Recommendations for a Replacement Battery
Romcjr
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 788
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From: Waller,TX.
The 5 year replacement is the best in the industry, not like you will need it. I have posted several times on these. I have installed hundreds of these in outlr fleet trucks and have a pair in my personal truck and they are over 8 years old and still test 80% and have been in 3 trucks.
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2020
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I used to run them when they were basically an Odyssey battery, I'm not sure about this recent reincarnation though.
Post Fiend
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 19,311
Likes: 97
From: Waterloo, Iowa
Thanks guys for the X2 suggestion! Just placed an order online and will be picking the battery up later today. Fortunately I have a Batteries+ store not too far from where I live. The passenger side battery was bad, had only 9.6V and 7 CCA left, even though I had recharged it.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 26,007
Likes: 575
From: Brentwood,CA
Ship sailed in 2013 for those. They were Odyssey batteries in a grey case. Now they are just a name on a Exide battery.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 26,007
Likes: 575
From: Brentwood,CA
Thanks guys for the X2 suggestion! Just placed an order online and will be picking the battery up later today. Fortunately I have a Batteries+ store not too far from where I live. The passenger side battery was bad, had only 9.6V and 7 CCA left, even though I had recharged it.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 202
Likes: 44
From: Extreme Northwest, Pa.
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Fleet Owner
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Brentwood,CA
The DieHard brand is made by Clarios under contract with AAP who purchased the DieHard name in 2019 AAP is not a manufacturer. The old DieHard Platinum batteries from 2008-2013 were 100% Odyssey in a different color case and made by EnerSys.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,937
Likes: 1,221
From: Southern Crescent
If your budget is anything like mine the premium batteries from NAPA and Auto Zone have done well for me for 25 years or so. Never had a NAPA battery fail under warranty. Did have an Auto Zone die under warranty. Swapped it right out, no receipt, no questions and didn't even test it.
