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grega · Post by **grega** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:02 am

lads,

What type of batteries are we using?
Mine has gone flat, i was wondering what your exerieces are

thanks

Greg A.

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:20 am

optima red top!!!!

tcl · Post by **tcl** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:26 pm

sh0rtlife wrote:optima red top!!!!

Same here.

Alfa GTV6 NZ · Post by **Alfa GTV6 NZ** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:41 pm

When i had a big stereo - Optima Yellow Top

Now without stereo - Optima Red Top

I would recommend Optima or Kinetik racing batteries.

grega · Post by **grega** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:07 pm

would you guys have the battery part number handy?
Is the gtv-6 listed in the optima book in the autoparts store?

thanks a bunch

Greg

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:37 am

just ask for an optima red top..they only make 1 and its universal to EVERYTHING that uses a 12v battery

tcl · Post by **tcl** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:44 pm

I seem to recall that Optima makes two red top variations with different cold cranking amps. I went for the more powerful version. Both sizes fit in the GTV-6 battery compartment but the more powerful version weighs more if that's a concern.

grega · Post by **grega** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:09 am

looks like they sell a few types of the red tops.
they list about 6 of them.
Do you have a part number for the ones you speak of?

Thanks
Greg

tcl · Post by **tcl** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:25 pm

grega wrote:looks like they sell a few types of the red tops.
they list about 6 of them.
Do you have a part number for the ones you speak of?

Thanks
Greg

The numbers on my receipt are: OPT8002-002 34 800CCA RT 36. I think I recall the salesman calling it the 34.

Alfa GTV6 NZ · Post by **Alfa GTV6 NZ** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:54 pm

I use the 34 or the 34/78 models.

twinspark6 · Post by **twinspark6** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:04 pm

redtops are okay but honestly, I would rather purchase a diehard. I've had numerous issues with the optimas in the past. Many people that I know have also had the same problem.

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:27 pm

every diehard ive had has died in under 3 years...ive got an 8 year old optima thats still kicking

twinspark6 · Post by **twinspark6** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:21 pm

My optimas have lasted less than that.