Oilburner
2004 2500 140"cargo l/r x 2
View attachment 113744I was today at HD and I saw this battery. I have also Exide from HD, 2 years or so.
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--dick
Bob:Please don't put that garbage battery in your Sprinter.
Just a vocal advocate of what I believe to optimal for my fellow Sprinter brother and sisters.Bob:
Not disagreeing but curious what makes you speak so strongly
So just to be clear, this is not an informed opinion based on the specific strengths and weakness of the product mentionedEvery time I've bought an aftermarket battery, it never fit precisely. I just don't enjoy doing things twice. And, I just scared to death a battery, other than genuine, may upset the finicky electrics. .
Not specific product mentioned, aftermarket batteries in general. Twice burned, nuff for me.So just to be clear, this is not an informed opinion based on the specific strengths and weakness of the product mentioned
I was going to get this HD battery initially but they did not have it in my local store.Just a vocal advocate of what I believe to optimal for my fellow Sprinter brother and sisters.
Every time I've bought an aftermarket battery, it never fit precisely. I just don't enjoy doing things twice. And, I just scared to death a battery, other than genuine, may upset the finicky electrics. Especially when I hear the battery needs to adapted.
Might not be a big deal on T1N's.
The bitterness of poor-quality will linger long after the sweetness of the low-price is forgotten.
I have to ponder, how many times it's only a simple ground issue, but people are charged for expensive parts and labor that are never installed?I was going to get this HD battery initially but they did not have it in my local store.
I replaced my battery with a group 49 Gold AutoCraft battery from Advanced Auto Parts. Fit fine with the brackets/battery connections. No problems thus far - but worth noting I have a T1N. They also included a little terminal corrosion prevention kit -- installed it because why not. Took the time to clean up the grounds just above the - terminal with a wire brush too. It actually fixed an issue I've been having with my backup camera where the colors have been inverted. I thought it was a bad connection on the camera's end -- ended up being a bad ground on the battery.
The HD battery is Frito’s fourth, and his third “aftermarket”, battery. All have performed identically under similar operating conditions.Not specific product mentioned, aftermarket batteries in general.