Don't get the battery the Honda service dept.sell.As you said it's $150 and it's only 320CCA.I bought one with 3yr.warranty,450CCA for $108
I got quoted $189 for the dealership battery at my most recent service a few weeks ago.
I looked up some AC Delco resellers, and rang R&E Auto Parts first, in Glen Waverley, only to be told that they no longer carry AC Delco batteries.
Fortunately, Pistons Auto Parts, which is just around the corner from my office, also carries AC Delco. I just picked up my new battery (S55B24LS) from there today for $92.
thought i'd revive this thread rather than start a new one since it has loads of info...
anyway, i think my euro's battery is starting to die after 4 years. i went away for 7 weeks and came back to a completely dead battery. i hooked it up to a charger overnight and the car fired up fine the next day, although i'm worried that the battery is on it's way to the grave.
how much voltage should a battery be holding?? i was under the assumption that 12.8V and over is what it should be if the battery is holding 80-100% of its charge.
my battery was holding 12.8V after i recharged it, but a few days later it now holds 12.45V. i played around with it for a bit and turned the radio on and the voltage dropped to 12.15V. when i switched the radio and all electrics off the battery slowly returned to it's normal state of 12.45V.
should a good and healthy battery be holding at least 12.8V or more? if you went out to your euro now with a multimeter and checked your battery, what would it read?
thought i'd revive this thread rather than start a new one since it has loads of info...
anyway, i think my euro's battery is starting to die after 4 years. i went away for 7 weeks and came back to a completely dead battery. i hooked it up to a charger overnight and the car fired up fine the next day, although i'm worried that the battery is on it's way to the grave.
how much voltage should a battery be holding?? i was under the assumption that 12.8V and over is what it should be if the battery is holding 80-100% of its charge.
my battery was holding 12.8V after i recharged it, but a few days later it now holds 12.45V. i played around with it for a bit and turned the radio on and the voltage dropped to 12.15V. when i switched the radio and all electrics off the battery slowly returned to it's normal state of 12.45V.
should a good and healthy battery be holding at least 12.8V or more? if you went out to your euro now with a multimeter and checked your battery, what would it read?
4 years is not a bad life for a battery. Some might even argue that anything above 3 years is on borrowed time if you live in hot (or cold) climate. My car batteries do usually last between 4 - 5 years.
In the past I had bad experiences where batteries died at inconvenience time. So I mostly would preemptively replace batteries when they hit about the 5 years mark (if it is not dead before).
Century Marine Pro - extra strength internally (as boats bash and bounce around) so there is less chance of cell failure, and then shove some INOX battery conditioner in there.
I had a marine pro in my skyline with a big stereo that has lasted over 5 years now, probably 6 years which is nuts for a battery.
Century Marine Pro - extra strength internally (as boats bash and bounce around) so there is less chance of cell failure, and then shove some INOX battery conditioner in there.
I had a marine pro in my skyline with a big stereo that has lasted over 5 years now, probably 6 years which is nuts for a battery.
Nice battery, but it doesn't come in the same size as the stock battery. Might be able to fit it if you remove the battery cover and base though.
Originally Posted by tron07
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