e46 battery

[KarshS]

Guys has anyone changed there Battery recently? Mine is about to pack up...Well i hope its the battery.....

But anyway should i go OEM which is +-R1500 from BMW or Willard, Sabat?

Any1 can give some advise as i doubt you will get better than the OEM one. It never gave me a single days worry until this morning.....

Can you fill bat acid in them?? Just askn

 

[XMAX]

Guys has anyone changed there Battery recently? Mine is about to pack up...Well i hope its the battery.....

But anyway should i go OEM which is +-R1500 from BMW or Willard, Sabat?

Any1 can give some advise as i doubt you will get better than the OEM one. It never gave me a single days worry until this morning.....

Can you fill bat acid in them?? Just askn

This is a good topic. Id say go for what your wallet can say ok to. I personally would not buy a willard, or sabat. Id spend a few bucks more and buy a Deltec. Deltecs are great quality batteries, and they last very long.

if youre going to spend R1500 on a battery, id say dont buy the oem bmw battery, but rather buy an OPTIMA battery. Either the yellow top or Red top optima is great. Ive had a red top for the past 4 years. there were times where my car was parked for 3 months, got in, swung the car and started first time out. the optima red top is used widely in the agricultural industry, where the tractors and other farm vehicles sometimes arent used for a long time.

my money would go for either a Deltec (cheaper than the optima but still a very good battery) or Optima.

Remember that CCA (Cold Cranking power and aH (ampehour) make a difference in the battery you choose for your car. too low cca or ah would result in the battery straining to start the car, thereby reducing the life of the battery. but having a higher cca or aH wont damage your battery.

 

[KarshS]

Bro thats great advise.. Thanks a mill.....I never really knew about cca or aH and the constraints bhind them.....That helps alot...

Any idea where i can get the OPTIMA bat from in Gauteng?

 

[XMAX]

Bro thats great advise.. Thanks a mill.....I never really knew about cca or aH and the constraints bhind them.....That helps alot...

Any idea where i can get the OPTIMA bat from in Gauteng?

no problems bro. look up Deltec on the net. I think that they have an outlet in gauteng. They also stock optima. Any good battery shop should stock Optimas. you would also find Optimas at good Sound Installers (people like Moniers, Hygrade, etc. im not familiar with the fitment centres in jozi, only being here for the past 4 months).

 

[KarshS]

eish yellow top R 2 300, No red top....Asked him the size he said big or small? What do you have?

 

[rick540]

Locally produced batteries for BMW are made by Sabat who are the same company as Willard.

The other brands Exide, and Raylite are manufactured by First national battery. I have taken batteries apart for fun and I'm interested in the technologies.

The FNB stuff is very well made.

 

[KarshS]

Iv used Exide on my vr6 b4 and it was the best bat i ever had in that car......

I was just skeptic cos you hear all the Toyota honda vw guys wanting BMW bat in there cars.....Cause they are bigger....

So b4 i put one in i wanted to get dif ideas from the guys....

 

[evilsee]

Iv used Exide on my vr6 b4 and it was the best bat i ever had in that car......

I was just skeptic cos you hear all the Toyota honda vw guys wanting BMW bat in there cars.....Cause they are bigger....

So b4 i put one in i wanted to get dif ideas from the guys....

Are you typing this on your cell phone?

Cos it hard to read wht u tipe

 

[XMAX]

I had the small red top.

R2300 is kinda steep, but the yellowtop is usually more expensive than the red top.

the small red top has all the power youd need.

if they decide to try and rip you off, opt for a Deltec battery. theyre great batteries also.

 

[KarshS]

Iv used Exide on my vr6 b4 and it was the best bat i ever had in that car......

I was just skeptic cos you hear all the Toyota honda vw guys wanting BMW bat in there cars.....Cause they are bigger....

So b4 i put one in i wanted to get dif ideas from the guys....

Are you typing this on your cell phone?

Cos it hard to read wht u tipe

What dont you understand? i will "tipe" it out for you again in a more simple form of text.:hammerhead:

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XMAX thanks for your help bud......Will go and visit these guys and hear what they have to say...

 

[evilsee]

What dont you understand? i will "tipe" it out for you again in a more simple form of text.:hammerhead:

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XMAX thanks for your help bud......Will go and visit these guys and hear what they have to say...

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thanks, because it annoys me when people use stupid sms shorthand when they have a full keyboard in front of them.

 

[KarshS]

Its quicker dude....Plus im at work and men cant multi task.....So i try and type as fast as i can :thinking:

 

[e46 guy]

My BMW bat lasted me 8 years and one evening at Melrose Arch it just gave up the ghost leaving me there in the parking lot "looking like a fool with my pants on the ground"

anyhoo replaced it with a Willard have no problems in fact dont even notice a difference think it cost me about R900-R1000

 

[KarshS]

My bat is about 5 years old.....And guess what.....It has fixed itself and its working fine again.....Started in one turn again this morning....Hectic....Sure it was having women problems the last 2 days......:screwy:

 

[XMAX]

My bat is about 5 years old.....And guess what.....It has fixed itself and its working fine again.....Started in one turn again this morning....Hectic....Sure it was having women problems the last 2 days......:screwy:

Nah, im sure it got scared with all this talk of replacement and decided to work......

 

[Hellas]

My battery from 2003 is still holding up good

 

[iandudley]

Hi Everyone, any suggestions of a supplier, in the Johannesburg area, for a replacement battery for my 2005 E46 320D.
The OEM one is giving me hassles now that winter has rolled around so I need a replacement. Agents want R2500.00 for a replacement, which seems a bit extreme.:RedNo:

Thanks,

Ian

 

[tivoli786]

Raylite has my vote

 

[Yuben]

I changed my battery abt 3 months ago. Willard 668 at R1358 to replace the OEM 652 after 12 years :clapper:

 

[Leon]

My father own a Battery Centre, he delivers to BMW once a week.
Just go there, it's normal FNB(First national battries) batteries