Which battery?

[MikLSP]

It really is a great service, I ordered it at 14:52 yesterday and it has just arrived at home now. Very fast!

[Kevga]

Can anyone tell me any deals on batteries that are upto date cheers 

[BigstickytoffeeGTI30]

 

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... 

[Dan_FR]

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

[suf]

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

[pudding]

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!

[Lewo]

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

[pudding]

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!!