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Battery suggestions; Radio Code needed 850 '97

posted by  someone claiming to be Billy Dee on  Thu Mar 29 03:58 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Hey all- My batt. is dying on me so can you recommend a replacment that is better than OEM and can I still use that cover for the POSITIVE terminal?? Also, i can't find the card w/radio code; thought I knew it but was wrong, now I'm locked out of my tunes for TWO hours at a time. Other than a trip to the dealer, is there any way to decipher the right code. TIA, BD







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    Re: Battery suggestions-- Found one 850 '97

    posted by  someone claiming to be Billy Dee on  Fri Mar 30 09:45 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    Thanks for the suggestions, all. I settled for an AutoZone Duralast size 48D: $59 + tax(NYC). The good thing about this battery is it has the holes to reuse the terminal cover AND it's about 700cca and 115mins reserve capacity( way more than the stock batt.- which the dealer said costs ~$160). And to top it off, consumer reports rated it(Autozone) excellent in 1999. Oh well, now i can blast my tunes again!! CIAO,BD







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    Re: Battery suggestions; Radio Code needed 850 '97

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray Niblett on  Thu Mar 29 04:40 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    I like Interstate or sears DieHard (Johnson Controls is again

    suppling the DieHard line and they also make Interstate). But,

    you can't use the OEM + terminal cover. On the plus side, the

    car should still start using the same battery 4 years from now :)

    See http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/bg/ for more info and a list

    of all the brands their batteries sell under.

    Others also recommend Delco. I've had Delco in GM products and

    had good luck with Delco batteries, too.







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      Re: Battery suggestions; Radio Code needed 850 '97

      posted by  someone claiming to be Phil Punxsutawney on  Thu Mar 29 06:57 CST 2001 [RELATED]

      Second on the Interstate or DieHard. My car is on it's second Volvo battery. I only have it because it was absolutely FREE!

      -Phil Punxsutawney







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    Re: Radio Code needed--- got it!!! 850 '97

    posted by  someone claiming to be Billy Dee on  Thu Mar 29 04:14 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    got it!






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