What battery fits the 2010 California?

DFG...Not sure if this thread has any useful info, but perhaps you can reach out to the posters in that thread, as they seem pretty knowledgable.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/cali-t-wont-start-assuming-battery.617061/#post-147100922

For what it's worth, I have an Odyssey in my '11 Cali. Best of luck...T

 

I put a Braille in my Cali T last month. No issues. There is a great write up on another thread. . .

 

I have a 2011. I installed an Interstate MTP-49/H8 last year. no problems

 

I have a 2014 Cal 30 and installed an Interstate MTX-49/H8: https://www.interstatebatteries.com/products/mtx-49/h8 I also upgraded the tender from the Ferrari branded one to a CTEK MXS 5.0 I'm very happy with both...

 

I second that CTEK recommendation. OEM unit is useful as a paper weight maybe.

 

Yup. Ctek 7002 for me. Bought it 3 years ago. Totally happy with it.
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I am having one installed this week and I'll post a pic of what it is shortly

 

Get the Braille B10049. Best there is. You have a Ferrari with a tendency to leach power, get a battery worthy of a Ferrari.

Just look at the specs and it's easy to tell what sets it apart from the run-of-the-mill Interstate and other such options.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/brl-b10049

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Connect the Ctek directly to the battery? Not the adapter in the trunk?

 

Yes, install directly onto the battery! A brand new Interstate installed by the Ferrari dealer and ALWAYS on the factory trunk charger lasted only a year for me. So far, so good with the charger mounted directly to the battery. Every month that passes with a perfect battery is a success, and I was waiting to post my HOW TO series about installing an Optima yellow top in a California, along with a cut out switch and direct battery charger, until more time has passed, but I could do that any time with lots of photos, if FERRARICHAT readers want to see it now.

 

Avoid the JuicemyRide adapter?

https://www.juicemyride.com/products/ferrari-california-battery-charger?variant=31897504612413

 

Living with our beloved cars requires some experimentation. Looking forward to Ferrari Club drives with friends and then missing them when the car won't start that morning is a real bummer, and I vowed to find a permanent solution. Maybe the JuiceMyRide will work or maybe it won't. The reading that I have done suggests that the long distance between the trunk and the battery up front is part of the problem, and no one seems to know it the battery connection is direct or if it goes through other electrical components in the system somewhere. The car's computer always draws against the battery, but it draws less when the alarm system is ON because other functions are then shut off, I learned. I now set the alarm even in my high security storage facility, just to help the battery. But zero draw means no battery loss, and I installed an old fashioned $20 1950's bronze battery disconnect for when I return to Italy for months at a time, and the big Optima charger keeps the battery at 100%. The Optima charger cord is connected to the battery before the disconnect switch. When I return and reconnect the battery, I only have to reset the clock, although there can be peculiarities like the gas cap button doesn't work until I have driven the car for some minutes, and I cannot explain that one. There have been no other ill effects with the battery disconnect switch, despite some people saying that you have to go back to the dealer to reboot your computer, etc, which is not true on my car. My California will be at Concorso in Monterey and various other 2021 Car Week events, if you want to see the modification in person.