Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: moparjohn]
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05/30/18 05:46 PM
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From what I can tell there is no source for Mopar restoration batteries at this time. After difficulty getting through to them, I ordered a group 24 from Antique Auto Battery in early March and have yet to see it. They said they were made to order, and took around 8 weeks to fill an order. I've had no updates since, but it doesn't look like they have charged my credit card either at least! Turbostart posted recently on E-bodies.org they are working on selling Mopar restoration batteries again, but they don't have a firm date as to when they will be available. They said to watch their Facebook page for updates, but I am not on Facebook. I'm probably going to gut a dead yellow cap battery I have and install a small battery inside it, as I have lost patience trying to get a battery!
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: Mastershake340]
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05/30/18 11:40 PM
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From what I can tell there is no source for Mopar restoration batteries at this time. After difficulty getting through to them, I ordered a group 24 from Antique Auto Battery in early March and have yet to see it. They said they were made to order, and took around 8 weeks to fill an order. I've had no updates since, but it doesn't look like they have charged my credit card either at least! Turbostart posted recently on E-bodies.org they are working on selling Mopar restoration batteries again, but they don't have a firm date as to when they will be available. They said to watch their Facebook page for updates, but I am not on Facebook. I'm probably going to gut a dead yellow cap battery I have and install a small battery inside it, as I have lost patience trying to get a battery!
I also ordered a group 27 battery with yellow caps in Late March from Antique Auto Battery...they did not take my credit card # at the time but said they would contact me when it was ready...well I heard nothing and like others on this web site it appeared that AAB was/had gone out of business. Well low and behold I receive a call about a week ago from the AAB local number and it is a young woman asking me if I still want to take delivery of the battery I ordered back in March...she tells me that AAB has changed hands and is now called “Jim’s Battery”. I agreed to pay for it and only hope I did not just get scammed.
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: Govierjr.]
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05/31/18 10:49 AM
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I got sick of paying the big dollars for the stock look only to get a two years each out of the last two I bought. I have gutted 3 now & hide a lightweight racing battery inside. Actually even cranks over faster than the repro batteries did and still looks stock from the top. Also goes from like 46 lbs down to about 12 lbs if weight matters to anyone.
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: moparjohn]
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05/31/18 11:42 AM
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I got a group, 27 red cap in January with the wrong caps and haven't heard of any one getting one since. Antique Auto batteries
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: Mastershake340]
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06/02/18 12:10 AM
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I just got an email from them saying Deloris had retired, and they are now called Jim's. They have an older order from me and want to know if I am still interested. This gives me hope that I have not been scammed and might get my battery....once it arrives, the old one gets the odyssey trick and I will never have to do this agian
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: Govierjr.]
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06/02/18 08:54 PM
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Govierjr. Please keep us up on this since your local to the supplier. I'd like to know with Jim running the place now the time from order to delivery. It sounds like he does not keep any inventory on the cases which would cause extra time? Thanks! MJ
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: moparjohn]
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06/06/18 04:47 PM
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Govierjr. Please keep us up on this since your local to the supplier. I'd like to know with Jim running the place now the time from order to delivery. It sounds like he does not keep any inventory on the cases which would cause extra time? Thanks! MJ Will do. Going to try again Friday morning.
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: moparjohn]
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06/06/18 05:43 PM
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Just called them this morning now that they are up and running and explained to him the battery I received from the previous owners had incorrect red caps. He said the proper ones would be mailed out today, they had a back order on the right ones at the time. I fully expected to hear not my problem but they took care of me! A note with the battery that the proper caps would follow would have been nice but they were retiring and probably didn't care.
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: moparjohn]
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06/10/18 08:57 PM
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I don't see a group 27 battery with red caps listed on their site? What was the cost for the battery and what type of warranty with the new owner? Thanks for keeping us updated on your purchase! MJ They have them just ask.
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Re: Supplier for 1969 group 27 red cap Mopar restoration battery
[Re: moparjohn]
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06/10/18 09:02 PM
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Interesting find. I went to change the caps out on my battery and noticed cables inside and with a closer look there is a battery in the battery. I could have done that and it explains why the battery is so much lighter. I'm going to call Monday and get the skinny, it had better be one hell of a battery for what I paid.
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