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OPTIMA yellow top is what I had before
Honda's OEM battery CL9 is only 350'ish CCA?? Or is it the same as the AC Delco 420 CCA? Still don't know what to swap it with as Supercharge Gold is hard to find in Melb. How about Century? I'm not interested in kmart exide.
The original battery fitted to my 2004 CL9 was a Yuasa, can't remember the CCA rating. It was in the mid 300s though IIRC. I replaced it not long ago with an AC Delco S55B24LS, 430CCA, 30mth warranty, purchased for $92 from Pistons Auto Parts in Boronia. The original battery was still going (6 years!), but starting to show its age.
Thanks KLeung, how is the AC Delco S55B24LS, 430CCA battery performing for you? How long have been running it? Thanks.
Anyone use using this battery in their Euro and comments?
Thanks KLeong, I picked up the AC-Delco battery from Piston Auto Parts around noon.. My car started weak this morning... so the timing is good.
thanks for the heads up aaronng
anyways i got the battery from autobarn and it was $159 for the MF75D23L. bring in your old battery and you get a $10 discount :P so in the end my battery costed me $149 which i thought was alright. but yeah i thought i take some photos and post them up here if any one else wants to try out this battery. its alot more fat then the stick oem battery so will have to removed all the plastic covers that covers the old battery.
http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/a...1220-00019.jpg
aaronng suggested to me to cut a peace of plastic out and place down the buttom of the battery but i didnt do it cos i thought it was reasonable flat and couldnt see anything realli that would dig into the battery over time. the onli thing that i thought would or might cut the battery would be this metal edge though. you could place a plastic sheet if you wanna take extra care.
http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/a...20-000df20.jpg
and the finish product hehe :p
i used a peace of cardboard as you might see in this picture to stop the metal edge from doin anything serious to the battery. yeshh i kno im dodgy LOL
http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/a...1220-00021.jpg
overall the car started up nice and strong after being dormant for lik a month or so. took about 2-3 cranks i think it was and the engine was running. seem ALOT more easier to start then with the old oem battery that i had.
Got to get a new battery for my CU2 :(
It failed electronic test at service today, -30%.
I'll try and get a supercharge gold. Probably cost an arm and a leg up here though...
Still $149 at autobarns wOOt! Got the supercharge gold MF55B24LS and it's exact same size and fit if anyone else with a CU2 is wondering.
Old battery was a panasonic. Not sure of the specs, but it was well and truely stuffed.