DAZZ758

I think my battery is about to go belly up. Everything has been flickering really bad. My stereo system really did her in. Any suggestions on a good brand and how much cranking amps should I look for?

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99 Dark Emerald Pearl 3.2, Piaa 1400x,Factory Underbody, 2 12" Punch Competition,Burlwood Shift Knob & Instrument Cluster,DynoMat trunk kit,AEM CAI

Soon to have 18's, Comptech Springs,& Inspire Tails

Shoofin

Check the Alternator.
Ed

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'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...

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DAZZ758

Sorry, but when it comes to the insides of a car, I'm pretty much clueless. Do u think that the alternator needs to be replaced and what else can I do to prevent this from happening again? Thanks for your reply

Shoofin

Check your alternator!
Ed

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Acura-TL.com - Forum Moderator

'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...

Pics of my TL
Pics of my Miata! Wadya think?

AcuraTL

If you want the best battery, the Optima, they provide 800 cold cranking amperage. They will last forever too and it is a dry cell battery.

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1999 Silver with factory body kit, spoiler and burlwood instrument cluster and shift knob. Joshua Tree Wood dash kit. Hella air horns. Tint all around. Razo competition pedals. MOMO Sport 18"X7.5" with 225/40ZR Pirelli P7000SS. Weapon-R intake. Comptech springs, exhaust and headers. Inspire Tailights, homemade ram-air and Polarg M-12 front turn signals. Comptech front and rear sway bar. Axxis Metal Master front and rear pads.

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NEW: '01 Acura MDX Silver Premium

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Acura3200

Get Stiffening caps if you don't have them already. I built a 1200 watt, 156db system in my Talon with a stock battery and alternator. I had (2) 1 Farad caps in the car and the lights never even flickered when the bass hit, and let me tell you, that $hit hit HARD!

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2000 Acura 3.2 TL w/ Navigation
Satin Silver / Ebony Interior
Factory Spoiler; CD Changer; Burlwood Shifter
20% Tint, No Mods- Just Insanely Clean (Well, Not This Month)
My TL Gallery - My Gas Mileage

haha98

Optima is the best hands down...
but check all your grounds
then buy some capacitors
then check the alternator...

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1996 2.5 TL Dark Green
HKS Powerflow, HKS Fuel Pressure Regulator, Sebring Exhaust, Jacobs Pro Street, Apex-i AFC, Jet ECU, Powerslot Rotors, Axxis Metal Master Pads, PIAA 1100x, Clarion 9255, Tube Driver Amps, Boston Pro 10's (2) , CD Technologies 6-4-2, Clarion MVA6491 (3), Valentine 1, Cliford Avant Guard 4, Monster Capacitors (2), Jacobs Accuvolt, Trunk, Underdash and Underbody Neons
No nav yet but soon!!!

Guest

Optima is the best. Five years in my old Toyota with no problems. Before I got the Optima battery I went thru three battery's and three Alternators. One thing to look for is a bad ground wire. I put a number 4 gauge ground wire from the battery to the frame and it made a big difference when the stereo was cranking.

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00TL Gold Nav&Wing
91 Honda Lawnmower with custom Beer holder.

matt00tl

i running w/ an optima yellow top. no problems yet. i have 2 lighting audio 1 fared caps. i took them out because it takes to long for them to charge, and you get spikes of current blowing through your stereo. not good, i blew 4 sets of diamond audio hex components because of the caps.

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00 tl silver, navi, factory kit, wing, comptech springs, exhaust,weapon R intake,18 in. enkei spider 1's, and a full system upgrade,alarm bulbs,inspire tailights yada,yada,yada,and mugen grille on the way...

DAZZ758

Thanks for everyones reply. I just got a Optima red top. That should last till I get my new ride. Thanks again for the suggestions.

silk

What's an Optima??? Can I get it up here in Canada, eh?

socal28

Isn't Optima batteries expensive???
What the price range on those? Yellow or Red tops.

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1999 Dark Emerald Pearl TL w/ nav
Factory underbody kit and rear spoiler.
Comptech springs, sways, headers and exhaust.
RS Akimoto Funnel Ram III Intake.
18x7.5 +48 5Zigen Heidfeld wheels with 225/40ZR18 Nitto NT-555 tires.
Inspire Tail-lights with Polarg M-23 P8711R signal bulbs.
DEI Viper 550ESP Alarm
http://home.socal.rr.com/tada/socal28TL.htm

DAZZ758

I paid $144 for the red top. It's at 800 cranking amps.



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99 Dark Emerald Pearl 3.2, Piaa 1400x,Factory Underbody, 2 12" Punch Competition,Burlwood Shift Knob & Instrument Cluster,DynoMat trunk kit,AEM CAI

Soon to have 18's, Comptech Springs,& Inspire Tails

TLon19s

http://www.optimabatteries.com/

TLon19s

Im running a Optima yellow top. It holds a really strong charge. Ran my dvd player and system at a car show last year for 4 hours and it started right up.