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DrillinU POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:NY, USA Registered: Sep 2012 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 06:32 PM Looks like I would need a new battery. Any recommendations
catfish POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:scottsdale,az,usa Registered: Jun 2001 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 06:35 PM napa ------------------
BillyC POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Galveston, Texas USA Registered: Nov 2001 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 06:59 PM OPTIMA
Landscape Doctor POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Live Free Or Die State, NH Registered: Aug 2014 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 07:00 PM Optima Red Top. Do not cheap out. Prowler often sits, they are garage queens you know. Need to keep volts up to snuff to keep the PCM happy.
beachcat BANNED From:Ontario, Canada Registered: Jul 2011 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 07:01 PM Optima
robin POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:St Thomas Ontario Canada Registered: Nov 2013 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 07:34 PM Plus use a battery tender.......rob
DrillinU POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:NY, USA Registered: Sep 2012 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 07:46 PM quote: Originally posted by robin: Plus use a battery tender.......rob I wish I could, my garage doesn't have electricity
beachcat BANNED From:Ontario, Canada Registered: Jul 2011 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 07:57 PM Gary, are you sure you need a new battery? 2 1/2 years is not very long for your current battery. A bad ground is common on these cars. Hate buying batteries.
DrillinU POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:NY, USA Registered: Sep 2012 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 08:30 PM That's how long I had the car, and it's the previous owner that had it. And by the looks of it, it looks like it's older then 5yrs. I also was getting on my Viper Application Warning Alerts that battery was low. I though it was their battery on the device, but I was wrong, it was the car's battery that was going down. quote: Originally posted by beachcat: Gary, are you sure you need a new battery? 2 1/2 years is not very long for your current battery. A bad ground is common on these cars. Hate buying batteries.
ProwlerCar Prowler Junkie From:USA Registered: Dec 2012 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 09:28 PM Watch this video, Difference between Red Top, Yellow Top and Blue Top Optima Batteries
phil2237 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:PLACENTIA CALIFORNIA Registered: Feb 2005 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 09:51 PM My yellow Optima battery is now 8 years old, still working great
padroo POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Chesterton, IN, USA Registered: Dec 2010 Admin Use	posted 02-19-2015 10:11 PM I bought my first Optima battery for my Prius. I got it on eBay because it was a lot cheaper than a replacement Toyota battery. It takes a special battery with a vent and as far as I know Optima is the only company that makes a proper replacement.
parts POA Site Supporter and Vendor Prowler Junkie Prowler-Parts.Com Call 248-952-1669 Email Bill at Prowler-Parts.Com From:troy mi. usa Registered: May 2009 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 04:54 AM Go Mopar they last well + looks good in the car OEM Looks like I would need a new battery. Any recommendations [/QUOTE]
DON WIEBER POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Avon, mn, us Registered: Jul 2003 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 06:38 AM I have a sears gel cell. so far it is great. also lots of sears stores around if needed.
golfboy POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Bradenton,Fl.,USA Registered: Jul 2013 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 07:18 AM quote: Originally posted by Landscape Doctor: Optima Red Top. Do not cheap out. Prowler often sits, they are garage queens you know. Need to keep volts up to snuff to keep the PCM happy. Landscape Doctor, SOME are garage queens, mine is NOT! I drive mine almost every day. As for the battery, I have a Duralast and it has lasted quite awhile. Can't complain.
phil2237 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:PLACENTIA CALIFORNIA Registered: Feb 2005 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 08:10 AM quote: Originally posted by DON WIEBER: also lots of sears stores around if needed. Not for long......
DrillinU POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:NY, USA Registered: Sep 2012 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 08:45 AM quote: Originally posted by phil2237: My yellow Optima battery is now 8 years old, still working great Phil, what group size is yours? I called autozone, they said might not fit, there are several Yellow ones.
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA Registered: Jul 2000 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 08:55 AM Our OEM Battery went dead within a few years(purchased Prowler new April 1999). I have had excellent luck with Sears batteries. I am only on my second one. That said who knows what the fate of Sears is going to be. Just these past few years I have started using a battery tender.
Landscape Doctor POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Live Free Or Die State, NH Registered: Aug 2014 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 09:49 AM quote: Originally posted by golfboy: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Landscape Doctor: [B]Optima Red Top. Do not cheap out. Prowler often sits, they are garage queens you know. Need to keep volts up to snuff to keep the PCM happy. Landscape Doctor, SOME are garage queens, mine is NOT! I drive mine almost every day. As for the battery, I have a Duralast and it has lasted quite awhile. Can't complain. [/B][/QUOTE] I am with ya. Plan on driving mine till my foot and leg falls off. Duralast is what I use in my trucks and they have been fine. I think for the folks that do not use there Prowler often or put in storage, the Opima is a better battery for that application. If you drive it on a regular basis throughout the year, the Duralast is ok because you are constantly keeping an eye on it.
Landscape Doctor POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Live Free Or Die State, NH Registered: Aug 2014 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 09:54 AM quote: Originally posted by BeWare: Our OEM Battery went dead within a few years(purchased Prowler new April 1999). I have had excellent luck with Sears batteries. I am only on my second one. That said who knows what the fate of Sears is going to be. Just these past few years I have started using a battery tender. Sam's Club sells Diehard Batteries. I think that is what Sears sells or do they have a Sears brand name battery also?
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA Registered: Jul 2000 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 10:15 AM quote: Originally posted by Landscape Doctor: Sam's Club sells Diehard Batteries. I think that is what Sears sells or do they have a Sears brand name battery also? The ones I have been using are DieHard. This is the battery tender that I have been using for the past couple years. Currently on sale at Northern Tools for $24.99. (half price) http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200332201_200332201 BatteryMINDer Charger/Maintainer/Desulfator Product Summary The BatteryMINDER Plus is a 3-mode maintenance charger/desulfator that extends performance and life of all types and sizes of 12 Volt lead acid batteries, including all starter, deep cycle, maintenance-free, sealed AGM, gelled or dry-type batteries, regardless of size or make. The Model 12117 automatically dissolves harmful power-robbing sulfation using safe, low voltage, patented high-frequency pulse technology. UL listed. This message has been edited by BeWare on 02-20-2015 at 10:22 AM
Landscape Doctor POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Live Free Or Die State, NH Registered: Aug 2014 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 10:41 AM I have been using Schumacher battery tenders for years and have had good luck with them. I have 11 of them. Maybe that is why my electric bill is so high.
lionberger POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Grosse Ile, MI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 11:38 AM My original Mopar battery that came with my '97 lasted 13 years and I only replaced it because I felt I was pushing my luck. Always use a good quality battery tender, always. ------------------ This message has been edited by lionberger on 02-20-2015 at 11:39 AM
YELLER CAT POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:FLORIDA, USA Registered: Jun 2012 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 12:23 PM Replaced the OEM battery last year after 13 years and went with a Duralast AutoZone carries.
padroo POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Chesterton, IN, USA Registered: Dec 2010 Admin Use	posted 02-20-2015 03:22 PM I personally am not stuck on a brand of most things including batteries. I do buy the better battery because of cold cranking amps etc. from any company. I like Walmart batteries not because of the battery but because they treated me good once while I was on a trip with my Grand Marquis, it hesitated to start and I was 400 miles from home and they changed it out for me without any paperwork and gave me another 3 year warranty. There are plenty of Walmarts around if I ever have a problem again. Most batteries are made by just a few manufacturers anyway but this doesn't mean some aren't better than the others.

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