07-12-2020, 11:56 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2011 Camaro SS ls3 Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Ma
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Battery time!!!
well original battery in my 2011 SS
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07-12-2020, 12:22 PM | #2 |
Just replaced mine also, still good, but I thought it was time. 10 years. IMO replace with the exact same battery. Why not?
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07-12-2020, 01:23 PM | #3 |
Fast Cars and Old Guitars
Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: N. CA
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You guys with still-working 10 year old batteries are killing me. I have lived through the winters in Ohio and the moderate climate of CA and have NEVER had a battery last 10 years. Over the course of 46 years and dozens of vehicles.
And my OE battery in my Camaro - in CA, lasted two!
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07-12-2020, 01:30 PM | #4 |
Drives: '10 Camaro SS,Jeep Commander Hemi Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cicero,NY
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Battery
My battery was in my car 9 yrs with no problem,still strong,I always put the car away for the winter w/a trickle charger on the battery.I went with an orginal equipment battery because I had such good luck with it.
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07-12-2020, 01:30 PM | #5 |
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Come to think of it, I just spent a fortune on a brand new pontoon boat That battery? Lasted 3 DAYS!’Much better on the 2nd one. I must be doing it wrong.
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07-12-2020, 01:56 PM | #6 | |
Drives: 2011 Camaro SS ls3 Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Ma
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Quote:
Longest lasting Battery I have ever had! |
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07-12-2020, 02:25 PM | #7 |
Drives: 2011 Synergy Green 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Dartmouth, MA
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Mines still going strong too
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07-12-2020, 04:41 PM | #8 |
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I replaced my OEM battery with an OEM battery. Why not?
It was still starting the car, but I began having occasion stabiliti-trak warnings, and the charging voltage never went down, even on long trips. New battery, problem solved. BTW, like Z2880, I live in Massachusetts so my car is hibernating on a tender 6 months out of the year. Last edited by Rock-It Man; 07-12-2020 at 09:37 PM. |
07-12-2020, 05:13 PM | #9 |
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The fact my battery is in the trunk and not under the hood helps with longevity. No freezing temps.
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07-12-2020, 05:13 PM | #10 |
Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016
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replaced mine after 3 years and 6 months.dealer said it was going bad so i bought one at a parts store and put it in,saved about 100 bucks.
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07-12-2020, 05:31 PM | #11 |
Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011
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Still rocking the OEM battery.
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07-12-2020, 07:04 PM | #12 |
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Yep, replaced my OEM with an OEM last November.
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07-12-2020, 07:28 PM | #13 |
Drives: 2014 Camaro RS 2LT convertible Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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For years I would go through a battery per year on my motorcycle. Finally bought a Tender, and batteries lasted 5+ years even with winter storage. Easy lesson to learn. Now I will be looking for a Tender for the Camaro, and an easy way to connect in between permagrin drives.
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07-12-2020, 09:19 PM | #14 |
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Drives: 2012 2SS INFERNO ORANGE Join Date: Apr 2015
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myoriginal is 100% perfect...inteligent charger says so..
when mine goes out it'll be replaced with the stock battery |
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