Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: Dixie]
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12/21/11 12:50 PM
12/21/11 12:50 PM
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I wonder if it can be repaired/rebuilt? That might help salvage money spent.
This would be better money spent if there is any chance of saving your battery:
http://www.optimate3.com/classic/
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MikeR
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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12/22/11 10:47 AM
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A stock looking battery cover sounds like a potential new product.
They already have them for years now if you mean a "battery topper".........
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: az426john]
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12/22/11 01:25 PM
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smac77
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Seems the original batteries that come with oem cars always outlast anything out there...My 2000 ford diesel van has two batteies, I just changed the original motorcrafts last year... The new batteries are already having trouble turning the engine on cold days... they're loosing cranking amps and decaying at a much quicker rate.
You can bet the dealers don't want batteries giving up under the warrantee of a new car... I'm positive original oem batteries are "different" than anything you can buy over a parts counter.
For the record, the reproduction antique batteries never seem to last more than a few years no matter how much use they get...or how well they are maintained.
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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12/22/11 06:21 PM
12/22/11 06:21 PM
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rayztoy
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A stock looking battery cover sounds like a potential new product.
, stock and correct looking... another job for Dave Walden or Mike Ross...
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: rayztoy]
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12/22/11 06:39 PM
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A stock looking battery cover sounds like a potential new product.
, stock and correct looking... another job for Dave Walden or Mike Ross...
Along with a battery hold down that is a little wider that looks OE and fits.....the covers are wider to fit over a group 24 battery so the stock hold down doesn't fit without modifications. And they need to be made for a correct Group 27 size battery not the Group 24
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: 62maxwgn]
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12/22/11 07:15 PM
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DynoDave
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Two batteries in my Superbird in 19yrs,both from the original New Castle Battery Co,group 27,first was wet cell lasted almost nine years...
Same here...I've had exceptional service from mine,though I think it's getting weaker now. But I sure can't complain about the service from this battery.
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: RareTA]
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12/23/11 11:38 AM
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I hear you...my story is exactly the same... I bought it...4 years to the day it was dead and I only had about 2K on my car (70 Coronet 2 door hard top) Along the way, I had to constantly re-charge it (from the car sitting to long and not driving it)... The guy basically said... those old style acid batteries only last 48 months under those circumstances... True, I could have used one of those trickle charge devices etc... It seems like for the money it should have lasted alot longer... I loved the appearance but I got sick and tired of the poor performance. Now I'm running an interstate... (it cost 1/3 of the AAB) I hate the look...but I'm not forking over that much coin for another one... Seems like an awful lot of "reproduction" stuff in this hobby works out like this: It looks nice, promises a lot... delivers very little, and costs a fortune... Oh well... guess we signed up for it
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: OLD318]
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12/24/11 08:28 AM
12/24/11 08:28 AM
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gdonovan
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The guy basically said... those old style acid batteries only last 48 months under those circumstances...
What a load of crap.
My '98 truck has the original Mopar battery in it with 149,000 miles (an exception to the rule to be sure) and gets driven once a month for dump runs. It might see less miles per year than your car!
I used to have a beater Spirit R/T that had an Interstate battery that was in *four cars* over a 12 year span of time before the CCA started dropping off.
My neon still has the OEM Mopar battery in it and it's an 2001 model with well over 100,000 miles.
All were parked outside in New England, year round.
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Re: Poor quality reproduction battery and poor customer svc
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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12/24/11 02:13 PM
12/24/11 02:13 PM
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Steve340
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Batteries are one of those items that last longer the more they are used. They liked to be charged and cycled every day. The longer they sit, the shorter their life will be. That is why cars that aren't used everyday end up going through batteries faster. A car battery lasting 100,000 miles on the battery is more common than a car battery lasting 2,000 miles on the same battery. This has always been a problem on collector cars. A battery tended charger is a must. Just starting your car and letting it run once a month won't help. It takes many miles after you start your car to replenish the charge lost from starting the car, and even more miles to get the battery fully charged (like driving it all day). You'll spend more money on gas than you would for the price of a battery tender. I volunteer at a very large car museum and all the batteries on the running cars are always rotated and charged on a regular basis. Batteries are being charged every day and when you get them all charged, you start over with the first one. We have several chargers going non-stop 24-7. It is a never ending process. Lead acid batteries thrive from being cycled and they thrive from being topped off.
Same goes for batteries in everything else you use, like cordless tools. I have tools I use and charge every other day and those batteries last longer than the tools I use once every couple months.
Last edited by Steve340; 12/24/11 02:15 PM.
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