34 OR 34R $109 at Advanced Auto Parts ; if it's not on sale this week tell them Pep Boys has it on sale, they'll do a price match.

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'96 E 3 2 0 (W 2 1 0) M 1 0 4 (Totalled)
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2004 Audi A8L
'98 VW Passat 1.8T 5M
'87 Alfa Romeo Milano 2.5L 5M
'67 Impala convertible, 327cid

I just bought the Optima battery from Wal Mart.





I installed the battery and it fits and works fine. There is plenty of space. I didn't need the red pastic support pieces to raise the height. The battery is tall enough on its own. The only problem so far is that I don't know how to secure it. Is there a good way to clamp it or strap it in place?

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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz
1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz

On my Optima there was a small lip at the bottom that allowed me to use the MB clamp to hold it in place.

If you are going to store the car for 4 months then put a trickle charger on it and/or remove the battery as has been previously suggested. Complete discharge = death to any lead acid battery. Even deep cycle batteries are only resistant to this up to a point. This is the most important thing to know about lead acid batteries. Keep them charged up and they will last a long time. If you let it go to zero then it is a goner.

MP

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

Thank you for the advice. I intend to buy a Battery Minder or Battery Tender.

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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz
1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz

I don't have the original clamp for this car. It wasn't there when I bought it probably, because the Interstate battery was so HUGE that there was no place to clamp it or even any room for it to move at all. I think I may stil have a new clamp that I bought for my W201 and never used it. I'm going to go check right now.

Thank You

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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz
1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz

I just found these spare Mercedes parts:



I'm going to see if these will work.

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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz
1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz

Those are the clamps. They go in the front. You also need the screw that comes in from the bottom of the mercedes tray..

I love your avatar! Everytime I see it, it puts a smile on my face I used to love that show when I was a child. I haven't seen it since the early 1980s.

BTW, thanks for the help. I'll look fro the screw and clamp down the OPTIMA .

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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz
1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz