knubs Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__d_a_v_i_d__ Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share 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!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbox88 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knubs Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbox88 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knubs Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knubs Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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