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<blockquote data-quote="yacob.naif" data-source="post: 2102116" data-attributes="member: 565696">i bought a red top for my jetta, and a yellow top for my GTI, since it was an 87 with a motor swap, and had a few grounding problems due to spliced harnesses, etc. that&nbsp; drained batteries eventuallyboth of the batteries died JUST over a year after i got them, the red top was replaced for free, and the yellow top was going to cost me almost as much as a new one to replace it with the prorated warranty, so i threw it away and got a $70 autozone battery insteadsince then, the red top has died again, and this is within 2 yearsthey&#039;re fine batteries while they&#039;re working, but dead cells happen a LOT.......i didn&#039;t even have a system in my car when they started dying, i just got them because i always heard great things....&nbsp; and they&#039;ve been very problematici&#039;m still running a red top, but only to stabilize the voltage between the front battery, and the 20 foot run of cable to the back of the car, and then i have a kinetik 800 6 inches or so from my amps, which is THE best battery i&#039;ve ever ownedi&#039;ll give the red tops credit, they&#039;re VERY strong batteries, but dead cells happen WAY too often.&nbsp; the only reason i&#039;d recommend the red top is for a starting battery, since it comes with the 3 year warranty.&nbsp; the yellow top only comes with a 1 year warranty, and if you need a deep cycle, i&#039;d get a kinetik instead</blockquote>

[QUOTE="yacob.naif, post: 2102116, member: 565696"] i bought a red top for my jetta, and a yellow top for my GTI, since it was an 87 with a motor swap, and had a few grounding problems due to spliced harnesses, etc. that drained batteries eventually both of the batteries died JUST over a year after i got them, the red top was replaced for free, and the yellow top was going to cost me almost as much as a new one to replace it with the prorated warranty, so i threw it away and got a $70 autozone battery instead since then, the red top has died again, and this is within 2 years they're fine batteries while they're working, but dead cells happen a LOT....... i didn't even have a system in my car when they started dying, i just got them because i always heard great things.... and they've been very problematic i'm still running a red top, but only to stabilize the voltage between the front battery, and the 20 foot run of cable to the back of the car, and then i have a kinetik 800 6 inches or so from my amps, which is THE best battery i've ever owned i'll give the red tops credit, they're VERY strong batteries, but dead cells happen WAY too often. the only reason i'd recommend the red top is for a starting battery, since it comes with the 3 year warranty. the yellow top only comes with a 1 year warranty, and if you need a deep cycle, i'd get a kinetik instead [/QUOTE]

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