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hey peoples, i was just looking for some help on a little battery/defect problem i have atm. i got defected the other day cause my battery is just sittin in the mount in the boot and not sealed or vented. now my problem is in 2 parts :) first part is, is a sealed battery and a dry cell battery the same thing?? ....can i just buy a sealed battery and connect the lil breathe hose and it'll b legit? or do i have to get one of them big containers and put the battery in that?

if ive explained it wrong or u need more info just let me know k...thanks people..

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How much u wana spend.. $$$ id go for a dry cell.... one of the optima batterys. theys wikid i can leave my radio on all day.. verry good for the money and iv neva had to have a jump start since iv got it.. their about $400 tho

i had this same defect...

there is a battery you can buy from supercheap that fits your line pretty well much perfect. you need one of the european ones that has the adaptor for the hose. you must have this otherwise the battery is not venting. the battery does not have to be in an enclosure, just needs to be a sealed one with the venting pipe to outside the car.

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