MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: cjchapman on September 03, 2014, 10:53:29 pm
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Hi Guys,
Need to get a new battery asap as mine is pretty much gone. Ive been looking into it and so far the top outcome for me has been the Bosch S5 from carparts4less.
There are two and im confused about which one is the correct one? (if i go for a bosch)
S5 096 works out at £78 including delivery
or
S5 027. Works out at £65 incl delivery
Im open to other suggestions of batteries also.
Thanks!
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I got the one which is 74ah and the measurement was same as OEM .
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I went for the Bosch S5 007 with 5 year Warranty. Considered on here to be a good upgrade on the OEM battery. Get it from Euro Car parts - £77.48 Delivered. ( I think its on sale at the moment as its cheaper than the S4 equivalent)
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996 (http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996)
WAIT.... use the promo code "ukmk425" for a further 25% off!! Price comes down to £58.11 :surprised:
I paid £76 a month a go for this!! :fighting:
Hope this helps.
Rich
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What about AAA, Tesco sell them for about £2
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I went for the Bosch S5 007 with 5 year Warranty. Considered on here to be a good upgrade on the OEM battery. Get it from Euro Car parts - £77.48 Delivered. ( I think its on sale at the moment as its cheaper than the S4 equivalent)
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996 (http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996)
WAIT.... use the promo code "ukmk425" for a further 25% off!! Price comes down to £58.11 :surprised:
I paid £76 a month a go for this!! :fighting:
Hope this helps.
Rich
Yup, thats it. That's what I put in mine.. think I pioneered that one ;)
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Last time I was looking into new batteries a few people suggested this
http://www.tayna.co.uk/E44-Varta-Silver-Car-Battery-577400078-P7726.html
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Sub £60 for the Bosch S5 is a great deal, grab that if it's still going --- I've got the Varta Silver above from Tanya, can't fault it.
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I went for the Bosch S5 007 with 5 year Warranty. Considered on here to be a good upgrade on the OEM battery. Get it from Euro Car parts - £77.48 Delivered. ( I think its on sale at the moment as its cheaper than the S4 equivalent)
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996 (http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996)
WAIT.... use the promo code "ukmk425" for a further 25% off!! Price comes down to £58.11 :surprised:
I paid £76 a month a go for this!! :fighting:
Hope this helps.
Rich
I can vouch for this one. Had it in a couple of years now and had no problems. Better than the original.
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I put the Varta Silver E44 77Ah in recently, does the job well.
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My battery will be 7 years old in November, I'm wondering if i should replace it soon as a precaution, don't want to get caught out in the dead of winter - I once had one blow up my old Mk4 :surprised: that was about the same age.
What would you recommend ?
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I replaced mine as it was seven years old and stopped holding charge.
On my last GT I replaced it at 6.5 years, so with winter coming, my advice is definitely swap it for a new one considering the price.
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I went for the Bosch S5 007 with 5 year Warranty. Considered on here to be a good upgrade on the OEM battery. Get it from Euro Car parts - £77.48 Delivered. ( I think its on sale at the moment as its cheaper than the S4 equivalent)
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996 (http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/100-car-batteries/?444771008&0&cc5_996)
WAIT.... use the promo code "ukmk425" for a further 25% off!! Price comes down to £58.11 :surprised:
I paid £76 a month a go for this!! :fighting:
Hope this helps.
Rich
Many thanks Rich just got one @ £58.11 :wink:
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Gone with the Bosch S5, picking it up from eurocarparts tomorrow for the nice tidy sum of £58.11. Cheers Rich!
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Many thanks Rich just got one @ £58.11 :wink:
Thanks for the replies guys.
Gone with the Bosch S5, picking it up from eurocarparts tomorrow for the nice tidy sum of £58.11. Cheers Rich!
Hey guys, feel free to not tell me about what a great deal you got on this battery! Honestly, im not bitter!!! :sick:
Just joking! I consider it taking one for the team! :happy2:
Rich
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Whats the issue with the oem battery then guys? My car is nearing 7 years old and still going strong on the original, as is my wifes 2008 Gt tdi 140 should I be concerned? Surely just fit a replacement if starts to struggle or doesn't start one morning! Never heard of intervals for replacing a good Battery, my previous Focus Rs was 11 years old on original Battery also
Thanks in advance
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ukmk425 promo code not working for me??
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its gone back up to £99 again also.. :fighting:
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TPS always have good deals on the Varta batteries, they also sell Quantum and Skoda Economy range, I opted for the Varta which was around £45 inc VAT
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I managed to get one ordered last night. Used click & collect. Paid my £58 this am and picked up at 9. They even gave me a call to say it was ready. Happy days. Thanks for putting the post up :happy2:
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Whats the issue with the oem battery then guys? My car is nearing 7 years old and still going strong on the original, as is my wifes 2008 Gt tdi 140 should I be concerned? Surely just fit a replacement if starts to struggle or doesn't start one morning! Never heard of intervals for replacing a good Battery, my previous Focus Rs was 11 years old on original Battery also
Thanks in advance
There's not really an issue as such if your battery is ok that's fine.
A lot of people suffer from bad start ups from cold and some say the uprated battery improves this.
And preventative maintenance is never a bad thing as winter approaches
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Whats the issue with the oem battery then guys? My car is nearing 7 years old and still going strong on the original, as is my wifes 2008 Gt tdi 140 should I be concerned? Surely just fit a replacement if starts to struggle or doesn't start one morning! Never heard of intervals for replacing a good Battery, my previous Focus Rs was 11 years old on original Battery also
Thanks in advance
There's not really an issue as such if your battery is ok that's fine.
A lot of people suffer from bad start ups from cold and some say the uprated battery improves this.
And preventative maintenance is never a bad thing as winter approaches
Ahh ok thanks for reply
Well seems as I have two Mk5's il take my chances and save the dollar, worse case scenario is call the AA, might aswell use the buggers as paid for it :laugh:
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Well mine has been playing up for a while had been meaning to sort out so this was quite timely. I haven't just replaced as a precaution.
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Just ordered one of those TAYNA batteries and found a code that works on a random website.
It's only 5% off but better than nothing ey.
Code is D2BOYS.
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like anything batteries have a life and reduce their capacity for holding charge and sharp loads (eg starting) over time.
especially winter
had to replace my scirocco battery as it was very very lazy starting first thing in the morning after i drained the battery with the heated seats accidentally.
got an s5 007 on that one too.
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Bit of an old thread but does anyone have a recommendation on where to find a current good deal on a new battery?
That Bosch is £103 now and the ukmk425 code has expired. Having just bought a house last week, I could do with the saving but don' want to scrimp on quality.
Cheers
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The Varta one is about £68 delivered on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=varta+e77&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xvarta+e44.TRS0&_nkw=varta+e44&_sacat=0
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The Bosch S5 is £88 on Amazon supplied by ECP
http://amzn.to/1BlR64N
I have this fitted and bought from Amazon. There are cheaper options as other posts say.
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Thanks guys, I just realised that the 5% code still works at Tayna so the Varta E44 is £64.95 delivered.
Seems like this may be the best deal for me at the moment, unless there are any better discount codes knocking about.
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Great battery :happy2:
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Thanks guys, I just realised that the 5% code still works at Tayna so the Varta E44 is £64.95 delivered.
Seems like this may be the best deal for me at the moment, unless there are any better discount codes knocking about.
That's about the best price I found
Great service too, was delivered within 2 days
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It really is a great service, I ordered it at 14:52 yesterday and it has just arrived at home now. Very fast!
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Can anyone tell me any deals on batteries that are upto date cheers :sad1:
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:popcornsoda:
Also...... ..... if I remove the battery will I have to re code the stereo, or does it hold a charge for short periods? Problem being I don't have the PIN code... :sad1:
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Standard stereo won't need a pin code. If you've swapped in a new one, it will. There are little devices you can buy from eBay designed to plug in to the cigarette lighter socket and maintain a current whilst the battery is off
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I recently endured the struggle to source an OEM spec battery at a minimal price and it was tough. You can source the Varta e44 on ebay for a very competitive rate but I was told that the reason why they're relatively cheap is because they won't offer any warranty with them.
The Bosch S5 007 from EuroCarparts is £170ish but that'll come with the warranty. As it turns out, the retailer who sells you the battery will have the warranty agreement with the manufacturer which they extend onto you. Hence the price difference.
A local parts store in East London was able to sort me out with the S5 for £110 with the 5 year warranty. Was a decent deal, slightly out of my budget but I scraped a few pennies together for it, the Warranty is whats gold in these things.
Hope that helps
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Battery prices seem to be on the up recently. I bought a chuffing great 105AH Bosch for my Bimmer in 2010 and it was less than £100. Now the little 096 Golf batteries are considerably more than that.
I got a Yuasa Black for my ED30 from Halfrauds mainly because of the lifetime warranty. Not too bad for £160. Another reason for favouring Yuasa is I had good experiences with them back in my UPS power supply days in the IT industry. They lasted forever!
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I'm tempted to get that Bosch one from Amazon especially if it comes from ECP as I have recently changed another battery with them at the local branch under warranty even though I ordered it online.
Was going to get the Varta from Tayna but the possible warranty issue is making me think not as I would have to send it back.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Car-Battery-Type-096/dp/B005XVUQ6Y/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&dpID=41qn1NYUe2L&dpPl=1&keywords=bosch%20s5%20096&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&qid=1424269770&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Car-Battery-Type-096/dp/B005XVUQ6Y/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&dpID=41qn1NYUe2L&dpPl=1&keywords=bosch%20s5%20096&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&qid=1424269770&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1)
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It's better to deal with a local shop with heavy goods. Can't be fun posting ~20 kg of battery, especially via the post office!!