onehawaiian

barely over two yrs and i had to replace it.
bastards!

MisterT

It's a panasonic! I got a killer deal on a spiral dry cell battery from Blue. It is refurbished, but for the money you can't beat it! 1000 CCAs and the car just cranks right up like a champ! Couldn't be happier with a battery!

RipperSnapper

I'd have to agree the stock battery sucks. At night, with the lights on, all I got to do is turn the radio on(stock) an the lights dim. It also felt like it was gonna stall at times. I put a optima yellow top in replacement and haven't had a problem since.

MisterT

I am still having dimming problems no thanks to the Class A amps. I am hoping that once I rewire 4 gauge wire from battery to alternator, my problems will disappate. I am not getting my hopes up though.

onehawaiian

could've been my system...well, i'm sure it was.
but it's all good. i preplaced it and now i'm happy again.
until it goes bad and i have to buy an rx-8

99Silverbullet

2002 LX with only 18K on it when the battery went south. Since the battery is only covered for the first 12K I had to pay half.

99Silverbullet

Oh I forgot...........Stock Stereo and I had never left any lights on to run it down overnight. Just crap batteries.

glyph_99es

I've had mine for 4 years and 66k, and it shows no signs of slowing. My wifes XTerra battery just gave out at 70k.

toucci

the battery does suck. oh well I'd rather that than pay $100 more as the dealer sees it for a better battery from the start

MisterT

1stHawiian, what I do or atleast try to do, is if listening to stereo at loud levels, I get about 5-10 mins. from my aptmnt and turn radio low or even off to allow battery to get recharged before cutting the car off. Also, at times, I will sit in the parking space and rev engine to 2000 rpms or let it idle for a couple of more minutes.

Scarmiglio

It's not a bad idea to turn your system down close to home anyway. Thay way no one near where you live will know you have a system and you're less likely to get it stolen! I would go with an Optima all the way. It will solve your problem for as long as you're likely to own your car. Well worth the extra $50 over a battery that will just die again in a couple of years. Not to mention that they're much more reliable on cold mornings for all of you northerners.

pro00

no problems with stock battery so far
I crank up the stereo real bad when i drive, but
when i turn off the car and just have the battery
i turn off everything
the only thing i use is the hazard lights

rednecks_r_us

My 66 Mustang needed a new battery and the Mp5's stock battery fit perfectly. So I just had to get a new red top Optima for the MP5.

To see how it looks click on the link below.

Link to pictures