Or should i buy summin different/better.
A mate reckons a transit van battery is better/stronger etc
Any comments please
Just about to buy a halfords battery
Moderator: martauto
-
nate
- E30 Zone Newbie
- Posts: 183
- Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Cardiff, S Wales
Is this a good idea?
Or should i buy summin different/better.
A mate reckons a transit van battery is better/stronger etc
Any comments please
Or should i buy summin different/better.
A mate reckons a transit van battery is better/stronger etc
Any comments please
-
dazleeds
- old skool raver
- Posts: 12883
- Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Empire Building @
go to ecp mate and get a bosch super silver battery supposed to be very strong longlasting battery and not mad expensive 
www.oldskoolfantasy.co.uk
in the shit,the one to blame,yeh its all my fault ;)
in the shit,the one to blame,yeh its all my fault ;)
-
nate
- E30 Zone Newbie
- Posts: 183
- Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Cardiff, S Wales
nice 1 daz i'll look in to that,
Did u recieve my cheque?
Did u recieve my cheque?
-
koos
- E30 Zone Regular
- Posts: 584
- Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Crawley, West Sussex
Halfrauds are okay but dont let them fit it, they fiited one to mine before I owned it and spilt acid on the wing 
, nob heads
, nob heads-
dazleeds
- old skool raver
- Posts: 12883
- Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Empire Building @
not yet mate prob come in morning posty,s a lazy twat round here
www.oldskoolfantasy.co.uk
in the shit,the one to blame,yeh its all my fault ;)
in the shit,the one to blame,yeh its all my fault ;)
-
Jamesb318is
- E30 Zone Regular
- Posts: 620
- Joined: Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: East Sussex
Nooooo!!
Get a BM one (not as expensive as you'd think), or something else by a reputable company or you'll be angry come winter!
Get a BM one (not as expensive as you'd think), or something else by a reputable company or you'll be angry come winter!
-
agent006
- E30 Zone Regular
- Posts: 701
- Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Cheltenham
Euro Car parts =Ԛ£45 all in
Halfrauds = Ԛ£80 all in
I know where i'm getting mine from (plus the ECP is a bosch too).
Halfrauds = Ԛ£80 all in
I know where i'm getting mine from (plus the ECP is a bosch too).
-
gareth
- E30 Zone Team Member
- Posts: 11005
- Joined: Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: hastings, east sussex
my local motor factors do identical batteries to the halfords ones (even down to the same serial numbers on the plastic moulds) for 1/3 the price. at Ԛ£22 or thereabouts for a new battery, i'm not complaining!
Sole founder of Fe2O3-12V it's a lifestyle
LSD rebuilding / modification services provided, PM for details
LSD rebuilding / modification services provided, PM for details
-
nate
- E30 Zone Newbie
- Posts: 183
- Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Cardiff, S Wales
ECP is is then!
-
Mahmood
- E30 Zone Camper
- Posts: 1340
- Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: People's Republic of Londonistan
Not sure if you have bought one yet but this little beauty is one of the highest rated batteries on the market with very little drain,
http://www.rthursby.co.uk/acatalog/ulti ... rting.html
Not cheap, but your car will start!
I plan to get one before winter truly settles in.
http://www.rthursby.co.uk/acatalog/ulti ... rting.html
Not cheap, but your car will start!
I plan to get one before winter truly settles in.
-
Simon13
- The longest resto in the world !
- Posts: 22697
- Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm
- Location: Camberley, Surrey don't u know
my sport a has a halfords battery had the car 18months went through all of last of winter fine and is fine now. It's been on for over 2 years according to the reciept.
Not everything they sell is pony
Not everything they sell is pony
-
Brianmoooore
- E30 Zone Team Member
- Posts: 49360
- Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm
My wife's touring has had a Halfords battery on it for about five years and it's still going strong, although since my well documented holiday problems recently, it's actually still powering the caravan.
It didn't get in the car by choice though. I had been dragged off Christmas shopping one Saturday in a town about 60 miles away, and we had been parked up all day in a multi storey, unfortunately with the lights on.
Came back to the car at about 5pm, and found it dead.
Tried to run start it down a couple of the ramps, but no go.
Only thing I could do was get myself off quickly to a Halfords 300 yards up the street, which was closing in about 15 minutes.
Fortunately, they had the correct one, (but I would have bought any one at the time), so I bought it, lugged it back to the car park, fitted it, and we were on our way.
It didn't get in the car by choice though. I had been dragged off Christmas shopping one Saturday in a town about 60 miles away, and we had been parked up all day in a multi storey, unfortunately with the lights on.
Came back to the car at about 5pm, and found it dead.
Tried to run start it down a couple of the ramps, but no go.
Only thing I could do was get myself off quickly to a Halfords 300 yards up the street, which was closing in about 15 minutes.
Fortunately, they had the correct one, (but I would have bought any one at the time), so I bought it, lugged it back to the car park, fitted it, and we were on our way.