what size battery for 325?

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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:10 pm

what size battery should i get for my 325i E30?
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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:50 pm

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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:04 pm

I got a small one in mine that i grabbed from my old mans diesel van, works fine on the 325.
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:19 am

Ive got one from a e34 535 in mine. Fits perfect and loadsa grunt.
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:03 am

Something in the order of 720 cold cranking Amps and 75Ah (Amp Hours) I think. That's for a Bosch Silver Top which was about Ԛ£85 I think.

They are of the sort of size that diesels use :)
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