Optima Batteries 8071-167-FFP D51 YellowTop Dual Purpose Battery Review

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I installed this battery in my 2005 Toyota Prius with the help of the adapter kit from E-learnaid after my OEM battery died. Aside from costing $75 less than the dealer battery it has a higher capacity and can handle the occasional deep discharge when I 'forget' to turn off one of the interior lights.

The battery was well packaged in a heavy cardboard box and arrived within a few days of my order. It took about 1 hour to replace as there are several components in the way that had to be removed. I would recommend this battery to anyone who needs to replace their stock Prius battery.

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This review isn't so much about the battery but more about the ease of ordering, the price and the quickness in delivery. I found my Honda S2000 with a failing factory battery. I decided to go with the optima if I could find it at a good price. Locally the prices were all higher than ordering from Amazon.com. It also qualified for free shipping and no tax to deal with. All in all a good deal to have a car battery delivered to my door.Optima Batteries 8071-167 D51 YellowTop Dual Purpose Battery

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The order arrived very quickly and the fit was perfect for my 05 Prius. My original battery was still working, but it was 5 years old and I didn't want it go out on me. I researched the best replacement battery and found this one. These batteries are ideal for cars equipped with the smartkey feature. Replacement was reasonable with a few metric hand tools. I had to order a battery cable kit($15.00) to refit the Optima battery, the post on the factory are much smaller. I was very satisfied with the order and delivery process.

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used it to replace the battery in my 2001 toyota prius, works great and has much greater cap. than the stock battery did.

Required different adapters for the battery terminals hard to find.

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I purchased the Optima 8071-167 D51 Yellow Top battery from Amazon.com LLC for my daughter's 2002 Honda Civic. I installed it in the parking lot where she works. After mounting the battery in the car under the hold down strap I removed the plastic caps on the terminals to install the cables. I removed the negative terminal cap after connecting the positive cable and that is when I discovered the battery was not new. The negative terminal post had several gouges and marks and was no longer full diameter. I just barely was able to tighten the cable clamp enough to secure the ground cable to the post. The post was clean and covered with a tear off plastic cap, in fact the entire battery was clean and otherwise looked new. By the time I discovered the issue I had removed the old battery and installed the new. It just wasn't worth the hassle to uninstall the Optima, re-install the old battery and try and ship the Optima back to Amazon. So beware these batteries are not new. At best they are reconditioned batteries. At worst they are returns that have been cleaned up and repackaged. (I wonder if someone had tried to reduce the terminal diameter to install it in a Prius before giving up and returning the battery). Shame on you Amazon for advertising these as new!