Yeah but I think I got a bad battery it seems like its dead as hell eveytime it sits for more than 6 hours!! Like so dead it wont even turn over just clicks then 2 minutes later has barely enough juice to turn the rice machine over and then it starts ... any ideas?

Aaron

 

I just put my new optima in, doesnt look like it solved my stereo problem, but i'll see after i drive it around for a while... if anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated.

 

why are most people only using a red top? what about the yellow and blue?

 

red is starting only.
blue is starting and deep-cycle; intended for marine use, but will work on autos.
yellow is starting and deep-cycle, too. but more for commercial applications.

personally, i'm getting a bluetop. living right on the ocean i think the marine functionality is a good thing; metal corrodes in no time around here.

 

so whats the point of getting a red as opposed to the regular batteries. I guess i'm not sure what the deal is with these batteries

 

technically i think the red tops are the "regular batteries"

blues and yellows are deep-cycle to support lots of accessories/running things without the engine going/draining it down...

 

sounds like the blues have it then

 

Just so happens that since these are gel cell and wont leak you can mount them in any positin, like sideways giving you 4 additional surfaces to use as the bottom of the battery making you ideal moutning location better. As for tought they are all pretty damn tough shock resistant and what not. Making then better than the leakable not so many options in mounting type of liquid acid batteries.

Aaron

 

By chance has anyone else run into the issue of total destruction with a new yellow top in your 3rd gen?

 

? huh ??

 

As I said before my runner killed a new yellow top in 2 days w/o running any acessories, has anyone had any problems with yellow tops?

Aaron

 

I've had a yellow top in my civic for almost a year with no problems yet.

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I meant in a 4 runner...

Aaron

 

The vehicle is irrevilant, the yellow tops are all built the same. Hell a few weeks ago I left my dome light on all night and drained the battery completely. A few hours on the charger and all is welll.
It sounds like your charging system is messed up. Go get your charging system and battery tested, Advance Auto Parts does it for free.

 

Did that I think it may have been a bad battery but the date stamp on manufacture date was 04. Since then I put my Stock panasonic battery back in and hava had no problems since, but seeing as how the toyota isn't even a selectable option on Optima site I wondered.

Aaron

 

the vehicle the optima goes into shouldn't make any difference...nothing showed up on the elec system test?