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 Post subject: OPTIMA BATTERY QUESTION
PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:10 pm 
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1 question on the optima red top how do they hold up in very cold weather,we'll be down to probably -6 degrees tonight with the windchill & had a high of 12 today

I know all other conditions are ok for it from what I've read here but not too much talk about the winter months for those that have cold weather unless I missed it

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When I lived in South Dakota my red top optima survived 3 winters and seeing temps down to -30 degrees for for days.Upgraded to the yellow top when I got my winch,now my old red top is still going strong in my old man's generator(and still in SD) not bad for being 5 years old.


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They are great all around, I really cant think of anything better you could replace it with, other than perhaps the optima yellowtop, but for engine cranking the red top is hard to beat.

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I currently have 5 redtops in various vehicles. All at least 3 years old, no problems....Cold has never been an issue. I have killed a couple, but they lasted several years and were abuse badly!

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cool thanks guy's for your comments, I was just realy consirned with the bitter cold ( well at least for us) & how it would perform in the teens & below

I know all batteries will struggle in the cold, but realy want one of these

one more thing how will it hold up if I add 2 HELLA 500's to my bumper & run them along with the headlights & possible factory driving lights during bad weather ?????

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raceinfan wrote:
one more thing how will it hold up if I add 2 HELLA 500's to my bumper & run them along with the headlights & possible factory driving lights during bad weather ?????


Absolutly! An Optima batery is one of the best batteries around.

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When home in SD I run the back roads with all my lights on with no problems,sometimes all my lights are on for an hour or more at a time.Here are some pics all lit up.Optimas are my battery choice from now on,the only battery I have found that I would use is a Odessey battery PC2250,but it won't fit in the KJ unless i remote mount it.
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ok whats the part #

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ok whats the part #
The part# is PC2250.


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 Post subject: tjkj2002 That isn't an OEM color on your KJ is it?
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tjkj2002 That isn't an OEM color on your KJ is it?

tjkj2002 wrote:
When home in SD I run the back roads with all my lights on with no problems,sometimes all my lights are on for an hour or more at a time.Here are some pics all lit up.Optimas are my battery choice from now on,the only battery I have found that I would use is a Odessey battery PC2250,but it won't fit in the KJ unless i remote mount it.
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