I am on my third in 10 years. Now this current unit is the sealed type. The first two were not- on average 4 years of useable life. and that's babying the battery-proper storage and trickle charging. Enzo --- On Sun, 7/11/10, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Reproduction Mopar Battery? > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 12:21 PM > > Hi all, > > A fellow was asking me about putting a reproduction Mopar > battery in his ride. These are generally more expensive than > a parts store aftermarket battery. I remember a few years > ago there was a lot of complaints that the reproduction > batteries did not last very long and were therefore way > overpriced. Have they improved? > > Any thoughts? > > Here are some sources I found: > > http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/reba.html (only > 1965?) > > http://www.restorationbattery.com/chryslerproducts.html > > http://shop.turbostart.com/Collector-Car-Series_c2.htm > > > Also, a "topper" cover to use with a aftermarket battery is > here: http://www.batterytoppers.com/products/ > > I thought someone made a "full case" fake repro battery > shell that you put an aftermarket battery in? Can't seem to > find that. > > Thanks, > Gary H. > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >