Yellow Top Optima Battery
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Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Florida
Yellow Top Optima Battery
My Delco AGM died last week, and not comfortable with the replacement Delco that Chevy provided. A contact of my wife has a couple of yellow top Optimas that are super cheap (less than 1/3 price of retail). Will it work in the Vette or do I need to search for the red top ???
Also, since I have a chrome battery cover, does anyone make a beauty cover to hide the top posts, since it appears their batteries have both ??
[Modified by Killrwheels, 6:14 PM 1/3/2004]
Also, since I have a chrome battery cover, does anyone make a beauty cover to hide the top posts, since it appears their batteries have both ??
[Modified by Killrwheels, 6:14 PM 1/3/2004]
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: San Jose CA
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (Killrwheels)
I have the yellow top in my car for almost 4 years now and never had any problem at all with it
Go for it. BTW, are those new yellow tops your friend has or were they used ?
Hope this helps
:cheers:
Go for it. BTW, are those new yellow tops your friend has or were they used ?
Hope this helps
:cheers:
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Florida
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (rhoeven)
BTW, are those new yellow tops your friend has or were they used ?
Melting Slicks
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From: N.CHARLESTON SC
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (Killrwheels)
:eek: Holy crapp!! You have a 2002 and a dead battery. Did they still use the sidepost AC Delco turd battery in 2002. Reason be, my battery went dead in my 99 and after removing my battery tray, low and behold my PCM was covered in battery acid. Did you check for leaks? Hope it was just a dead battery. The yellow top is awsome!! Thats what I used after my battery incident. :mad
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Safety Car
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From: Florida
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (TIKTGTR)
:eek: Holy crapp!! You have a 2002 and a dead battery. Did they still use the sidepost AC Delco turd battery in 2002.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Wesley Chapel Fl
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (TIKTGTR)
All the Optima batteries are top notch. The difference between the red top and the yellow top is the yellow is deep cycle battery. Meaning it is meant to be deep cycled over and over. The red top is like other standard car bars and does not respond well to being deep cycled. Either way if you are getting a yellow top for a 1/3rd of the price buy it....you will not go wrong. Matter of fact if he has two more I would not mind paying you a few a bucks for them.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Middletown CT
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (EatRice)
I see your from Florida, so you will probably never need the extra cranking power of the red top. I think it's been quite a while since they had any subzero mornings that far south. If your car is not a daily driver, the yellow top is actually a better choice. The car can sit for extended periods of time, and the battery will not be damaged when it is deeply discharged. :thumbs:
Melting Slicks
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From: Collin County Texas
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (Monster231)
My 2002 stock battery went dead at the strip a few weeks ago. Went to Auto Zone and got the Red Top. Works fine. My stock barttery was not exercized enough and probably went dead due to that. I have found that batteries that are worked to death usually last a lot longer than those that just sit and are used ever few weeks or so. My 117K mile F150 stock battery :eek: is still ticking (although probably on borrowed time!).
Le Mans Master
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From: HONOLULU HAWAII
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (RWhite)
My 2002 stock battery went dead at the strip a few weeks ago. Went to Auto Zone and got the Red Top. Works fine. My stock barttery was not exercized enough and probably went dead due to that. I have found that batteries that are worked to death usually last a lot longer than those that just sit and are used ever few weeks or so. My 117K mile F150 stock battery :eek: is still ticking (although probably on borrowed time!).
Pro
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Cary NC
Re: Yellow Top Optima Battery (Killrwheels)
Love my Yellow Top. It allows for rapid and deep cycling beyond what most batteries will do including the Red Top. Sorry, but there is a few different Yellow Tops, I don't believe any come without top posts, but hey, it's an Optima so display it, don't cover it up with chrome.
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