Exide NorthStar AGM Battery
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Exide NorthStar AGM Battery
I just ordered a nice Exide NorthStar AGM battery for my truck. I'm on my 3rd or 4th battery because of my radio equipment, and I'm done buying cheap Walmart batteries and having cells go bad.
Does anyone have any experience with Glass Mat batteries?
I just shelled out a ton of money on it... but it sure beats replacing my truck's battery every year.
Does anyone have any experience with Glass Mat batteries?
I just shelled out a ton of money on it... but it sure beats replacing my truck's battery every year.
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Where did you order it from ?
I finally need to replace the factory battery in my truck, It is going to start acting hinky here soon.
- Piece of crap... One would think it would last longer than 6 years / 70K miles..
Are there different grp 65 options ( similar to Motorcraft ) or is it a single part number that you ordered ?
I finally need to replace the factory battery in my truck, It is going to start acting hinky here soon.
- Piece of crap... One would think it would last longer than 6 years / 70K miles..
Are there different grp 65 options ( similar to Motorcraft ) or is it a single part number that you ordered ?
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Where did you order it from ?
I finally need to replace the factory battery in my truck, It is going to start acting hinky here soon.
- Piece of crap... One would think it would last longer than 6 years / 70K miles..
Are there different grp 65 options ( similar to Motorcraft ) or is it a single part number that you ordered ?
I finally need to replace the factory battery in my truck, It is going to start acting hinky here soon.
- Piece of crap... One would think it would last longer than 6 years / 70K miles..
Are there different grp 65 options ( similar to Motorcraft ) or is it a single part number that you ordered ?
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Its a Group 65 battery. I ordered mine locally from a family owned battery shop. It came drop shipped from Exide. My battery is only about 1 week old according to the date stamp, which you cannot get no fresher than that. Lol
It is crafted with more precision and it looks rugged. But for the price... I sure hope so.
It is crafted with more precision and it looks rugged. But for the price... I sure hope so.
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Good luck with the Excide.. They're the ones that bought GNB (makers of one of the best batteries ever made) and promptly flushed the quality and started producing CR*P, in the same plant. GNB made Motorcraft batteries for as long as I can remember, hence the reason they held up so well. Ford departed that relationship and went to Johnson Controls, so they may have ended up slightly better than Excide, maybe not. JC makes the largest share of borderline junk batteries now. Somtime in '03 was the end of a truly top quality battery. RIP GNB, but shame on you for abandoning us.
My year old Costco battery (875 CCA) is already sliding down the JC slippery slope and the OEM JC made battery in my wife's '11 camry is already headed in that direction. I load test my batteries every 2-3 months, that's how I know.
We used Excide for a while when I worked in a large Gov. trans. agency but dumped them because of too many problems with them.
My year old Costco battery (875 CCA) is already sliding down the JC slippery slope and the OEM JC made battery in my wife's '11 camry is already headed in that direction. I load test my batteries every 2-3 months, that's how I know.
We used Excide for a while when I worked in a large Gov. trans. agency but dumped them because of too many problems with them.
Last edited by code58; 04-24-2012 at 04:44 AM.