its time for a new battery for the R I never had to change it since I bought the car more than 2 years ago what brands do you guys go with?

thanks!

 

I think you should try searching. Many topics in the past about batteries.

But since you asked, I got the Optima Yellow Top about 4 months ago, and it was my first battery replacement to, haven't had ANY problems.
Highly Recomend

 

Are we moving toward dry cells, or are batteries like the tiny Fuller battery still popular?

 

Something durable from Sears with a warrenty that fits in any other DC2.

 

optima not really nessecary unless you have something that drain the power like a system or something but that my opinion

 

I dont' have any sound system, just alarm


Modified by metal-x at 7:40 PM 4/22/2005

 

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True, I forgot to mention, I have a SoUnD SyStEm.

 

optima looks real reliable

 

DuraGold from Sears is suffice-

 

My alpine alarm is killing my stock battery, 3 days without starting it its dead. I am planning on picking up the yellow top optima.


Modified by funkijunki at 9:29 PM 4/19/2005

 

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If you are looking for a dependable battery replacement with a few more cold cranking amps in a car with a stock or modest stereo, Interstate and Exide make great batteries. You can get one that is made to fit in your battery tray for $50-$60 and it will have a warranty. If you have a very serious sound system, you can get a gel cell battery like an Optima or a Holley Anniliator (the Holley weighs a little less), but I would not recommend using them as a primary battery. The stock electrical system of your car draws power differently than a huge amp or several amps. Regular batteries work best for cars and gel cells work best for high performance stereos. If you have that big of a stereo, you should get both. Put the Exide or Interstate in front and the gel cell in back. Ask the gurus in the car stereo forum how to run the wiring and what size fuses to use for your application. If you ask a gel cell to power a starter motor, alternator, headlights, a/c, etc. or if you ask an Interstate to power 4 13.5" JL audio w7's with 4 1000 watt amps, either way the batteries will not last that long or perform that well because that is not what they were made for.

Oh, and all you folks thinking about bitching at me about the extra weight that an additional battery will add, keep it to yourself. If you have a powerful enough stereo to need a second battery, than the extra weight of another battery is the least of your weight reduction worries.

 

^^^^^^^^^What he said!! Oh, and well said to.

 

Yellow top here, driving a 10in solobaric and alarm
i've had the battery for a year now, but if my car isn't driven in 3-4 days its dead

 

boch silver 45amp. 300 crank

 

Anyone have much experience with the hawk battery?

 

surplusev or braille

 

Optima all the wa dude!

 

Viper8L488 is right.

I use the DieHard Gold that just came out for our cars (finally small)

tested 500CCA (cold cranking amps) for reference. Diehard has a nice warranty too

-Aoibot, who likes it so far.

 

Seems like nobody ever mentions the Optima Red Top battery, which is primarily a starting battery. I had one mounted in the trunk of my old Camry. I'm pretty sure they have more CCA's than the yellow top.

So what about the Optima Red Top that fits Integras and Civics, anybody have any experience with those?

What other options are there for sealed batteries? I don't care about it being light weight or not, I would just rather have a sealed, preferably dry cell battery so that I won't have problems with corrosive build-up on the terminals like my brother's truck has.

 

according to consumer reports the coscto kirland brand ($40) is the best in performance and warranty with a 36 month free replacement period.

 

Call me crazy but I think this will be my replacement battery



BATTERY (GROUP 51R) 31500-SR1-A02 $56.30

it's an Interstate battery.. I just need to verify whether it's the 410 CCA or the 500 CCA one. The factory one has done me well for almost 5 1/2 years with no fuss.

 

I thought the stock battery was Panasonic??

 

My stock battery for my ITR was a Panasonic. It recently, over the winter, decided to call it quits.

I currently have an extra one (pulled from my old 99 Si) in the R while I am searching for a good replacement battery. In the Si, I had a yellow top, and left it in there when I sold it.

I am currently looking for a replacement battery for the ITR. There is a local place here that sells a superlight weight battery:

Batcap Xstatic model 800
- weighs: 14 lbs
- 800 cold cranking amps
- Maintenance Free Sealed Case
- higher float voltage ~ at least 13.0v
- 7” Long x 6.5” Tall x 3” Thick
- 1 year man. warranty
- Price range: $150-$200

 

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Actually I think you're right. I got the information about the Acura part being an Interstate from a google search using the part number.