what brand of battery-------------

[olman]

Hi guys got a 1963 1/2 500xl with a new correct battery holder. I know it takes a group 27F battery but I can't find a decent battery that has the mounting lip molded in the case for my holder to clamp to.  Any one out there that can tell me what you're using? Thanks Bud

[Heo]

Varta Silverline, don't know if you have them in USA

[NIsaacs]

I would check with NAPA, they handle East Penn/Deka, good stuff.

 https://www.napaonline.com/en/search?text=battery&q=N%3D2500011%2B2601101%2B2802715%2B101269500%26Nty%3D1%26Score%3D0.93&indices=UI&referer=PLP&leftNav=leftNav

[hwoods]

Scotty Kilmar on why not to buy an Optima Battery



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKo5iJ2rH7o

[Gregg]

I bought a Duracell for mine at batteries plus that had the proper lip for the hold down bracket.  looks to be in stock locally for me.
Here is a link:

https://www.batteriesplus.com/productdetails/sli27fm

[shady]

Duracells are made by Deka, as are walmart, autozone and a ton of others. I have been buying the $49. dollar battery at walmart for years with good success.

[Falcon67]

>Scotty Kilmar on why not to buy an Optima Battery

My lately experience is that they are junk.  I buy AGM batteries from Sams Club, around $170.  3 year warranty and easy exchange is all I care about.  Don;t care who made it, doesn't really matter.  The Sams (Duracell) AGM in the dragster is going on 4 years and has been treated badly.  Hit between rounds with a conventional charger and the car is a hard tail so it gets the hell beat out of it.  Both trucks have the same battery.

[My427stang]

I know both the chief of operations and the chief of production at Deka. They take their product seriously. I like Optima, but if I were to swap, that is where I'd go

[TripleJ]

 When looking for my 64 Galaxie Interstate batteries and NAPA did not have the lip. I found a Bosch branded battery that did, not sure who the manufacturer is.


     Joe Menard

[jmlay]

Imagine firm beleiver in motorcrafta batteries. I do not know who makes them but the hold up well in my 19yr old daily driver. It gets hot here in tx.

[olman]

Wow, Thanks for all the replies. I went to my NAPA store and he said he could get me a 7527F by Fri morning says it has the mounting tabs on each end. 147bucks  plus an old core
  Funny I was looking at 27F batteries for my application and not a single site said that it was the correct application for my Galaxie. Most said 24F. So go figure. I know a 27F will fit with the specs and measuring my new carrier.    Thanks again    Bud

[67428GT500]

The Deka are great batteries. I dropped the big bucks on reproduction battery for my Shelby and turning over a tight engine caused the battery to smoke. 
I wound up purchasing the sealed unit from Costco and used the cover and the battery shield. It looks good and starts the engine well.

                                                                                                      -Keith

[BigBlueIron]

Ive had decent luck with Deka. I mostly run Interstates as Ive had the best luck with them and get a discount though work, also can buy factory blems cheap too. I keep one yellow top Optima w/top and side posts as a run around battery or for starting random things and for my off road truck. So it gets abused, its about 3 or 4 yrs old now. Last one was about 5 yrs when it I accidentally ran it over.. it didn't make it though that. lol Ive never had a red top maybe that's the difference? I have been thinking about buying one of the 6v Optimas though.

[John67427]

I can vouch for the Deka batteries! I would only get 1 1/2 years out of battery in my A/S Fairlane. The hard launches I think would get to it. Parts store would treat me right so I kept getting the same Delco battery. Last time  they switched to Deka so I put that in 9 1/2 years ago!!! it finally went south the end of this year.