2002 mazda protege car battery at costco
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2002 MAZDA PROTEGE CAR BATTERY AT COSTCO INSTALL
Makes you wonder what they do to people's cars to make it fit when they're actually paid to install it Going to try to return the crappy tire one today, and give them hell for suggesting it in the first place. Not the best batteries on the market I guess but the first one lasted me 7-8 years, so I'm not too worried about it. I ended up just going with a Mazda replacement. Had no idea that was an issue when purchasing it. batteries should have one set of posts only, not both! If you see top and side posts, move along, DO NOT BUY IT!!! A true group 26R, 35, or 24F battery (all officially approved sizes for our cars) will have top posts ONLY with a right hand side positive post (closest to you when viewed lengthwise) I wonder how they even comply with the BCI battery standards because they really don't to me. I want to shoot the people who think it's a good idea to sell hybrid sized batteries. definitely take it back! it's not worth messing with it! the fitment issues with these suck ass! I had an expensive Exide Orbital group 35/75 battery (they only make hybrid sizes of group 35/75 and 24F/78) and it never really fitted right nor hold down right in my Protege's battery tray. go get a kirkland battery from costco, best bang for the buckĮDIT: just looked at the crappy tire link again. I'd take it back and get a group 24F, but not the one from Mazda. battery not tall enough, side posts (that's what a group 75 uses) interfering with the battery box, etc if it's not even close, it's not a group 35! some brands are cheap and try to make a hybrid group 35 / 75, which causes all sorts of fitment issues. not sure how much of a difference that's going to make in the -38 weather Ottawa has been having these days if it's a real group 35, it should fit perfectly. It's only 550 cold cranking amps though as opposed to 690 in the motomaster one. my dad is a mechanic and I know if he ever saw me do that he'd flip out lol I don't know how I feel about using cardboard either haha. which is why he used wood under his and said it should be fine with mine too. I need a little bit of room in the box to hide a lot of those hahaĪre you talking about the plastic thing that came with the red top? I know Gab mentioned that to me but plastic doesn't seem safe. How snug are we talking exactly? I'm just asking because I have a lot of wires going to my subs, HIDs etc. It is a group 35, which is weird it's so tiny. not sure how much of a difference that's going to make in the -38 weather Ottawa has been having these days had I known they were that inexpensive I would have gone that route in the first place. I just found out they're only $89 at my dealership.
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I'm thinking I'll return it if I can and buy a Mazda one maybe. I just called CT and they gave me a bit of grief saying they don't usually do returns on batteries but *might* make an exception depending on the condition of the battery. I know the Optima Red Tops do.Are you talking about the plastic thing that came with the red top? I know Gab mentioned that to me but plastic doesn't seem safe.
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Some batteries require a riser to sit in the Mazda3 battery tray.