Bosch or Varta AGM Battery?
Discussion
Bosch and Varta are the exact same same batteries.
eg, this,
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s4001/
is identical to this,
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/b18/
There are different ranges, but each range has a direct equivalent in the other brand.
eg, this,
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s4001/
is identical to this,
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/b18/
There are different ranges, but each range has a direct equivalent in the other brand.
I buy whichever has the longest warranty. From Tayna.
I just replaced my R8 V10 battery. £118 delivered, and it took about an hour to swap ("Frunk" out job). My M3 V8 CS owning neighbour was aghast. He let BMW change his. £680. "its stop start mate, and it needs "coding" thats why"..... lol.
Put mine in and then ran VAGcom to clear all the faults (R-Tronic system got in a strop when trying to start the car with a flat battery). Put a like for like battery in (capacity) so no need to "code" anything (though I of course had to clear fault codes - which I believe would have self cleared eventually)
I just replaced my R8 V10 battery. £118 delivered, and it took about an hour to swap ("Frunk" out job). My M3 V8 CS owning neighbour was aghast. He let BMW change his. £680. "its stop start mate, and it needs "coding" thats why"..... lol.
Put mine in and then ran VAGcom to clear all the faults (R-Tronic system got in a strop when trying to start the car with a flat battery). Put a like for like battery in (capacity) so no need to "code" anything (though I of course had to clear fault codes - which I believe would have self cleared eventually)
Edited by Griffith4ever on Thursday 23 May 17:22
Griffith4ever said:
My M3 V8 CS owning neighbour was aghast. He let BMW change his. £680. "its stop start mate, and it needs "coding" thats why"..... lol.
Bloody hell, thats steep! Edited by Griffith4ever on Thursday 23 May 17:22
Just needs a battery registration or type change if going from AGM to standard - all doable with a £40 cable and some, ahem, software found on the net.
I bought an Exide one for my 2006 BMW Z4 from Tayna for just over £100, because Exide were OE as Z4s of that era were built in Spartanburg, SC.
I bought AGM because it looked like it would work better for a car that isn't a daily, and it didn't need coding.
When I bought an AGM in 2012 for my 2007 BMW123d with stop/start that needed coding it cost over £250 - Sytner quoted over £300!
They've become mush more affordable thankfully.
I bought AGM because it looked like it would work better for a car that isn't a daily, and it didn't need coding.
When I bought an AGM in 2012 for my 2007 BMW123d with stop/start that needed coding it cost over £250 - Sytner quoted over £300!
They've become mush more affordable thankfully.
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