i was looking for some light weight batteries, and i came across this thread...

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2353060&page=1

basically stating that the 200 dollar braille batteries can be purchased for 70 dollars.

http://stores.ebay.com/Southern-Battery-Systems

what do you guys think of this?

 

Wow, that looks like a good find. I'm definitely going to check that out when I get home. Thanks for the heads-up!

 

+1

 

up up.

 

That's freakin crazy! I paid $165 for my braille battery! Talk about getting ripped off!

 

which size would we need for a typical nissei braille mini-battery kit?

i'm guessing the ETX14... can anyone confirm that?

 

On the link to the VW site, it was the ETX14

 

ppl go with the 15lbs version... Deka ETX20L POWERSPORTS BATTERY/SEALED-AGM

if you want the 11lbs version... im not sure...

 

Damn good info... on page three appears to be an actual employee of the manufacturing plant...

 

Please reveiw the following facts:

1. The Braille Batteries are rated at 360CCA and are guaranteed for one year with free replacement for that rating. The 350Z requires 360CCA to perform properly, hence a drop in performance from the bettery can leave you stranded. The other battery being mentioned is only rated at 200CCA which is not sufficient to power our cars. Why is this important? Manufacturers will only stand behind what they rate (sometimes they don't event do that). Hence, brand "D" is rated for non-automotive purposes and guarenteed to only perform a minimum of 200CCA for 90 Days. The Braille Battery is rated, tested and guaranteed for 360CCA for 365 Days! Also, brand "D" does not come with auto terminals, automotive application knowledge, nor customer service for our needs.

2. Many of us are educated enough to know that many of our products we purchase are manufactured by larger entities, possibly even overseas. In fact, many of us purchase items at retail locations, where we could possibly by the same product online for less - why? Because we value customer service and experience of the retailer. Same goes for manufacturers. They spend time testing, experimenting and refining a product so that they can offer guarantees of performance to their customer. Often these guarantees are validated by the brand selling the product, not the manufacture of the various pieces that make the product. This costs money and time. This time and risk comes at a cost to both the consumer and the brand selling the item.

Carefully weigh the risks when buying a product that appears to be a better value just because of a lower cost.

To sum it up: is a $50.00 savings (at most) worth the risk of being left with a product that will not work in your vehicle and has no guarantee that it will?

 

deka batteries have to be good because Toyota uses them on all of their fork-lifts. IMO Toyota is the best when it comes to reliability. My family is in the warehousing and trucking business and we have never had a single problem with the batteries in our machines.

 

Braille batteries get my vote...