Recent content by OptimaJim

Phillip, Eos production started in 2006, although I'm not sure if we've been the OE battery the entire time (that was before my time with the company). OE business isn't on my radar much and the volume is so small on that car relative to the rest of our business, it could've been later and I...

Hello, I noticed your conversation involving our products and wanted to offer some assistance. As petehoovie indicated, our 6-volt batteries have gotten slightly taller over the years and you can thank the Volkswagen Eos convertible for that change. Those cars came from the factory with a pair...

Fellas, it's just not worth getting into an argument over. Our batteries are AGM (absorbed glass mat) lead-acid batteries. They can be treated and charged just like a regular flooded lead-acid battery in most situations. Where we see most folks run into issues is when they either confuse them...

I would also be interested in hearing more about cordbob's issues. His claim that our military single-sources batteries from one manufacturer is completely false. I would encourage anyone considering a battery purchase to review the warranty terms & conditions of any battery they are...

Hello, I noticed your conversation involving our products and wanted to offer some clarification on some of the questions and concerns that have been raised. First and foremost, the quality of our products has always been excellent and the batteries we are producing today are the best we have...

That's a good question and fortunately, I don't have an answer for it at this point. I would say if we ever did elect to discontinue a product or size, I would push very hard for us to make an announcement ahead of time, to allow folks to stock up. I don't think there's any concern for scarcity...

I understand that Pete, because I'd like to be able to pick up the phone and order a replacement hood for a '69 Mercury Montego. Unfortunately, there are not enough of those cars on the road or enough demand for their hoods for the aftermarket to make them available like they do for '69...

John, thanks for taking the time to post those photos. That newer battery is fairly old and the other is even older. Our engineering team did confirm a design change was made more than 10 years ago, in conjunction with being the OE battery for the VW Eos. The additional height accommodated the...

My apologies for mis-reading your post Steve. When I read, “I have a 34 Ford script battery with an Optima battery inside the case which is deader than a door nail and Optima doesn't make that size battery anymore” my first thought is that the applications I've seen like that are typically...

Steve, rumors of the discontinuation of our 6-volt batteries are greatly exaggerated. Now, finding one in Canada may be a little trickier, but all our major retail partners should be able to order one for you, if they don't have one in inventory. Jim McIlvaine eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries...

John, thanks for choosing Optima :) I don't have a 6-volt vehicle, but I do use GPS without needing to plug in. I downloaded the free mobile navigation app, Waze and run it on my iPhone. The app does use a lot of battery, but I also have a Mophie case, which gives me several hours on Waze at a...