Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[Fosscore]

id blame BBT for that

Lol which means I have to inadvertently blame ahem you for being my original supplier of the AutoCal...lol

 

[randeez]

all sales final...no implied or expressed warranties

 

[PG01]

Bought a battery from autozone for my honda. Full 2 year replacement warranty, they have 3 and 4 yr too i think. Not a bad battery. Imo all the same.

 

[PG01]

Well that's a first for me

I've def never seen that happen before.

Top and side terminals have come off on me..

 

[Tonyrodz]

Top and side terminals have come off on me..

You have that goomba strength!

 

[73impala]

I run red top optimas in the silverado, got them cheap on summit.

 

[randeez]

agm batteries are alot nicer, warranty on the lead acid is hard to beat tho

I have a mb sprinter that never gets driven, it takes this oddball group 49 battery napa carries it. i keep it on a battery tender most of the time but it still dies every other year it seems like. napa does free replacement for 24 months and pro-rates it out to 60 months i think.

 

[Fosscore]

all sales final...no implied or expressed warranties

Lol

You have that goomba strength!

0% goomba haha

I run red top optimas in the silverado, got them cheap on summit.

No time to wait. Has to be local tomorrow. The Tahoe is blocked in by the Suburban.

 

[adventurenali92]

Yeah never seen that happen to a battery.... that’s a battery. I’ve never had any issues running with whatever the brand NAPA and Carquest carry.

 

[07Burb]

I buy my batteries from O’Reilly and get the super start extreme with a 3 year full replacement warranty assuming you plan on keeping the vehicle long term

 

[Fosscore]

Thx for all the input and good discussion regarding batteries.

I went with a Champion H6-760 AGM battery from Pep Boys.

25% off the battery ($47.50 discount) a $100 gift card that was set aside for truck parts and out the door for $53.37 with a 4 year warranty.

Dropped it back in the tray, had the cables all cleaned and ready to clamp on. Threw on a fresh set of battery post felt pads and added some Super Lube Dielectric Grease for good measure since we had some in the tool box.

Job done and the wife's DD is back in business.

 

[Fosscore]

While I had the fender brace off to replace the battery, I gave it a sand and fresh coat of paint. I also drilled a drain hole at the bottom of the brace (my NBS has 2 drain holes pre-drilled in the fender brace), so that the water can drain out and not sit there and rust out the brace like you see in the first picture.

 

[07Burb]

Thx for all the input and good discussion regarding batteries.

I went with a Champion H6-760 AGM battery from Pep Boys.

25% off the battery ($47.50 discount) a $100 gift card that was set aside for truck parts and out the door for $53.37 with a 4 year warranty.

Dropped it back in the tray, had the cables all cleaned and ready to clamp on. Threw on a fresh set of battery post felt pads and added some Super Lube Dielectric Grease for good measure since we had some in the tool box.

Job done and the wife's DD is back in business.

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In case you didn't know. DON'T OPEN THE BATTERY. Know how I know? The top of the battery said so

 

[Fosscore]

In case you didn't know. DON'T OPEN THE BATTERY. Know how I know? The top of the battery said so

 

[swathdiver]

I went with a Champion H6-760 AGM battery from Pep Boys.

What happened with the 42 month free replacement warranty on the other battery?

 

[Fosscore]

What happened with the 42 month free replacement warranty on the other battery?

I spoke to my mechanic friend. We determined it was likely OEM from 2013 and trying to chase down and hope that someone would take it in on warranty without any proof of purchase, etc...

I just went the quickest route to get it back up and running for the wife.

 

[swathdiver]

I spoke to my mechanic friend. We determined it was likely OEM from 2013 and trying to chase down and hope that someone would take it in on warranty without any proof of purchase, etc...

I just went the quickest route to get it back up and running for the wife.

Yeah, not worth it. 5 years in Florida's heat, not bad!

 

[randeez]

While I had the fender brace off to replace the battery, I gave it a sand and fresh coat of paint. I also drilled a drain hole at the bottom of the brace (my NBS has 2 drain holes pre-drilled in the fender brace), so that the water can drain out and not sit there and rust out the brace like you see in the first picture.

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gd foss... every time you touch something it has to go back in perfect, I love it

 

[HiHoeSilver]

In case you didn't know. DON'T OPEN THE BATTERY. Know how I know? The top of the battery said so

It also says keep out of reach of children, yet Foss is playing with it.

 

[07Burb]

It also says keep out of reach of children, yet Foss is playing with it.

I bet he's the type to rip the tag off his mattress too