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Unless there is a date buried away deep in a serial number, there is absolutely no date lsited on my battery anywhere. Most batteries i've seen have a date stamped/printed on top.. Not this one.

Interstate was helpful, but won't allow me to exhange it with them since it doesn't have thier part number on it. I'm going to get the battery tested one more time.. If it fails i'll get my money back from the guy.. Damn, I don;t want to spend $$$ on a new one :(

Found this great info on Optima's site as well (a few days ago).. This is a .pdf specifically for the blue top.. I feel I followed the charging instructions the best I could.. http://www.optimabatteries.com/_media/documents/specs/D34M.pdf

Maybe there's still some hope... "Digital Voltmeters should read as the voltage is shown in this document. The sealed AGM and Gel-Cell battery voltage (full charged) will be slightly higher in the 12.8 to 12.9 ranges. If you have voltage readings in the 10.5 volts range on a charged battery...

I'm starting to thnk that this battery has a dead cell..

Well, the battery couldn't handle starting my rig after the cold temps last night. I jumped it, got to work 3 minutes late. I just put a voltmeter on it(been sitting for an hour and a half): As it sits, it reads between 11.2-11.55V, sometimes dips to 10.5V+(Days ago the normal voltage the...

found the following online at http://www.batteriesareus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=113_46&products_id=157 We recommend the following charging procedure for a 34, 34/78, 75/35, and 6v: 1) Charge the battery A MINIMUM OF 100 amps for 15 mins ( @ 14.5+ volts) a) Let battery and...

Either people have great success with them, or they are all duds.. funny how that works.

Not the best news.. Did you buy yours new, or was it used to begin with? Autozone would not exchange the Optima because they did not have it on my file of an item purchased.. Understandable, but lame ;) .. Maybe Walmart will exchange it.. :-\

I picked up a used optima blue top the other week, that I noticed would hold a constant 9V or so. I had it charged for about 20hrs at an Autozone(even passed a load test while at AZ). I even had the guy acknowledge that there was a different charging method for the gel cell battery... Just to be...

That looks similar to how I would do my 4runner. I used a chain in the rear (since i feel braking forces are more critical, and greater than forces from acceleration), and a huge strap up front. Or, just two straps if that's all I had. I think you should be fine with how you've got it. As...

I got this Optima for a smokin deal out of a coworkers garage.. So I was left to make it work. :p

Has he bothered to come out of said closet yet?

Got the Optima in.. Had to add in the Pos cable to reach the post. Under the Pos plastic cap is a series of fuses that don't allow much movement of the Pos cable, hence we added that extention. Turned out nice.

In Nissan's infinate wisdom they went from 6x5.5 (1st gen Xterra), to the now uber gay 6x4.5 pattern. There's some similarity in the drivetrain between the Xterra and the Durango.. Very little but some, as Dana/Spicer has many parts in the Xterra's running gear.. Details? PM me har...

UPS guy brought me some blue things today... Spidertrax adapters 6x4.5 - 6x5.5 @ 1.25" thick :)

Too bad they take for ever to pay up

Maybe pick up where others failed? Black Widow Off-Road comes to mind. They were starting to cater to the later Nissan crowd (who have little to no after-market support), but failed due to, i assume large over-head and poor money management to boot. If you found a niche, produced quality...

You're bad luck man.. Wouldn't want ya on my trailer! ;)

I'll definately come check it out!