What battery has a great warranty/performance?

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

red tops = crap in audio and if the place knows what they are doing using it as such VOIDS your warranty

 

[SlickCMRick 10+ year member]

autozone only upholds the 1 year free replacement on yellowtops
it's 1 year free replacement, and 2 years after that, but you pay useage fees.

red tops have 3 year free replacement

red tops arent warrantied for any car audio use

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

how would they know?

do you carry them in and say "hi, i was using these for car audio, and they stopped working?"

get real here, just keep your mouth shut, get your new battery handed to you, and walk out the door

and in my experience red tops are GREAT batteries. my red top has outlasted two yellow tops, both of which batteries i bought two summers ago.

My yellow top died the first time last winter, which was replaced for free, and then died again during this summer, and when they told me there was a replacement charge (which was like $90, btw) i told them to keep it.

My red top hasn't failed me yet.

Anyone who doesn't need deep-cycle functionality should go with the red, hands down.

 

[SlickCMRick 10+ year member]

now i'm really considering a red top =P

cheaper too!

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

how would they know?
do you carry them in and say "hi, i was using these for car audio, and they stopped working?"

get real here, just keep your mouth shut, get your new battery handed to you, and walk out the door

and in my experience red tops are GREAT batteries. my red top has outlasted two yellow tops, both of which batteries i bought two summers ago.

My yellow top died the first time last winter, which was replaced for free, and then died again during this summer, and when they told me there was a replacement charge (which was like $90, btw) i told them to keep it.

My red top hasn't failed me yet.

Anyone who doesn't need deep-cycle functionality should go with the red, hands down.

car audio cuts the life span down quite a bit...think of it this way if it wasnt a big deal the WHY wouldnt they warranty it??? after the second time you swap it i bet they start asking questions....i only went through 2 reds and a yellow in a pretty short period of time .... but thats when optima was pretty much all you had. second time i brought my red top in they hooked it up to a battery checker and it was dead as heck. they were not going to replace it either way because he said was either the alt not working or abuse...wal mart probably doesnt care but just on princaple why get a battery that sucks for audio? alot of people on alot of forums say red tops are used in comp cars (i havent seen 1 at db drag finals in 3 trips) and by 98 noone was using them any more in sq...... if they use optima its all yellow or blue tops...but also probably due to popularity they are also the most hated battery among sound off vets....

 

[RFCV 10+ year member]

http://www.stingerelectronics.com/web/prods/batteries_power2.asp

I have the SP1000 Power2 & SP1700 Power2dB.

Been running them in Competition since beginning of 2005 and both have been GREAT batts! Much power & performance!! Matter of Fact, the SP2150 is talked about much as a great batt in the comp circuit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[TeamPSI 10+ year member]

You'll learn to listen to me soon. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[SlickCMRick 10+ year member]

You'll learn to listen to me soon. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

don't worry, im getting a yellow top

this thread is old

 

[RFCV 10+ year member]

This thread is old

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22nd - my reply

Besides, it is a topic that can be openly discussed at anytime.

 

[John3000 10+ year member]

Just spend the extra cash and get a battery that is designed for car audio. There is a reason that yellow tops have that type of warranty, they die all the time! I went through two of them in two different vehicles. Most car audio shops stopped selling Optimas because of this.

Dont know if this is true or not, but I was informed that Interstate owns/makes Optimas batteries now.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

i thought it was johnson control...

 

[Team Hammer 10+ year member]

I run Tsunami's cause some guy never came and got them. Never had a single problem from them. One is a Elite V10740DT and a Competition X15700 Dry cell.

I do have a ISO Bar to stop leak backs.