Battery

[gldgti]

the diesel battery is usually between 500 and 600CCA.

i cant see a problem with paying for a big battery - the benefits are good ones. i've had the same 550CCA battery in my old mk1 diesel, now its in my white LS - for 5 years. its been run completely flat atleast 10 times, and still works fine.

can beat that fast crank and strong spark for cold mornings.

if you shop around you oughta be able to get something above 500CCA for around the $150 mark.

[greasykitchen]

Another mention is, you really need a battery with recessed terminal's, so they are nowhere near maing contact with the bonnet.

Ah so that's why it needs recessed terminals. The RAA guy explained that it was a special battery because of the recessed terminals, but didn't understand why it was significant.

I've shopped around a bit and the price I was quoted seems comparable, though I'm not sure of the exact specs of the replacement.

The current one in my car is a Bosch 480CCA (wouldn't have known what that meant a week ago!) and an exact replacement is about $200. You can get standard batteries which suit the MK1 with lower CCA for less money, but I'm inclined to go for a higher rated one for extra reserve and piece of mind. Plus the RAA fee includes fitting and disposal of the old battery.

Cheers.

[Jarred]

, but I'm inclined to go for a higher rated one for extra reserve and piece of mind. Plus the RAA fee includes fitting and disposal of the old battery.

Cheers.

thats what I did. Havn't regretted being able to start my car without a choke on all those cold mornings!

[xcedricx]

has anyone looked at thoes dry cell battries? these usally come with recessed terminals but are a smaller size and so its not as nessacarry to have them (im pretty sure they have screw in normal terminals as well)

and the the weight differance between a 580cca and a dry cell equilvant would be huge.

[Oneofthegreats]

has anyone looked at thoes dry cell battries? these usally come with recessed terminals but are a smaller size and so its not as nessacarry to have them (im pretty sure they have screw in normal terminals as well)

and the the weight differance between a 580cca and a dry cell equilvant would be huge.

As does the cost from my memory.

But can be worth it depending on the space requirement's.

[xcedricx]

i was looking at some 210cca's (184mm X 79mm X 169mm) for 300ish on "modyourcar.com.au" just then. for a 1.6 petrol would that be enough... not really sure of what size the petrol 8v's require.

i have a mate that runs one of these on his 4age (1.6 16v 4cly for thoes who dont know) toyota ae86 with no worries.

and with that size it could sit under the passengers seat without to much problem i think?
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just had a look at a few car bat. sites and the lowest CCA rated bat. for the golf was 375cca DIN44LMF (found here - http://www.batteryworld.com.au/files...ec%20Sheet.pdf)

also these guys have these - http://linux.supercharge.com.au says - CCA @ -18 Deg: 475 or CCA @ -18 Deg: 545 for the SuperCharge Classic N55 & SuperCharge Gold MF55

[greasykitchen]

just had a look at a few car bat. sites and the lowest CCA rated bat. for the golf was 375cca DIN44LMF (found here - http://www.batteryworld.com.au/files...ec%20Sheet.pdf)

I saw that too, and the 'performance' spec battery was well into the 400CCA range (can't remember exactly). The frustrating thing about that site is that there's no prices given

[greasykitchen]

For all of you who were sitting on the edge of their seats dying to hear what happened next, listen in.

Had a flat battery again on Friday (didn't the lights on this time) so I got the RAA out to replace it. Turns out the old one was from 2002 - several years before I even owned the car - so it was due. A few minutes and $184 later I had a brand new extra heavy duty battery (rated at 500 cca) installed and the old one disposed of, all without having to lift a finger. The car cranks better than ever now, so it was worth it in the end. Could have had it charged again, but it would only have been a matter of time before it needed replacing.

Cheers, Stephen

[thestu]

far out...

i bought a brand new 545CCA battery with 3 year warranty from work about a year ago and it was $85. then when all the prices went up i got another one for $110

and then jarred came to me a day later..."i had to get a battery was only $180" i wash shocked :O

ohhh wellll!

yeh metal in general is at outrageous prices now...