Replacement Battery?

[OllieH]

Hi, have done a search but nothing much has turned up. My battery is in need of being changed. Halfords list three batteries for the S3, one with a 3yr, one with a 4yr and one with a 5yr warranty, with the prices using my trade card being £60, £75, £90 ish, respectively. Are there any other batteries available for the S3, which are maybe uprated from the oem one. I have the Andy Mac sub and amp fitted to my car which I believe has a direct feed from the battery, so want something good enough to supply that when the engine is not running without causing it to go flat.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

 

[AndyMac]

Steer clear of Halfords would be my advice, go to GSF and get a Bosch silver top, about £75 and very decent.

 

[OllieH]

Steer clear of Halfords would be my advice, go to GSF and get a Bosch silver top, about £75 and very decent.

Thanks for that Andy :icon_thumright:

 

[A3Tom]

Just fitted a new one on the GF's 225BAM TT, got an exide one from Euro for £50

Avoid Halfrauds!!

 

[1animal1]

i ended up getting a vauxhall sourced battery, cost me £60 and is top quality....just make sure you get the right size/ampage and you'll be fine.... although easier said than done, i tried two before i found one that fitted

 

[OllieH]

Got priced up for a Bosch Silver Top from GSF at £63 inc VAT with Armed Forces discount. Gonna try and get a price for a Varta Silver Dynamic 027 aswell. From what I've read, the Varta has a slightly higher spec.

 

[OllieH]

Is the 027 number used for all types of batteries, or is it just used with the Varta brand??

 

[1animal1]

dunno but dont go too overboard....a battery is a battery by all accounts

 

[OllieH]

dunno but dont go too overboard....a battery is a battery by all accounts

Yeah, just thinking if they're the same price makes sense getting the higher spec one. The Varta has a 5yr warranty aswell compared to the 4yr Bosch one.

 

[1animal1]

aye good plan

 

[Y83OLK]

Ollie - The bosch and varta batteries are identical with different stickers.
I stock both of them.
Usualy blacktop is the budget, silver mid-high range.

 

[JD09]

I recently changed mine. Halfrauds trade card for a Bosch Silver top, 120 down to 70. 5 yr guarantee as well.

 

[OllieH]

Ollie - The bosch and varta batteries are identical with different stickers.
I stock both of them.
Usualy blacktop is the budget, silver mid-high range.

Ah ok, cheers Callum. Didn't realise that.

 

[irvine]

I'm also on the hunt for a new battery and been told the bosch silver tops are the dogs. Would it be the same one from the S3 fit my 1.8T Quattro?? I presume it would be the same? Anyone got a part number etc for it or guide me to where I could find one??

 

[JD09]

If you go on the Halfrauds website, they have a fitting plugin that shows up the car make and model etc. That's how I did mine. People always say don't go to Halfrauds, and I echo that for fitting and own brand products. But for universal things like bulbs, wipers and batteries, why not (all the same branded products as anywhere else).

Granted I had two trips to my local Halfrauds (after the first battery on their website was an inch too wide), but I made that mistake from their website and there were two, exactly the same batteries, just with different codes.

 

[MIKE GTR]

Get a pro forma invoice from eurocar parts, then go to your local car parts shop, i bet they'll beat the price, thats what I did, £45