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Old 09-26-2021, 04:36 PM
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Battery Relocation

I'm trying to gather up all the things I would need for relocating the battery to the trunk. I've looked through various threads on here that were dedicated to that purpose and these products are what I came up with. The problem is I don't really know what I'm doing so I'm kind of winging it, so I would like a sanity check before I spend money on the wrong stuff.

200 AMP Fuse wired close to the battery 200 AMP Fuse wired close to the battery

Fuse holder Fuse holder

Taylor Battery Kit Taylor Battery Kit

Obviously I still need the battery, thinking of getting an Optima red top. I appreciate any advice.
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Stay away from optima, i like Deka personally.
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Originally Posted by Ricky SE3P
Stay away from optima, i like Deka personally.
What's wrong with Optima? I've heard they were good.
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did you ever consider searching the dozens of threads on the subject in the appropriate technical areas?

which I suppose is a rhetorical question ...
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Old 09-27-2021, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
did you ever consider searching the dozens of threads on the subject in the appropriate technical areas?

which I suppose is a rhetorical question ...
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Have you tried actually reading my post, and being civil and not a physically and spiritually broken old man?

Rhetorical question, I know.
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Originally Posted by Killawatts
What's wrong with Optima? I've heard they were good.
I heard getting married was good, too. Now I have a ex-wife and a visitation schedule.
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Originally Posted by Ricky SE3P
I heard getting married was good, too. Now I have a ex-wife and a visitation schedule.
Ok. I just keep hearing that, Optima is becoming the new Nickelback. No one can tell you exactly why they are bad, but they are bad. And no one has any specifics. Is it because they are built in Mexico?

I've had Optima's for years in several different vehicles, they've always out-performed any other battery, and have been fairly consistent in quality, and easy to work with if warranty becomes a concern.

But I appreciate the input, never heard of Deka, will look into it.
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Originally Posted by Ricky SE3P
I heard getting married was good, too. Now I have a ex-wife and a visitation schedule.
okay, I'll be honest I laughed at this one.

Optima batteries WERE good batteries many years ago but their quality standards seem to have worsened significantly. I know about 5 years ago I went through 4 different yellow tops in the span of 2 months. Two of them were DOA and the other two couldn't hold a charge for more than a week.
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
okay, I'll be honest I laughed at this one.

Optima batteries WERE good batteries many years ago but their quality standards seem to have worsened significantly. I know about 5 years ago I went through 4 different yellow tops in the span of 2 months. Two of them were DOA and the other two couldn't hold a charge for more than a week.
I see, that's good to know. Perhaps I've gotten lucky, I've got a yellow top in another vehicle that just kicked the bucket after 6 years. In AZ heat, that's far longer than most last. But I'll look into alternatives, seems there's more batteries to choose from now.
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Originally Posted by Killawatts
Have you tried actually reading my post, and being civil and not a physically and spiritually broken old man?

Rhetorical question, I know.
I obviously didn't do a very good job of reading, and I suppose we're both guilty of that



the same for being civil, but ok.
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