2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

What rating do I need for a replacement battery?

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

<slombardi@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> What rating do I need for a replacement battery?
>

Why not just replace it with the same rating that's in it?

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Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

<slombardi@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> What rating do I need for a replacement battery?
>

Why not just replace it with the same rating that's in it?

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

You should have at least 500 CCA. I'm not sure about the other specs.

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

You should have at least 500 CCA. I'm not sure about the other specs.

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

Agree with Hyundaitech that 500CCA should be minimum.

But what this gentleman may be asking is what battery (other than from the
dealer) might even work in the Elantra. Admittedly, that is a tough one.

I own an '02 Elantra, and, just to be safe, have been doing some checking in
to battery sizes and so forth, just in case mine dies this Fall. There
isn't a lot to choose from.

For example, there is only one Sears DieHard available, and it is a very
expensive and unusual battery that is part of their international series.
It is readily available but VERY expensive. In other places that usually
have battery after battery to choose from for every other car, I have been
lucky to find one fitment for the Elantra.

Besides DieHard, the only other ones who can really help (besides the
dealer) is probably your friendlly Interstate battery people. Again, it
won't be cheap.

Hope this helps.

Tom Wenndt


<slombardi@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> What rating do I need for a replacement battery?
>

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

Agree with Hyundaitech that 500CCA should be minimum.

But what this gentleman may be asking is what battery (other than from the
dealer) might even work in the Elantra. Admittedly, that is a tough one.

I own an '02 Elantra, and, just to be safe, have been doing some checking in
to battery sizes and so forth, just in case mine dies this Fall. There
isn't a lot to choose from.

For example, there is only one Sears DieHard available, and it is a very
expensive and unusual battery that is part of their international series.
It is readily available but VERY expensive. In other places that usually
have battery after battery to choose from for every other car, I have been
lucky to find one fitment for the Elantra.

Besides DieHard, the only other ones who can really help (besides the
dealer) is probably your friendlly Interstate battery people. Again, it
won't be cheap.

Hope this helps.

Tom Wenndt


<slombardi@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> What rating do I need for a replacement battery?
>

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

"Rev. Tom Wenndt" <trwenndt@grics.net> wrote in message
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> Agree with Hyundaitech that 500CCA should be minimum.
>
> But what this gentleman may be asking is what battery (other than from the
> dealer) might even work in the Elantra. Admittedly, that is a tough one.
>

Hmmmmmm.... you've got my curiosity up Tom. Admitedly, I have not gone out
an looked at my wife's '04 Sonata to see what kind of battery it uses, but
precisely what is it about your battery that makes it so difficult to find a
replacement?

Generally, size (physical size) it the biggest hurdle to get over and that's
not usually such a big hurdle. After that it's usually not a big deal.
Batteries generally come in enough configurations that you can easily find a
physical and CCA match without much trouble at all. It has been my
experience that WalMart will have a battery for every single need I've ever
encountered - and a lot cheaper than Sears or Interstate.

There are only two or three battery manufacturers out there. While there
certainly are different specs to batteries, there is not as much difference
between batteries from WalMart and Sears or even Interstate, as one might be
lead to believe. The biggest portion of the line of batteries from every
vendor is pretty much the same battery.

There Tom - you had to go and get my curiosity arroused, didn't you?

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

"Rev. Tom Wenndt" <trwenndt@grics.net> wrote in message
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> Agree with Hyundaitech that 500CCA should be minimum.
>
> But what this gentleman may be asking is what battery (other than from the
> dealer) might even work in the Elantra. Admittedly, that is a tough one.
>

Hmmmmmm.... you've got my curiosity up Tom. Admitedly, I have not gone out
an looked at my wife's '04 Sonata to see what kind of battery it uses, but
precisely what is it about your battery that makes it so difficult to find a
replacement?

Generally, size (physical size) it the biggest hurdle to get over and that's
not usually such a big hurdle. After that it's usually not a big deal.
Batteries generally come in enough configurations that you can easily find a
physical and CCA match without much trouble at all. It has been my
experience that WalMart will have a battery for every single need I've ever
encountered - and a lot cheaper than Sears or Interstate.

There are only two or three battery manufacturers out there. While there
certainly are different specs to batteries, there is not as much difference
between batteries from WalMart and Sears or even Interstate, as one might be
lead to believe. The biggest portion of the line of batteries from every
vendor is pretty much the same battery.

There Tom - you had to go and get my curiosity arroused, didn't you?

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

Mike Marlow asked me: "Hmmmmmm.... you've got my curiosity up Tom.
Admitedly, I have not gone out and looked at my wife's '04 Sonata to see
what kind of battery it uses, but precisely what is it about your battery
that makes it so difficult to find a replacement?"......

I can only suggest that you do what I did. I went to the battery section of
a few stores, and looked through the fitment guide for a suitable
replacement for my make, model and year.

Usually these books are pretty generous, giving you anything that would fit
under your hood, work with the connection terminals and be considered at
least somewhat suitable, whether it was an exact match or not.

For example, I had a Dodge Intrepid a few years ago that had a listing of
four different acceptable battery size no's. You multiply that by the
number of different batteries the suppliers have in each size (a 72-month,
an 84-month, etc.) and you had quite a selection to choose from.

But when I go to the '02 Hyundai Elantra, it shows the original battery no.
and the original CCA. But then, for any suitable replacement, it just gives
a page wide of dashes, meaning none of the replacements work, and
undoubtedly because of size issues and more. And the original battery is
such an unusual number (anything but a 65 or 34/78, or 35 or 75 or 24) that
most battery suppliers won't have that size unless they can order it.

As I said, Sears DieHard has one in their "International" section, which
both makes sense and is very telling. The battery is also very expensive.
Many other places have nothing.

So I suggest, now that it is Fall, that you spend a few minutes checking out
the battery fitment guide for your car in a few auto parts stores and
battery suppliers. I have no idea what you will find for your car, but at
least you won't be flying blind when and if your battery does go dead.

Hope this helps.

Tom Wenndt

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

Mike Marlow asked me: "Hmmmmmm.... you've got my curiosity up Tom.
Admitedly, I have not gone out and looked at my wife's '04 Sonata to see
what kind of battery it uses, but precisely what is it about your battery
that makes it so difficult to find a replacement?"......

I can only suggest that you do what I did. I went to the battery section of
a few stores, and looked through the fitment guide for a suitable
replacement for my make, model and year.

Usually these books are pretty generous, giving you anything that would fit
under your hood, work with the connection terminals and be considered at
least somewhat suitable, whether it was an exact match or not.

For example, I had a Dodge Intrepid a few years ago that had a listing of
four different acceptable battery size no's. You multiply that by the
number of different batteries the suppliers have in each size (a 72-month,
an 84-month, etc.) and you had quite a selection to choose from.

But when I go to the '02 Hyundai Elantra, it shows the original battery no.
and the original CCA. But then, for any suitable replacement, it just gives
a page wide of dashes, meaning none of the replacements work, and
undoubtedly because of size issues and more. And the original battery is
such an unusual number (anything but a 65 or 34/78, or 35 or 75 or 24) that
most battery suppliers won't have that size unless they can order it.

As I said, Sears DieHard has one in their "International" section, which
both makes sense and is very telling. The battery is also very expensive.
Many other places have nothing.

So I suggest, now that it is Fall, that you spend a few minutes checking out
the battery fitment guide for your car in a few auto parts stores and
battery suppliers. I have no idea what you will find for your car, but at
least you won't be flying blind when and if your battery does go dead.

Hope this helps.

Tom Wenndt

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:57:38 -0500, "Rev. Tom Wenndt"
<trwenndt@grics.net> wrote:

>Mike Marlow asked me: "Hmmmmmm.... you've got my curiosity up Tom.
>Admitedly, I have not gone out and looked at my wife's '04 Sonata to see
>what kind of battery it uses, but precisely what is it about your battery
>that makes it so difficult to find a replacement?"......
>
>I can only suggest that you do what I did. I went to the battery section of
>a few stores, and looked through the fitment guide for a suitable
>replacement for my make, model and year.
>
Have been doing the same for my 2001 Elantra, still has the original
going fairly strong after 5 years.

Kragens and K-Mart have batteries that seems to spec out Ok
for about $75, Interstate want $75 also for a direct replacement,
the dealer wants $85 but I believe Hyndai Tech says the dealer's
Korean made battery is not that great.

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:57:38 -0500, "Rev. Tom Wenndt"
<trwenndt@grics.net> wrote:

>Mike Marlow asked me: "Hmmmmmm.... you've got my curiosity up Tom.
>Admitedly, I have not gone out and looked at my wife's '04 Sonata to see
>what kind of battery it uses, but precisely what is it about your battery
>that makes it so difficult to find a replacement?"......
>
>I can only suggest that you do what I did. I went to the battery section of
>a few stores, and looked through the fitment guide for a suitable
>replacement for my make, model and year.
>
Have been doing the same for my 2001 Elantra, still has the original
going fairly strong after 5 years.

Kragens and K-Mart have batteries that seems to spec out Ok
for about $75, Interstate want $75 also for a direct replacement,
the dealer wants $85 but I believe Hyndai Tech says the dealer's
Korean made battery is not that great.

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

The dealer batteries are okay. They're made by Interstate. In my opinion,
they're overpriced, though.

It's the original batteries in the vehicles I think are crap.

Re: 2003 Elantra Replacement Battery
 

The dealer batteries are okay. They're made by Interstate. In my opinion,
they're overpriced, though.

It's the original batteries in the vehicles I think are crap.