Best wedge battery?
Best wedge battery?
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andymadmak

Original Poster:

15,634 posts

300 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Guys, the battery on my 400se is deader than a dead dingo's donger. It won't take charge either.
Any thoughts as to the best replacement? Or are all batteries much of a muchness these days?

Andy

TVRleigh_BBWR

6,553 posts

243 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Best get the best Q. one you can.
They are type 72. they are a very tight fit. but if you slot them in at a angle they go in nicly.
Should cost about £70. your find your need a new one every 5 year or less. depends on how often you use the car, the less you use it the quicker they die.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

314 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Boscheshesh (sp?) Silver. Been on mine since I had it, 5 or so years ago, and not sure how long before that. That includes several run flats when having starting issues, that is cranking until flat. Think its starting to get a tad wimpish but hard to tell.

Edited to add, off the top of the battery 560 077 060

Then it has 60Ah and 600A

Edited to add, more than 5 years now, where does the time go?

Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 1st November 15:12


Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 1st November 15:28

matt-man

2,667 posts

249 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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I bought mine from the oh so knowledgeable and friendly gentleman from 'Halfrauds'.....seriously though, never ever had a problem with any battery ive bought there......


tempus

674 posts

231 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Bosch are good,560 077 060 is an 075,069 should be cheaper than 072,same batt just more common but about 30mm longer and 30mm taller than 075,any no`s on your old one or sizes?Tempus

andymadmak

Original Poster:

15,634 posts

300 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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will a type 75 fit? That seems to be the code I get now if I put in 560 170 064
6HN (the new Bosch code)

No codes on old one that I can see. All labels gone!



Edited by andymadmak on Thursday 1st November 17:07

jmorgan

36,010 posts

314 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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If mines a 75 then the fit is good.

+ terminal at the windscreen edge

Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 1st November 17:53

tempus

674 posts

231 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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075 measures 242mm long,175mm wide,175mm tall won`t fit in mine but mines an antique and runs on gas lamps.smileTempus

andymadmak

Original Poster:

15,634 posts

300 months

Monday 5th November 2007
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Well, got a new Battery. After much consultation, I selected a Varta Blue power D75 (code 560 170 064) However, when it turned up the battery was a coded as a D59, 560 409 054.
The supplier tells me that this is the latest version and that the other type is no longer listed.

It does fit, and it does work, and it does look good! nuts Hope I haven't been fobbed off with a fairy story.

Andy