What battery
#1
What battery
shall i get?
thinking about a Yellowtop because of my audio stuff and lights i plan on adding.
but dad gets pissed about saying its expensive and shipping would suck because no one sells around here.
and i really don't want to go with a cheap *** rando battery from town here because my old battery wasn't that old and is crap already.
thinking about a Yellowtop because of my audio stuff and lights i plan on adding.
but dad gets pissed about saying its expensive and shipping would suck because no one sells around here.
and i really don't want to go with a cheap *** rando battery from town here because my old battery wasn't that old and is crap already.
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Champion and Exide sell a wrapped battery similar to the Yellow Top, along with other names.
NAPA, should be able to get a Yellow Top but check with other brands, you might be surprised.
Also, I agree with Woods-Rider, maybe the alternator could use an upgrade.
Make a list of the current draw for all of the electrical components you will be running now, including the amperage needed to run the truck, and add in any future ideas, then get an alternator that will handle the load.
No battery will keep up to an electrical load and live, if that load is bigger than what is being replaced by the alternator.
NAPA, should be able to get a Yellow Top but check with other brands, you might be surprised.
Also, I agree with Woods-Rider, maybe the alternator could use an upgrade.
Make a list of the current draw for all of the electrical components you will be running now, including the amperage needed to run the truck, and add in any future ideas, then get an alternator that will handle the load.
No battery will keep up to an electrical load and live, if that load is bigger than what is being replaced by the alternator.
#11
definitely get the yellow-top for audio applications, but you may also need to upgrade your alternator depending on how much power you are running (^stated above^). Also, make sure to get some capacitors depending on many audio components you're running. Sears also stocks the Optima series.
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#14
For the price of the yellow top you could get a battery isolator and a deep-cycle battery for the soundsystem. This way you can run your stereo for hours before the deep-cycle is dead but your starting battery is unaffected thus you can still start the truck. Both batteries charge off the alternator.
#15
For the price of the yellow top you could get a battery isolator and a deep-cycle battery for the soundsystem. This way you can run your stereo for hours before the deep-cycle is dead but your starting battery is unaffected thus you can still start the truck. Both batteries charge off the alternator.
#16
A quality 12V deep cycle should last 5 years,
AND, you never have to worry about being stranded because of a drained starting battery. Camping becomes a hella fun when you can pound tunes all night.
#19
Where ever you go they will have a book that will tell you the size that you need. If you goto Costco it will be a fitment code 8. That number will be meaningless anywhere else though.
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