Reply With QuoteThey're up to $120??? I bought mine at O'Reilly for $80 a few years ago...
Not sure what the going rate is, but you might look into an Optima battery. They're Miata-friendly (some kind of gel cell) with a really good warranty to boot.
WTB TCB Miata Battery
Anyone have an extra agm miata battery laying around that they want to let go of cheap? Mine is dead and the thought of spending $120 w/ tax at O'reilies is making my butt pucker.......
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They're up to $120??? I bought mine at O'Reilly for $80 a few years ago...
Not sure what the going rate is, but you might look into an Optima battery. They're Miata-friendly (some kind of gel cell) with a really good warranty to boot.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
FWIW - I think this is still the TCB champ on a new AGM Battery - http://www.staabbattery.com/category...Batteries.html
Thanks POS... Between the new house, and the new wife, my wallet needs all the TCB hints it can get.
Will be $99 shipped from them.... How reliable are they as far as quality? If the oreilies battery fails, ican take it tothem an bitch, but if a mail order battery fails i'm kinda SOL.....
I just realised why my miata batter is dead. I last drove the car May 5th.... It has been parked in the parents garage through me remodeling the new house and moving......
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rick- i used to have an optima battery, and loved it. however, lately I've heard of a lot of people having problems with them......
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Have you put it on a low amp charger for an extended period (24 hours+)? That may bring it back.
I put the Stabb Battery in my wife's Miata and it has done a fine job.
+1. My battery ran down a while back. Hooked up a cheap HF trickle charger and it brought it back from the dead.Originally Posted by POS Racing
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may have to make a trip to HF on thursday..... probably need a tricklecharger anyways.....
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I have one you can borrow/keep if I can find it. It's somewhere in my folks' garage...
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
rick-- if you can come up with it, great... if not i have a HF coupon for $4.99, and i need a garage threshold strip from there anyways.......
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I'll go look for it on Saturday unless I end up over there sooner.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
mk, i'll let you know... i may be headed to HF in the morning, need anything?
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ITS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The HF trickle charger did the job in 24 hours. $4.99 beats $120+ ...... hopefully the battery lasts.
Now I just need to go to TDR next week to get my top looked at......
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I plan to drop by Thursday after we head to the Mazda Dealership for Sara's car
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