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Old May 15, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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What kind of battery is GM using now in the '05 and up vettes? Just want to know what my best options are since the red top went dead while in storage for a year. Don't right now if it will hold a charge again. Thanks
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Old May 15, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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You might want to post this in the C6 section. I'm sure you'll get more responses.
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Try the Excide orbital
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Not good if it went completely dead.....automotive batteries are not designed to bounce back from that too many times......... I keep a stage charger on my redtop if it's not being driven for a few days.....from what I see of redtops on here, I'd probably opt for an exide if I needed to replace a battery..........
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Try the Excide orbital
That's the one I just got for my Z. I couldn't find any black marks against it when I went looking for feedback.
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