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Old Apr 22, 2024 | 06:43 PM
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What's the best for battery replacement ? Factory OEM or is there an aftermarket that is an exact fit like from Auto Zone etc
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Old Apr 22, 2024 | 08:07 PM
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I use Walmart's Everstart AGM's. In all my cars.
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When I had to replace the battery in my car, I went with a 42-month AC Delco from my local dealer.
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Originally Posted by daveven
What's the best for battery replacement ? Factory OEM or is there an aftermarket that is an exact fit like from Auto Zone etc
Last October I purchased a Group 48 AGM Duralast battery from Autozone and it fit perfectly.
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This is the one you want, unless you don't want the GM/ACDelco one, but it's the right one.




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I found that the oem replacement from the dealer was a better deal and warranty than the auto parts version.
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Old Apr 23, 2024 | 07:41 AM
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This is the one you want, unless you don't want the GM/ACDelco one, but it's the right one.



This is the one I used last year when I replaced mine.
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I went with the AGM AC Delco from Amazon. It's sold by AC Delco and is on sale for $167 with no core charge.

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This is what I used, but probably overspent on it.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...ufacturer=true
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Diehard Gold from Advance
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Originally Posted by fuzzy03cls
I use Walmart's Everstart AGM's. In all my cars.
^^^This!
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I went with a factory replacement WITH a handle.

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Originally Posted by daveven
What's the best for battery replacement ? Factory OEM or is there an aftermarket that is an exact fit like from Auto Zone etc
AutoZone is fine.

So is Advance Auto Parts - Advance Auto sells the Diehard Gold. I'm a loyal Diehard Gold battery consumer.

That's what I have in my C7 & 06 Mercedes-Benz turbodiesel sedan.
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Originally Posted by VT_C7

This is what I used, but probably overspent on it.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...ufacturer=true
I'm glad to see that Optima stepped-up a battery with the CCAs, that is powerful enough for the Corvette! Kinda pricey though!😳
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I decided to go with the Optima Yellow Top due to my last experience with the Optima Red Top in my C5. I kept a battery tender on that one all of the time and it lasted 15 years from 2003-2018 before I replaced it with another red top. I installed it myself and after getting some great insights from this forum after experiencing a number of gremlins after first putting it in all of the gremlin issues have been resolved. Pricey but great peace of mind.
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