batteries Q.

[GOT MUD]

It looks as though the battery in the patrol has died.What i was wondering is what and where people have found the best prices for them,as ive found that there is big price differances between brands etc.And if its any help iam in south-east Qld so i assume shops and the like would be different

cheers

[Chucky]

I've found that the excide factory outlet at Carol Park to have very good prices, with full factory warrenty.
The only problem is that the types of batteries they have available change from week to week so its a case of see whats there.
I've bought both a deep cycle and a cranking battery. The H/D cranking battery for my 80 cost $65. That was a year ago and it's still going strong.

The factory is on Cobalt st Carole Park

[Ruffy]

A/C Delco. Best value for money battery.
You can better batteries and you can get cheaper batteries but you can't get better batteries cheaper.
Short of spending big bikkies on an oddessy or similar then get an A/C delco.

[finners]

I sold and used Century for twelve years without an ounce of a problem plus they come with a nationwide warranty.

Bit pricey though.

Remember you get what you pay for.

From memory around $120 for a 13 plater for a petrol, $150 for a 15 plater for a diesel and around $190 for a 17 plate 4wd battery.

Not sure if that's in your price range or if they are available in your immediate area.

But hey if you can pick up a suitable Exide for around $65 I'd jump at it coz I've sold Exide in one of my previous jobs and we used to sell shit loads to the mines and mines don't mess around with crap.

Once upon a time only Exide and Century batteries were standards approved for mines and defence contracts. But a that was a while ago now and there are a lot more brands around now.

As for AC Delco I haven't had anything to do with, but they are big in the US of A and do a lot of genuine and aftermarket products here and overseas, so they should be reputable.

As for me I'll stick with what i've know and thats Century.

But hey it's just my opinion

And like assholes, everyones got one

[4runner2.8]

Stay away from willow batterys, i had 3 replaced under warrenty in my old car.

before the willow issues it had a century and worked like a dream untill it died of old age. so when the battery died in my 80 series i got a century overlander 4wd battery and so far its worked like a fultlesly. and one thing with batterys you do get what you pay for. i brought a $50 special and it only just out lasted its 6 month warrenty.

[InSanE]

we sell excide batterys they are great they have a 3 year warranty and there main 4wd starting battery is 600cca and they all test over 750cca with our battery tester and we sell them for around the $140 mark

[GUJohnno]

Where abouts do you work?

[bastard]

bottom of moss street slacks creek,ive delt with them from fridges to batteries, winches and anything else electrical,i think they are called logan solar and rv,they are opposite tjm,they are family owned and operated and there after service is fantastic.

[Pinball]

The factory on cobalt st at carol park is the century yuasa factory,

take the third entrance from wacol industrial estate end to access the onsite outlet.

i'll back 'em, love their marine batteries in the suzi, case is tuff enough too, no cracks after my tumble at cityview the other week and run em ragged around the mines near isa and gas fields round roma.

Spock

[azzad]

Got 2 exide xetremes, there AGM (glass matt) batteries had them for a few years and there great, no probs at all and were around the $100 mark from memory.