optima yellow top

**06PONTGP** · 05-13-2012

so currently having a debate with a friend of mine and he is telling my that i shouldnt run a yellow top because optima fitment guide doesnt say that they have one for your cars 04-08 gp but i am trying to tell him the d34/78 will be fine.....looking for some support lol

**Alix0r** · 05-13-2012

Ya it will be fine as long as the cold crank and power is sufficient enough...

Edited: i had a brain fart i have the yellow not the red lol yellow is the one you want

**cerick08GP** · 05-13-2012

IIRC yellow tops are technically dual purpose if you read the fine print. Regardless of that in practice a yellow top will start your car. Some words of wisdom, buy this from an authorized dealer. Optima has a really bad rep out there ATM, and you can basically kiss any warranty away if you don’t jump through their hoops in perfect order without touching the burning rings.

**gmman64** · 05-13-2012

Yellow tops fine buy from advance and get a warranty...had to swap mine after 4 months and this was a battery that was sitting on my desk at that time waiting on various parts. had to bring it to charge...a week later same thing ended up getting a new one after telling them I wasn't goin to come back after its done charging (takes like 8 hrs according to advance worker). This was a red top fyi

**06PONTGP** · 05-15-2012

Originally Posted by Alix0r

Ya it will be fine as long as the cold crank and power is sufficient enough...but if you have a semi powerful system you should be running a red top not a yellow top..fwi

y? the yellow top is a deep cell the red top is not

**stealthee** · 05-15-2012

Originally Posted by 06PONTGP

so currently having a debate with a friend of mine and he is telling my that i shouldnt run a yellow top because optima fitment guide doesnt say that they have one for your cars 04-08 gp but i am trying to tell him the d34/78 will be fine.....looking for some support lol

Your friend is an idiot. Don't ever listen to him. Just because Optima doesn't list one, doesn't mean you can't use one. You just need to make sure the sizing is ok and that it will bolt down ok, even if you have to use some kind of aftermarket hold down. Other than that its almost guaranteed the Optima will have better CA and CCA's than your stock battery.

Originally Posted by Alix0r

Ya it will be fine as long as the cold crank and power is sufficient enough...but if you have a semi powerful system you should be running a red top not a yellow top..fwi

Uh no. Yellow top is the one to go with for powerful systems.