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  • #16
    Re: Remote starter for TDI

    why would you need a battery blanket ? just get an optima . battery blanket =old dying battery
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    • #17
      Re: Remote starter for TDI

      Show me an Optima battery that has 80AH like the stock TDI battery. The Group 35 Red top has only 44AH and the Group D35 Yellow top has only 48AH. You need at least 60-70AH to effectively heat up the glow plugs and crank the starter at -25 to -30. Even then a brand new battery can still freeze. Believe me I have spent many a Christmas in Fort McMurray. Optimas are only for gassers with huge stereos.
      2012 VW Jetta GLI

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      • #18
        Re: Remote starter for TDI

        yeah. thats why i didnt get one. crank amps are there, but amp hours are lacking for the really cold snaps. Front loaded crank amps arn't intended for diesel. Cold will lessen the ability of any battery though, optima or otherwise.
        Last edited by stefan; 02-20-2009, 11:15 PM.
        Stefan
        -> '19 Deep Black Pearl Alltrack
        -> '05 Urban Grey Passat Wagon TDI.
        -> Past rides: '14 Allroad, 06 Mazda5, '98 Jetta K2, '01 Jetta TDI, '91 Mazda B2200, '81 Toyota Cressida
        -> FutuRe Ride...??!

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        • #19
          Re: Remote starter for TDI

          There was a guy on TDIclub from somewhere around Michigan that knew of a custom battery manufacturer that had a 110AH battery that could fit in the TDI battery case. I wish I could find that thread again.
          2012 VW Jetta GLI

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          • #20
            Re: Remote starter for TDI

            Originally posted by darkmanCANADA View Post
            There was a guy on TDIclub from somewhere around Michigan that knew of a custom battery manufacturer that had a 110AH battery that could fit in the TDI battery case. I wish I could find that thread again.
            I'll check with my guy.
            i'am pretty sure it is an interstate battery and was a special order.

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            • #21
              Re: Remote starter for TDI

              I would be interested in this battery as well....
              2004 VW Jetta TDI Sport

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              • #22
                Re: Remote starter for TDI

                any luck on that Interstate?
                2012 VW Jetta GLI

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                • #23
                  Re: Remote starter for TDI

                  See post# 20 & 21 on page 2

                  http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=224173
                  2012 VW Jetta GLI

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                  • #24
                    Re: Remote starter for TDI

                    I'd be interested in 2 of those batteries too
                    Now: 00 2dr Golf TDI, 03 Jetta Wagon TDI, 02 2500HD Duramax
                    Then: 69 SC Transporter, 84 Rabbit GTI, 87 Fox GL, 91 Golf IDI, 96 Passat Wagon TDI, 97 Jetta IDI
                    "Everything I save by driving diesel I put back due to poor German engineering and crappy Mexican workmanship!"

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