shadowm891

i have a question i was looking to replace my battery on my car with a optima red top battery someone i know from work is sell but i see on the battery the top positive post is on the left side and not on the right side. is there a adapter i could buy that would give me more feet of wire that would reach to the left post since i see the power wire has a fuse block on it.

KornerCarver

iTrader: (2)

Is the battery used?

shadowm891

yes it is and it works fine he has it in his car right now he had it for less then a year and even has the recepit to it

DavesZ#3

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check this thread on how to install Optima, it may have hints that you can use...

https://my350z.com/forum/audio-and-v...ellow-top.html

fzero

iTrader: (1)

I don't know how much he is selling his battery for , but Advanced Auto Parts is having a promo coupon DOW19 for 40 off 100 which I think applies to batteries. Might be worth it to get a new one with a warranty instead of a used one depending on how much he is selling his for. I bought the yellow top for mine and it hasn't given me any problems.

ZILVER-Z33

Optimas are very expensive and over rated.
Theres a consumer report for Optima (Red top tests) that suggested their life expectancy was no more than a standard/budget battery (despite the early manufacture claims) Interestingly Optima no longer put a label/stated life expectancy on their stands.

grimm66

Why not turn the battery around???

Collin Lacy

Optimas are pretty overrated now. Die Hard Platinum is sort of the new standard OP battery.

shadowm891

when i do that the post is in the back where i still can't reach it with the power cable .


Really i had no ideal the newer red top's were not the same anymore. i had the older one's which lasted me for 5 years. so i just figure since the guy was asking $40 for it i jump on it. but after seeing the power post was on the left and not on the right i had to see if they made a adapter that would fix that problem.

grimm66

There are plastic clips holding the power cable in place... Loosen those to get some slack and it should be able to reach.

KornerCarver

iTrader: (2)

I would suggest buying a new battery that fits your care correctly. You do know there are different models of the Optima batteries, I trust.

shadowm891

yeah i was looking at the other one's to i told him never mind about the battery but thanks for all your help guys.

OptimaJim

$40 sounds like a bargain, but I would strongly encourage anyone looking at used batteries to have them load-tested before purchasing, as the warranty coverage is only good for the original purchaser.

ZILVER-Z33, which consumer report are you referring to and can you please provide a link? We still advertise that our batteries can last up to twice as long as traditional flooded batteries. While the quality of our batteries has always been excellent, the batteries we are making today are the best we have ever made. If anyone has any questions about them, I'll do my best to answer them.

Jim McIlvaine
eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.
www.pinterest.com/optimabatteries