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OPTIMA › Battery

Frankenbeans 3 Jan 2020, 22:45

Rating 5.0

2007 EOS VR6 6 volt Optima battery replacement Just following up to help out anybody else grappling with this expensive battery situation. I bought two of the red top Optima 8010-044 batteries on Amazon for $189 each and replaced the absurd $$$ yellow ones with no problems whatsoever. All I did was buy a battery charger and hooked it up to the jump points under the hood before disconnecting the old batteries, it was enough to retain all settings. To sum up, don't worry, it's a super simple operation that in no way requires an expensive trip to VW service. I will update if any problems arise as it's only been about a week as of this writing.

Pros: super simple operation

Cons: expensive battery situation

Vehicle: Volkswagen Eos

Part number: 8010-044

OPTIMA › Battery

dborsche 27 Dec 2019, 18:01

Rating 5.0

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I bought a red top and have had no problems!! Can run the radio with the car off. Car can sit for weeks with no problems starting. Worth every penny

Pros: no problems, reliable starting

Vehicle: Subaru

OPTIMA › Battery

wrex1816 26 Dec 2019, 18:10

Rating 5.0

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I got the yellow top but it was worth every cent fwiw. Swapped to a yellow and feel like I could start first time every time in the tundra.

Pros: reliable starting, worth cost

Deka › Battery

ridefst 19 Dec 2019, 13:40

Rating 5.0

I've always been a fan of Deka batteries, their ETX15 should be the correct battery.

Pros: good batteries

Part number: ETX15

YUASA › Battery

seathru 19 Dec 2019, 13:35

Rating 5.0

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Yuasa YTX14AH-BS is the OEM high capacity battery. I don't think there is a better one you can buy, even spending more money.

Pros: high capacity battery

Part number: YTX14AH-BS

OPTIMA › Battery

Vegeta Gti 31 Oct 2019, 10:12

Rating 5.0

My yellow top in my mk1 is 8 years old. My yellow ro in my R is 7 months old. They're great.

Pros: They're great

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OPTIMA › Battery

ForTheMission 15 Oct 2019, 15:43

Rating 4.0

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I installed an Optima Yellowtop D35. The D35 is shorter than the Q85, but the terminal cover provided by Optima doubles as a base to increase the batteries height. Great design Optima! Immediately after installing the battery, the "Battery Management System Malfunction" message still displayed. Finally after leaving the car overnight, the message went away on its own. The i-ELOOP system is now functioning as normal.

Pros: great design, i-ELOOP system functioning

Cons: shorter than Q85, initial error message, lost settings

Vehicle: Mazda 6

OPTIMA › Battery

zacmo 25 Jul 2019, 06:47

Rating 2.5

The yellow top is what I have in my car and there is one issue I have with it, the amp hour rating. The yellow top is only 38a/h where the OEM is about 45a/h. This will lead to the inverter using a lot of energy charging the 12v battery and decrease fuel efficiency.

Cons: low amp hour rating, decreased fuel efficiency

Vehicle: Toyota Prius