New battery time

[danp]

Mine's not lasting very long (even when trickle charged), so called BMW.

They want £110 for the OEM (MINI/CSL) battery (55Ah I believe), £130 for an E46 M3 battery (70 Ah) and £145 ish for the 80Ah.

Parts chap told me that I really shouldn't use the bigger ones due to CSL having a "thick cardboard floor" :bigcry:

Seems a bit pricey, are they special? What do you guys use? (not spending four figures on a lithium one!)

Hoping to move soon to a place with power in the garage, so trickle charging will then be a more regular occurance. :thumbs:

TIA, Dan

[outnumbered]

Parts chap told me that I really shouldn't use the bigger ones due to CSL having a "thick cardboard floor" :bigcry:


You should get the parts bloke to show you that "thick cardboard floor" on the exploded diagram ! He's obviously watched too much Clarkson.:bigcry:

Oh, HANG ON THOUGH !!!!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6347674600_50da9be655_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krakar/6347674600/)
cardboard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krakar/6347674600/) by tw_tvam (http://www.flickr.com/people/krakar/), on Flickr

[Bounce]

Ive just got a new Bosch one from Halfords with a 5year guarantee,didnt bother with the 55A one got the 70A one.;)

[AlexGTT]

Tell your parts guy he's a cock and if he can tell the difference between an M3 battery compartment floor and a CSL one he's a genius.:banghead:

Normal CSL battery is fine as long as your alternator is OK and it's trickle charged. Never changed mine in 5 years and it's left in the garage most of the time on a trickle charger.

[sailorbaz]

I think I was around £70-£80 for my CSL one from BMW, with a decent enough discount for your price is prolly about right.

I've only replaced it once, and it was probably the original I took out, I replaced it 2 years ago so....it would have been around 5 years old when I changed it. Should have checked the wee date on it, just for an idea how long the new one might last. Never mind.

Get the CSL one, job done.

[breeze]

You should get the parts bloke to show you that "thick cardboard floor" on the exploded diagram ! He's obviously watched too much Clarkson.:bigcry:

Oh, HANG ON THOUGH !!!!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6347674600_50da9be655_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krakar/6347674600/)
cardboard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krakar/6347674600/) by tw_tvam (http://www.flickr.com/people/krakar/), on Flickr
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[cantfind1]

CSL/M3 one is made by exide, they do it for a fraction of the cost. Exactly the same 55aH battery just not with BMW written on it.

Simples.

Don t get M3 one it weighs a tonne and you don t need it!

[E30M3SE]

Euro car parts sell Exide and Bosch batteries, and are currently doing -15% with promo code BATTERY15.

[danp]

Great, thanks for the replies, had looked at Euro Car Parts, the 065 Exide MINI 1.6 battery is £55 (so half BMW price) before the 15% discount, free delivery as well!

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[cantfind1]

Great, thanks for the replies, had looked at Euro Car Parts, the 065 Exide MINI 1.6 battery is £55 (so half BMW price) before the 15% discount, free delivery as well!

:beer:

Glad to help....