is the cheapest, but they're direct form the manf and the identical battery as odyssey & hawker...but harder to find locally.
look to pay around $100.
will save some weight and space in the engine bay...
but if oyu run a ton of stereo A/V equiptment, you may want to stick with a larger Optima style battery.
if you're just looking to get a "standard" replacement battery Interstate is the only way to go.
but there are also a few that are better/cheaper/lighter....
Odyssey is one.
Hawker is another
and Dyna-Batt is the cheapest, but they're direct form the manf and the identical battery as odyssey & hawker...but harder to find locally.
look to pay around $100.
will save some weight and space in the engine bay...
but if oyu run a ton of stereo A/V equiptment, you may want to stick with a larger Optima style battery.
if you're just looking to get a "standard" replacement battery Interstate is the only way to go.
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My car is bone stock, so I'm probably looking for just a standard battery that'll last me a long time but still cost effective.
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Originally Posted by RussA
I HIGHLY recommend the optima red, I have one and I love it in a dirty prison beyoch kinda way...
I have an Optima Red also, so far so good. I got the rotated terminal version so it did not have such a tight fit. That version of the battery was also 5 bucks cheaper. The battery place installed it for free also. I bought it in the middle of the day and wasn't doing anything so I had them drop it in for me.
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Looks like Optima Red it is. Thanks for the opinions dudes..
Waitaminute...I'm on AutoZone's site and there's like a whole mess of them..which one do I get?
Waitaminute...I'm on AutoZone's site and there's like a whole mess of them..which one do I get?
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