Re: [T3] Duralast batteries anyone?

[Richard Green <rlgreen@industryinet.com>]

<x-flowed>I had to put that same battery (47-dl) in my daughters 99 new bettle 
today. It was smaller in size but had more CCA the the OEM battery.
It is a vented battery, made in Mexico (this one anyway) that came with 
a hose to vent it.  Only a 2 year warranty, my daughter wanted a better 
warrnaty, as the OEM was 60 months. The OEM lasted 6 years.

Richard

Jim Adney wrote:

> On 16 Jun 2005 at 13:43, Park, Keith J (Research) wrote:
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> > CU rates these as the best, but autozone says they dont come in the group 42 size.
> > Anyone actually have one in thier Type3?  if so... what is the group number?
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> They appear to sell a size 47 (# 47-DL) for all the late water cooled VWs that 
> I thought took a group 42. I don't know what a group 47 is, but it might be 
> worth looking at.
>
> A little googleing finds that the Duralast batteries are made by Johnson 
> Controls in Milwaukee. I know that they used to make the good Sears Die Hards. 
> I had a friend who worked there decades ago and he told me that they made all 
> sorts of batteries under contract for many labels and that they really did put 
> different part is different quality batteries. At that time (in the mid 70s) 
> the Die Hards were their best and apparently it showed. 
>
> I don't know anything about Johnson Controls in more recent times.
>
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