[ALAG3]

What do you guys think about the Odyssey batteries. I read so much about the inferior stock battery, I was thinking about replacing it before I had a problem. Any suggestions?

 

[caglezxj]

I don't know about Odyssey and hopefully someone can help with that. I plan on putting in a full size battery like optima for when I need to winch or run all lights.

 

[Morganwoody]

The Odyssey comes highly recomende by the manufacture of my aux battery kit for my 2006 XP. I am running dual Odyssey's with good success for about a year.

 

[ALAG3]

Yeah, I just installed a winch and worry about the battery. Where is your secondary battery located?

 

[Morganwoody]

Right behind the gas tank up under te bed.

 

[ALAG3]

Is it a kit or did you fabricate something yourself?

 

[Morganwoody]

It is a kit I bought.

 

[RCW]

Odyssey batteries are good, but if you are the least bit handy at a bit of fabricating make a different battery holder for an Optima Redtop. The Optima is far superior and will handle lights, winch, and everything you throw at it. They last for years, I have one that is 9 years old and still going strong!

 

[ALAG3]

RCW, I am pretty handy around the shop, and like your idea of just replacing the original battery. Do you have pictures you could post of how you did yours?

 

[Bigdog800efi]

With the price of the large Odyssey batteries you could easily up grade to a truck battery.

 

[GPER]

With the price of the large Odyssey batteries you could easily up grade to a truck battery.

That's what I'm going to do, just get a big Die Hard and mount it where the stock battery is.

 

[caglezxj]

Has anyone put a odyssey in a RZR? Or put a large automotive battery in there as well.

 

[heath_jhns]

RCW,you think it would be better to replace the factory battery with a optima or just add another battery with the factory and have 2?

 

[FamilyGuy]

Here's how my Optima looks in my Ranger. I got rid of the stock battery.
In case someone is interested in building one. I don't know much about it 'cause I had a shop do it.

Here you can see how they had to trim a little off the hood and battery to make it fit.

The problem is that my battery warning still keeps flashing when I turn on all my lights. Others can run the same lights w/ the stock battery. What's wrong w/ mine??
Also, can someone tell me where the headlight fuse is? My HID kit said to change my fuse from the stock 15 to a 20. But I can't tell which one :-\

 

[caglezxj]

Check the service manual : http://www.militaryatvparts.com/svc_manuals/9918796.html

 

[Rotorpaul]

In response to CAGLE's question, I added a NAPA Lawn & Garden Tractor battery to my RZR. It's not a full sized battery but a very definite increase in overall battery capacity. I mounted it in the storage compartment under the drivers seat. It fills that compartment and eliminates any storage there, but fits snugly and adds a lot of overall battery capacity. I use my RZR for farm spraying w/an RV water pump and it holds up very well all day. I wired it directly to the original battery, the charging circuit seems to keep both batteries well charged. Hope this helps you.

 

[wheelywelch]

other is that me? LOVE THE HIDS.



EVERTHINGOFFROAD.COM HAS A HOLDER THAT IS FOR 2 BATTERY IT IS UNDER THE HOOD FOR 550$$$ EVERTHING YOU NEED I THINK I WILL GET THIS ONE

 

[wheelywelch]

THIS IS FOR THE RANGER XP

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[FamilyGuy]

other is that me? LOVE THE HIDS.



EVERTHINGOFFROAD.COM HAS A HOLDER THAT IS FOR 2 BATTERY IT IS UNDER THE HOOD FOR 550$$$ EVERTHING YOU NEED I THINK I WILL GET THIS ONE

well, you would be one of the others, haha
I've been told it could be my voltage regulator. How do you check that??

$550 is too much for me (that would be my wife :-[) She's still complaining about how much I paid for that Optima bracket :tickedoff:

 

[wheelywelch]

CALL ME FAMILY GUY



DID YOU LOOK AT THE BATTERIES FOR YOUR WIRE WHIP.

OR LOOK AT THE WIRE @THE WHIP


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