Need a new battery for my car/sound system, what to get?

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

Hey everyone,

So I've been running my sound system of some gimp *** battery that came in my car. Lately the battery has been having problems holding its charge etc. Lately its gotten really cold around here (-30C) and the battery simply can't handle it anymore.

I need a new battery which will be my primary car battery but also will supply the power to my amp for my sub.

I was thinking of getting an Optima Yellow top, do they work good as a main car battery or are they mainly trunk batteries? What do I need to look for to find a good battery that does both jobs?

Thanks a lot!

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[Nevalite 10+ year member]

I was just looking through the Optima products and it would seem a red top would be better for the main car battery, what do you guys think?

 

[dumpin907 10+ year member]

buy my odyssey 2150 for the trunk and you should be able to hold a charge.

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

Will an Optima Red top fit in my 1992 camry?

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

buy my odyssey 2150 for the trunk and you should be able to hold a charge.

No thanks, I only want to run 1 battery for the entire car.

 

[rickymac21 10+ year member]

well. my advice for you is to upgrade your charging system electrical... known as "The big 3"... that will help you out A LOT!! and as for the battery, if you dont want to add another in the trunk and just keep it under the hood i would go with an optima.. probably the cheapest battery you can find that will fit under the hood... yellow tops are deep cycles, so they have a little more juice than the red tops.. also more expensive.. but if you do the big 3 and get the red top you should be fine.

 

[rickymac21 10+ year member]

Will an Optima Red top fit in my 1992 camry?

yes

 

[BOOMface]

Get a Yellow Top at Autozone. Reasonable price as well.

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

well. my advice for you is to upgrade your charging system electrical... known as "The big 3"... that will help you out A LOT!! and as for the battery, if you dont want to add another in the trunk and just keep it under the hood i would go with an optima.. probably the cheapest battery you can find that will fit under the hood... yellow tops are deep cycles, so they have a little more juice than the red tops.. also more expensive.. but if you do the big 3 and get the red top you should be fine.

Did you look in my sig?

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Thanks though, I think I'll get a red top.

 

[rickymac21 10+ year member]

haha.. nope.. my bad man... nice work... oh and btw where did you get that kicker hyperflex from and how much did you pay for it???

 

[boomzilla 10+ year member]

I think the Red Tops are more for starting the car. The Yellow Tops are better for electronics and audio. I may have it backwards though, but honestly if your running one battery, it better be a big one.

 

[Masta Ace 10+ year member]

Get a YellowTop

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

I've been doing some reading and it would seem that the red top is better as a starter battery, especially where I live because it has a higher CCA (Cold Crank) rating compared to the Yellow top. Though the yellow top is a deep cycle battery that I could use a lot onger with the car off.

I think I'll be going with the red top just because of the higher CCA rating.