Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior OEM Battery

how long did it last you? what could be the cause of it pooping out?

i have jumped my car twice in the last week, and finally got fed up and went to walmart, and had them check out the battery, it was cranking only 63 amps, when it should be cranking some 500 amps... so i got a new battery (40 bucks) and now it cranks fine, ill just have to see, if it holds power, otherwise it might be my alternator... or something else

my still go strong and it's an 2000GTS..could be ur alternator..have that check out..b4 you get stuck somewhere far far far away from home..

i hope not, im driving 100 miles tomarrow

just got me an optima redtop

The battery is green when I checked it, but sometimes my car takes longer to start. I would have to keep the key twisted in the ignition longer. About an extra 3 seconds or so than usual. Is this okay?

150k bout two years for me

Yeah optima kicks butt I got the yellow top and love it car starts up right now but my stock one lasted four years.

yah get an Optima Yellow top can't wait till mine dies

How much are these Optima batteries? Where can you get them, Autozone?

pepboys have a specail for $159 ($109 for redtop) if you trade-in your old battery...

they are like 160 and yes some autozones have them. You want the 34/78 yellow top

CelicaRacer05, each Celica has a different battery in it depending on what model you own (GT or GTS) and what package you have installed (none, Weather / Full) - And also what year your Celica is.

If you have a 2000 Celica GT - then chances are that you are with the shit battery and you may need to replace it.

Go ahead and spend the $60 to $90 for a new battery - you'll not only love the reliability and new found faith - but you might also notice the added power

NOTES: The best mod i ever did was remove the crap stock battery from my celi and replace it with a sears diehard gold

$70.. and self install was done in less than 15 minutes (in sears' parkinglot )

^^^one of those people who install things in the park lot...

that's what I got - it's definitely worth the extra money to get a dependable battery...