Battery question
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Melting Slicks
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Battery question
Just picked up an '07 which still has the original Delco battery... on borrowed time... but no issues yet...
I have heard Autozone has a good battery... anyone use them?
Last red top Optima I bought for my Trans Am was DOA... trying to stay away from them...
Other thoughts....
I have heard Autozone has a good battery... anyone use them?
Last red top Optima I bought for my Trans Am was DOA... trying to stay away from them...
Other thoughts....
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St. Jude Donor '11, '16
My '07 still has the original battery....putting the load tester on it, it's really strong...but I do keep an eye on it....
When it goes to vette heaven, I will most likely get an interstate to replace it.....
When it goes to vette heaven, I will most likely get an interstate to replace it.....
Racer
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From: Demotte Indiana
Johnson Controls manufactures Optima and many other auto store and Walmart battery brands.Replaced the delco in my c5 with a Walmart ,great battery for the money. OEM delco in '08 c6 no problems so far.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
Just picked up an '07 which still has the original Delco battery... on borrowed time... but no issues yet...
I have heard Autozone has a good battery... anyone use them?
Last red top Optima I bought for my Trans Am was DOA... trying to stay away from them...
Other thoughts....
I have heard Autozone has a good battery... anyone use them?
Last red top Optima I bought for my Trans Am was DOA... trying to stay away from them...
Other thoughts....
red tops are garbage , everyone I know has had problems with them . Stick with delco or excide orbital
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St. Jude Donor '03-'26
I have heard the of OEM's lasting 7 years. Are you on borrowed time?? anyones guess. If it were me I'd replace it with either another Delco or Interstate.
We replaced the battery in our S-10 Blazer with an AutoZone top of the line battery. When we traded it in that battery had been in for over 6 years and was still going strong.
We replaced the battery in our S-10 Blazer with an AutoZone top of the line battery. When we traded it in that battery had been in for over 6 years and was still going strong.
Safety Car
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Advance Auto batteries are made by Johnson Controls like Zone, Delco, most Walmart and with promo code raf7ja1102 ($35off) it is 90 bucks for a Group 90. That is the one I plan to get when mine dies.
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Melting Slicks
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They are hard to find now....
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St. Jude Donor '11, '16
Your being in Toronto, I would agree with you...my being in the states, the last thing I want to do is give my government more of my hard earned money......
Melting Slicks
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The OEM battery in my very early '07 lasted 39 months. I replaced it with a Yellow Top size 35. It's a DD and I've had zero trouble with it. The few times I do park it for extended periods I connect a Battery Tender Junior.
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I use mine anytime I'm not going to use the car for a couple or more days. Mine is a Ctek and has (and my older Schumacher had it, too) the plug in connection for the dash/cigar lighter, so it's super-easy to use, to see that it's connected (no driving out of the garage w. it still connected!
), and works!I replaced my July, '07 batt. this spring w. another Delco just to be safe. And fwiw, I just read a post about a fellow who had an issue w. a new Duralast.
FYI, It is VERY EASY to use the "search" button in the above red band: just hit search, go to advanced search, plug in a key word in the upper left (like "duralast"), hit time for say, last 3 months, hit C6 Gen for where you want to search, and VOILA!)
Here's the thread on Duralast at AutoZone; you decide if the battery/store works for you.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tery-help.html