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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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Question Well time for New batt and Cables....

My battery is old, and messed up, my cables are super corroded...

I think im gonna get an Optima (what color top? Id like yellow cus it matches could I go with that? ) also where would be a good place to order it?

also where can i get quality battery cables with out spending a fortune?


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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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www.50resto.com for cables
www.ebay.com for yellow top

look on optimas website for the size you need. you could use yellow but i recommend red. yellow is for a continuous current draw, not a hard quick current draw like starting your vehicle. red is for the hard quick starts.
 
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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would anything be in danger if i used the yellow top
 
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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other than shorten the life of the battery... no. you may have trouble starting it in the cold weather because thats not what its designed for.
 
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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dammit and i live in CO...screw it ill just get red


and on 5.0 resto, the cables are 155 bucks and theyre just OE, is there better than OE cables?
 
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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well, i went to the optima website, and i cant figure out which batetr will fit my car...??? :surrender
 
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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Paint it yellow or get a yellow battery box to hold it.
 
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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LOL if you go red, you can be ronald mcdonald...
 
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by madmatt
LOL if you go red, you can be ronald mcdonald...

LOL thats great.....pop the hood and go where the hells my Happy Meal.
 
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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That would look sweet.
 
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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I ran a yellow top on my S10 and never had a problem.

Yellows are good if you have big stereo systems.
 
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