The best battery replacement for a Cerb nowadays is...

[Tang Soo Tim]

Confusion here ....

The batteries your refering to are 278mm long, which for my car is to long ! they would cover over the fixing bracket hole

Question then is are your batteries sitting in a tray of some kind giving you a fixing point for a longer battery ? mine sits staright on to the fibreglass and limits me to about 260mm length max

[jackwibble]

Your correct it is slightly too long to fit with the existing clamp hole however as the battery is surrounded on 3 sides by solid fibreglass and the fourth side by the cover it goes no where.
Mine hasn't moved a millimetre since I fitted it its properly wedged in place unless you were planning on inverting the car I don't see it moving or causing a problem.

[Gazzab]

Didn't fit in mine regardless of clamp etc

[gerradiuk]

Seems some will fit, mine is a "snug", I cut the small nut/hole in half & it holds it tightly in place.

Jack's 086 is the best bet as its a straight forward fit(terminals).
I fitted a 096 as I had it here already & have a battery brain fitted + 35mm earth leads so was moving it to help it (BB) fit.

[jackwibble]

Which bit didn't fit Gazza? I know it's ok for height and width is standard so I guess length was the issue?

[Gazzab]

Yep it's often the length.

[The_Edge]

Sooooo.... in hind sight maybe I should have taken the old battery out first and had a look at the "seating bay"

• sigh*

Seems there's a few different stories/experiences out there with batteries, and something at 270+mm isn't gonna fit... goddammit...

[esso]

Banner Unibull 50300...025 fits perfect.

[The_Edge]

esso said:

Banner Unibull 50300...025 fits perfect.

Deep discharge?

[esso]

The_Edge said:

esso said:

Banner Unibull 50300...025 fits perfect.

Deep discharge?

....about 2 weeks on mine if the car isn`t started.

[The_Edge]

esso said:

....about 2 weeks on mine if the car isn`t started.

That will vary from individual car to car more than be an operation of the battery - but the point being that its not designed to live with deep discharge. I'd rather have that covered tbh hence looking at the red tops and Odessy.

~ Edge

[gerradiuk]

Thats why I fitted a battery brain, no more flat battery.

[The_Edge]

Getting a recommendation from the battery boys on the Excide?? My only frame of reference for this is that it received zero votes... Hence my apprehension!

Anyone experienced the Excide??

[The_Edge]

For anyone that's interested:

- Took various photos of the battery bay empty and in various states of being put back together; just IM if they might be of use to you and I'll happily share
- Have an Excide, because:
- Tayna's recommendation after a few days of discussion and research
- Advice to stay away from Optima
- Same for Banner
- Odyssey not having something to fit (tried!)

So we'll see how we go!

Still feeling a little nervous as not one vote went in for the Excide but she's all installed as of this morning. Brought that smile as she started first time fit off the bat after standing most of winter, and my spanner monkey efforts... Chuffed and just had to go get some petrol Think a quick wash and a dash to bluewater might be fun given its finally above zero outside!

[gerradiuk]

The_Edge said:

- Tayna's recommendation after a few days of discussion and research
- Advice to stay away from Optima
- Same for Banner
- Odyssey not having something to fit (tried!)

Edge cannot understand the negative (sorry) about banner??
Mine came with a Banner 20 months ago & must be 3yrs old & its fine.

[Gazzab]

Ditto

[The_Edge]

Re-read the mail history. Let me correct - not negative about Banner (quote: good solid batteries) but they strongly suggested Excide above them.

Don't the messenger

[Gazzab]

Banner is good enough, is exide objectively better?

[jackwibble]

Bosch spot on and good warranty

[The_Edge]

Gazzab said:

Banner is good enough, is exide objectively better?

I can't comment - just taking onboard what I'm hearing from their side.