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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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any suggestions? I have been told to go with the Optima and I did have one in my Grand Prix but just wanted to get some opinions.
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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Get the Yellow Top Optima. It's a great battery, especially if you have a large stereo.
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 07:44 PM
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I went with a red top (no big system here)
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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im tryin to find the right model optima battery for our cars.. i gonna get a yellow top but all the sites ive seen are showing to posts on opposite sides... from what i have seen we need the 34/78 yellow top but again terminals are wrong side
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Originally Posted by SVC707
im tryin to find the right model optima battery for our cars.. i gonna get a yellow top but all the sites ive seen are showing to posts on opposite sides... from what i have seen we need the 34/78 yellow top but again terminals are wrong side
The Yellow Top i've got has both side posts like the stock battery, and top posts. There are no problems with using the side posts for your factory engine wires, then the top posts for accesories. My part # is: D34/78-950 if that helps.

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ok my bad i was looking at it wrong... i opened the hood
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