Date:         Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:31:01 -0700
Reply-To:     jbclem1 <jbclem1@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         jbclem1 <jbclem1@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Autolite batteries...where to exchange?
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Reading the messages about Optima batteries and warranties has reminded me of the Autolite battery
that was in a Toyota pickup I just bought. It was only 11 months old so I was going to put it in my
Vanagon...but it went bad immediately.  It won't hold a load and I have about 2 weeks left on the
full replacement warranty.

I don't have the receipt for the battery and I don't know where it was bought.  It's made by
Exide(who make batteries for many major brands)...I called the battery warranty hotline and was told
I had to have the original receipt or my tough luck!  I called Kragen Auto Parts and they told me I
had to have the receipt, or "tant pis pour vous".  I'm not sure what other stores carry this
battery, but I'd like to find a congenial store that will honor the warranty.  There is nothing on
the battery itself that states a requirement of having the original purchase receipt, although large
white letters trumpet the one year free replacement warranty.

I'm in the Los Angeles area.  Does anyone know the names of the stores (auto parts, department
stores?) that carry the Autolite or Exide brand?


John