**Wanted** Red Cap Battery, Red Cap

[PlumBad70]

Hey everyone, I know someone out there has a couple red caps form there batteries, a buddy of mine has one of his broke and needs one..or does anyone know who makes just the red caps?
Thanks!
Steve

[hemigeno]

Not two weeks ago I threw away a repop battery that had all of its caps.  Had it sitting around for 18 months taking up space...  Sorry PlumBad...

[PlumBad70]

aww crap..figures my luck....Thanks anyway geno

Heres a pic, you can see the broken cap

[41husk]

Hey Steve,  I called new castle Battery just after the cruize in Collinsville, It is still a battery Co. but they said new castle went under and they don't do that, but they may have some of the caps sitting around if you call.

[69_500]

Which company is it that is reproducing the red cap batteries? surely they have the caps for sale individually.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I know The Paddock has the battery toppers.....they are for the smaller group 24 batts though.  But they have red caps......

Geno shame on you for throwing out that case!!!   I could have used it to put an Optima Gel battery in it!!!  (thats my plan when mine craps out)

[41husk]

New Castle Battery was reproducing them but they went out of buissness, I don't know if anyone else is reproducing them.

[bull]

New Castle went out of business? How'd that happen?

[69_500]

Who was the company that was selling the batteries over at Carlisle just a few weeks ago?

[hemigeno]

I know The Paddock has the battery toppers.....they are for the smaller group 24 batts though.   But they have red caps......

Geno shame on you for throwing out that case!!!     I could have used it to put an Optima Gel battery in it!!!   (thats my plan when mine craps out)

Chris, you wouldn't have wanted this one.  It was a reproduction "tar top" battery that I bought from New Castle for my 2-ton truck.  It's the style they used back in 1960 - looked way different from the Group 27/24's we're used to.  I think the caps were the same though.  I tripped over that thing for a year and a half, you'd think I would remember a detail like that... 

I finally tossed it because after filling w/ acid and charging for a couple of days, it would still barely spin the starter on that truck.  The generic battery that has a case about 1/2 the size of that tar top behemoth works great though.  Go figure...

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

This is the company that "took over" for New Castle/Turbo Start I think.

So far on their site they only list the Group 24 green & yellow batteries.

Chris (Burnt70R/T) just bought one from them with good results......

http://www.thebattery.com/main/Chrysler-Classic-Collector-Car-Batteries.htm

[8WHEELER]

WOW New Castle went out of business? can't believe that, I have talked to many people in the last week about them and the red capped batterys and none of them said anything either.

I am going to get Chris to put in a new Ultima battery in one of my old red cap cases   
I have never done one myself kind of scared to screw it up    how much Chris 

Dan

[bull]

This is the company that "took over" for New Castle/Turbo Start I think.

So far on their site they only list the Group 24 green & yellow batteries.

Chris (Burnt70R/T) just bought one from them with good results......

http://www.thebattery.com/main/Chrysler-Classic-Collector-Car-Batteries.htm

Good thing I only need the yellow capper. Er, I mean, too bad they went out of business. 

[41husk]

WoW!!! $250, What was New Castle asking for them?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

No....they were at the most $179 for the sealed type and about $125 for the acid filled ones.



I havent actually done the conversion yet but I have pics of one that was done......real simple to do

[PlumBad70]

You thread highjackers!!..lol....Someone help a brotha out

[Chris G.]

You thread highjackers!!..lol....Someone help a brotha out

Steve, send me a PM with your addy, and I'll take care of you.

ps- this makes us even for my Carlisle shirt debacle. 

[PlumBad70]

Thanks Chris, you have mail! 

[Chris G.]

Thanks Chris, you have mail!  

What can I say, I just love helping people . Can we get a sticky on this thread? C'mon Mods whadda ya say?  

[69_500]

I think I saw a Group 27 battery at their display at Carlisle though. Although they might have just had a mock up there at the show, and not have the red cap batteries available yet. Maybe they are a business like mine, and pretty slow at getting a product out.