Factory battery poll

[SGT.BATGUANO]

Who's still running a factory battery? And what brand?

Me ..........Yuasa

[Panther_Black_VX]

Just bought a 'Diehard' from Sears 3 weeks ago. The factory one gave up the ghost. Can't remember what it was...

[SPAZZ]

if it is a factory battery, then isn't it the factory battery...or are you trying to ask if more than one type was ever distri
buted???

[mjd709]

I just replaced mine this past Saturday. The factory brand was a Panasonic

[Tone]

Changed to an Optima the day I got the VX...

[MZ-N10]

a honda battery.....

[JAFO]

My factory battery was corroding everything. So I had the battery tray replaced and switch to a red top Optima. Not a problem since.

[ISCE]

The factory battery was a Panasonic, and died a few months after I bought the VX.

[Cobrajet]

Mine had a Furukawa Hi Dash. (Yeah, I never heard of them either.) It just died last week. Replaced with a Diehard.

[SGT.BATGUANO]

Well, I Guess I'm trying to see if more than 1 type was distributed as my Yuasa Has a sticker on it that says:

Distr. by American Isuzu Motors

Whittier Ca.


And, when they warrantied my battery in the Ebony, they replaced it with a Delco. That was from M'lady Isuzu In Cary, Illinois.

That dealer sold about the last 100 or more of the final, new 2001 models, that were available in the country.

[Moncha]

Most came with a Panasonic brand battery, the two I owned (Still have one) did. Mine just gave up due to a shorted cell (5 years) and I replaced it with an Optima red top.

[VX crazy]

Mine also came with the Panasonic, but I replaced it with a Optima Red Top after when the Panasonic battery was about 2 1/2 yrs old, started to lag when trying to start it so I replaced before it totally died.

[SPAZZ]

mine came with some Japanese named brand, but didn't last long. One of my ex girlfriends, didn't listen when I said never touch or place anything on the battery. My VX was in the dealers shop for a month and a half so I kept the battery so it wouldn't dry rot. So, she placed a popcorn tin directly on top completing the positive and negetive terminals...sparks went flying... she arc welded and melted a whole in the tin, turning a space black the size of a softball and the terminals were melted and mishapen beyond reconition.

So, she bought me an Optima Redtop(the lower power one) which I replaced for the higher powered one and use for the starting battery. Then I placed a Yellow Top in place of the air box to run the winch, audio amp, air compressor and rock lights.

[1CROSS]

Mine has an Isuzu battery.I don't know if it's the original one or not.

[SGT.BATGUANO]

Mine has an Isuzu battery.I don't know if it's the original one or not.

So, Isuzu is stamped or cast into the battery case?

I'd like to see a pic of that.

[johnnyapollo]

Mine died at around 3 years - Japanese brand (don't remember what it was off-hand) - been running a red-top optima since.

-- John

[BuffArchitect]

Stock battery here on my 99 Vehicross. Aside from my recent phantom horn problem, the battery seems fine. Started everyday in Chicago and now New Jersey. Of course, Chicago was a heated garage. How long will the stock battery last?

[Chopper]

Mine has a big honking ISUZU sticker on it. In the bottom corner, in tiny print, it says manufactured for American Isuzu...doesn't say manufactured by who-whom. Works just fine, thank you . When it dies, there will be a red top in that space.