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Offline hawthorne

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6v Optima Red Top Battery
« on: May 11, 2010, 02:59:15 PM »
anyone ran a 6v red top in there old vw? ive ran 12v red tops before and loved them, just wondering if anyones had any experiance with the 6v version.

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Re: 6v Optima Red Top Battery
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2010, 05:04:56 PM »
yup, my and uncle lester run em in our dubs, work fantastic
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Re: 6v Optima Red Top Battery
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2010, 09:19:09 AM »
yes, christine has one in her 58 ghia and my 51 split bug has one too. they are the cats ass.. 
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Re: 6v Optima Red Top Battery
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2010, 05:41:03 PM »
yes, christine has one in her 58 ghia and my 51 split bug has one too. they are the cats ass.. 

eh darren, anyplace local stock em?
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Re: 6v Optima Red Top Battery
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2010, 06:58:30 PM »
I picked one up today (on the island) though local auto parts store (jb auto) but interstate battery stocfks them over here now...

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Re: 6v Optima Red Top Battery
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2010, 08:29:14 PM »
yes, christine has one in her 58 ghia and my 51 split bug has one too. they are the cats ass.. 

eh darren, anyplace local stock em?
There's an Optima battery dealer on Bridgeport in ditchmond.

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Re: 6v Optima Red Top Battery
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2010, 11:19:28 PM »
 but interstate batterys in portkells stocks them too.  ;D
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