S4 battery replacement suggestions?

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <961112194957_75052.1503_GHJ67-1@CompuServe.COM> "Timothy A. Wicks" writes:

> I need to replace the battery in my '92 S4.  It's the type that is under the
> rear seat, it has a small black plastic "protector flap" that snaps into the
> battery near the positive terminal to protect from a short with any of the seat
> hardware, and it has a small ventilation hose coming out of one side.
> 
> Must I replace this battery with an AUDI battery that has all the same features,
> or can I buy an "off the shelf" one as long as I at least protect the positive
> terminal???

It _NEEDS_ to be vented properly.  

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 Phil Payne
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