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Brand: Optima
Category: Automotive Parts and Accessories

Buy New: $153.00
as of 9/3/2010 21:42 CDT details



Seller: Blue Grass Battery
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 33 reviews

Shipping Weight (lbs): 35.1
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 10 x 6.7

MPN: 8020-164

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Product Description
Optima 35 RedTop is designed to deliver high power cranking ability even in harsh weather conditions. This battery is great for heavy use by hot rods and off-roaders with its leak-proof, high power, and starting ability. The unique SpiralCell design provides a strong and clean power source, ensuring the safety of you, your family and the environment. The higher reserve capacity gives you a longer shelf-life to give you the power when you need it, where you need it.


Customer Reviews:
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5 out of 5 stars Good Battery, Bad service   March 15, 2008
Anthony Zamparelli (Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful

This is a great battery, however the people at Amazon were giving me much trouble for something that was their own fault. Either way, the battery is with me, although it arrived in a broken box!

Also, This battery DOES fit the Subaru WRX, this is the correct battery (8020-164), although all the other information on this page is incorrect (which I found out after talking with Optima themself)



5 out of 5 stars Got mine locally due to shipping issues...   March 29, 2009
T. Smith (California)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

Because of the issues in the reviews of people getting damaged batteries that neither the shipper, Amazon, or Optima would take care of, I decided to get mine locally. It was about $15 more at Costco than at Amazon but I got it right away and didn't have to worry about any shipping damage. I have terrible luck in getting defective things so I didn't want to risk shipping a 40 pound box around and nobody wanting to pay for it.

My starter now turns over much faster than before. The battery also looks pretty cool under the hood. The red color naturally will make the car go faster too! ; )



5 out of 5 stars No problems here   October 10, 2008
J. Fuller (Kansas City)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I was a little weary of buying this online with the other reviews of broken boxes/batteries. I went ahead and ordered it anyway, knowing that Amazon will not accept returns on this item (if the box is damaged, it's the delivery company's fault anyways).
I got my battery through UPS today, and it looks perfect. The box had it's usual wear, it did travel from KY to KS, but no problems at all.
It was exactly what I wanted, for cheaper than anywhere local could get for me.



5 out of 5 stars 1999 4runner   February 4, 2009
Michael R. Grimes (Oregon)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Excellent battery! Smaller than stock and more CCA's. Nothing negative to say about an Optima. Both my vehicles have the red top and I am very pleased with the performance of these batteries.


5 out of 5 stars Great battery   March 8, 2009
Donald B. Pratt (Portland, OR USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I wasn't sure if it would stack up to my Exide Oribital I was replacing with it, but it does. As a starting battery; it's awesome. It's not a Yellow top, though, so it would be an expensive mistake to buy this battery when you really needed a deep cycle battery. This thing has a ton of starting power and a great reserve capacity. Extremely satisfied with it.

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