Superstart (oreilly's) battery cable review

Last week, my batteries died off. Not upset, they were walmart batteries that were in it when I bought it. 4 years old according to the date. Used an advanced auto coupon to buy 2 new batteries for 100 bucks a piece. That left some money in the wallet to go ahead and fix the battery cables too. I know a lot of you guys are in the same boat with battery cables.

Mine had been "fixed" by the PO (read:jacked up) had all sorts of corrosion and worn out bolts too.

Went and looked at the oreilly auto cable they stock. It looked good, so I thought I would try it.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...k=Search_03318_5006998_733&pt=03318&ppt=C0005




The wire was the proper gauge and length(actually longer than my modified on) and had nice ends on it.







Starter end. Doesn't have the tab to orient the cable properly, but wasn't a problem for me.




2 differences that weren't too bad to overcome. This did not have the solenoid wire to the starter integrated. I stripped the wire off the factory cable and routed it safely on its own.

There is also a bracket on the factory wire that locates it to the lower front of the engine block. I sliced the rubber part of the bracket and was able to move it over to the new wire, which worked well for me.





I would tell you from the initial install that this cable is working great. If I have any problems, I will report back.


I also took my negative cables and had new battery terminals installed at NAPA. They did me a good job too.



My install went well and the truck starts great now. One word of advice....be easy on that stud coming off the starter. It WILL break off and you will have to go get your extra starter from your parts motor!

What's the part number to that cable and price if you don't mind?

Never mind.....I see it now lol. That's a good price....much cheaper than any I've found this far that's specific to our trucks.

Yup, I was a little late with adding the picture and link. Forgot to in the original post.

I know they ship, but why cant the North East have Oreilly's I miss them

http://www.rockauto.com/dbphp/x,catalog,154,partnum,A11600HP,d,STANDARD_MOTOR_PRODUCTS_A11600HP.html - No pic on the RockAuto site. Pic on the Amazon listing is generic/wrong. Pic on Standard's web site ( http://www.standardbrand.com , catalog search on A11600HP ) shows the right pic. Been running one on the Batmobile ('85 IDI) for about a year, no problem so far.

I've had mine for a few years now, still working fine.

That IS a good price! Looking at what you got too, I could deal with that. Does it widen to 3/0 on the starter run, or remain 2/0?

It is 2/0 the whole way, but seemed to be a pretty honest 2/0 and was almost as thick as the original under the insulation.

2 years later
How are they holding up?

Batteries from advance and the cables still look brand new. Not even getting any corrosion.

Very pleased.

Awesome thinking about getting a set for my 85.

Those look alrite for the price.

Nice and bets starts better

Just installed on my 94. Big improvement.

How are these cables working?

Did you notice improved starts and charging?