knubs Posted August 16, 2013 Report Posted August 16, 2013 hey guys, i've had a lead acid under the hood and a big kinetik in the back(isolated of course). last night my lead acid took a crap on me. it was fine and then all of the sudden the voltage is at 10.5 when i go to start my car. the back battery started up the car and everything is charging correctly. as soon as i turn the car off again the front battery cant handle any load. so what is a cheap agm to go under the hood? it only has to deal with starting the car .everything on my car is going wrong at once so it must be a cheap battery under $100. i remember reading about dekas a while back when someone posted a link to some really cheap ones. does anyone know where that was? Thanks guys!
__d_a_v_i_d__ Posted August 16, 2013 Report Posted August 16, 2013 Deka is the best budget agm batteries IMO. and alot of people agree. I had 2 dekas, with a 7k amp at 0.35 !! and it held up. (beast 270xp alt tho!) that was remy off brand deka battery 90 bux. sold out and re-badge back to Deka and now its like 110-130, but same battery with different sticker lol Chevy Impala Shocker Sigs / TC Sounds 12s Sundown NS-1 | SAX 100.4 Sundown Neos | Dayton Audio Neos ETCCC ETCCC ETCCC My YouTube ---- Subcribe!!
Lbox88 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Posted August 16, 2013 Those are gone, they were an order for a customer that ordered it and changed their mind on the color. The price has gone up, but you can get the same thing in the O'reilly SuperStart AGM batteries. UBL | Build Log
knubs Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Posted August 17, 2013 i will check o'reilly and see how much they are. if the deka is less i will get that. thanks for the info guys!
Lbox88 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Posted August 17, 2013 They're the same batteries, O'Reilly just charges a little more because they put their own branding on it and have it in store so you don't have to pay shipping. UBL | Build Log
knubs Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Posted August 18, 2013 quick question. i checked my battery terminals and my negative side was stripped out. i just had my car in the shop to have them diagnose an engine problem i couldn't figure out so they must have stripped it. so my question is can a kind of loose battery terminal cause the battery to not charge up all the way? i shut the car off after driving and the front voltage is normal for a second. if i so much as touch the dome light though the battery voltage goes to like 10.5
Omega5002 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Posted August 18, 2013 Yeah, a loose battery terminal can cause many issues? Is the post stripped or the terminal? If it's the post, get a new battery. If it's the terminal, get a new terminal. 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick)
knubs Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Posted August 21, 2013 well i ended up realizing that the battery that went bad had a 5 year warranty and it had only been a few years since i bought it. i took it in and got it replaced for free at autozone. that means im stuck with a lead acid under the hood still, but oh well. at least this one has a 5 year warranty too! im stoked! i really didnt want to have to buy a battery right now.
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