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Old 01-20-2006, 11:27 PM
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battery replacement?

Ok so today me and my friends are out in the local hill runs filming for a media arts project, .... this was a bad day for my car.
First even though im only running .8 bar boost my ic piping flies of while going up will and i have to back down it with the car off in the lane people are coming up in...
Then to get the real subject, on the last turn i decide to be an idiot and get sideways in it and my battery box goes flying in the back of my car...it was not secured properly b/c i forgot to do it when taking the charger off...
so anyhow the battery box cracked and my battery leaked shit everywhere, oxidating a lot of the space under my spare tire...luckily one of my friends is really into chemistry stuff so we used a base to neutralize all the acid, and brushed most of the rust off with a steel brush, but now i need a new battery, i am thinking of going with a buddy club one, the really small ones, anyone heard anything about them, they are 40-60 and extremely small and lightweight...
any input is good thanks!
this will be the 5th battery in this car =( ive only had it 2 years...
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Old 01-21-2006, 02:27 AM
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Re: battery replacement?

wow 5 batts in 2 years. what happened to the other 4? lol
I got an optima batt and its pretty light.
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Old 01-21-2006, 02:38 AM
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Re: battery replacement?

1st battery: came with car and was leaking when i got it
2nd battery: was defective when i got it
3rd battery: i cross polarized it
4th battery: oversteer + not secured
5th battery: fate not revealed yet

how much are the optimas?
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Old 01-21-2006, 02:55 AM
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Re: battery replacement?

http://www.batterymart.com/battery.mv?c=optima

These prices are pretty close
I bought mine for $115 from a friend, used for less than a month lol
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Old 01-21-2006, 02:56 AM
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Re: battery replacement?

oh and it makes my engine bay look so jdm lmao.
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Old 01-21-2006, 03:04 AM
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Re: battery replacement?

yeah, well my batt is in my hatch in a box so i guess it doesnt matter how it looks lol
i guess it's a toss up between the optimas and the buddy club one...they are both about the same price...although i have seen the buddy club ones for cheaper but that was a direct sale throught whoever distributes buddy club's products in the us and i forget where to get it lol...
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Old 01-21-2006, 01:07 PM
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Re: battery replacement?

With the Optima, you won't need a box cause it's sealed lol so you could sell your box to make up for the cost!
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Old 01-21-2006, 03:09 PM
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Re: battery replacement?

the box itself got cracked badly when i fell over so noone would pay shit for it...
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Re: battery replacement?

that bad huh lol
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Re: battery replacement?

yeah but i think sear's warranty might cover that batt so i just gotta get a new box...ill go check monday
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Re: battery replacement?

Where'd you get the relocation kit? I've heard alot of times that the ones from like Jeg's or something have crappy wiring.
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Re: battery replacement?

im pretty sure it's from kraigen, and i dont know if it has anything to do with it, if i dont drive my car for awhile it doesnt start...
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Old 01-22-2006, 08:20 PM
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haha i get it...
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