Replacing the battery

[allanhelen]

[quote="Nictrix"]
It looks like I will be buying a battery in the next few weeks/months as the battery warning light shows up if listening to the radio with the engine off after only a couple of minutes.
Eurocarparts price seems to be £350 before any discounts, but for the same battery from Tayna its only £175.
Anybody used Tayna for buying batteries?
Anybody bought a battery and then got a dealer to code it? How much did they charge?
[/quote]

Don't forget if you are buying from Eurocarparts there are always discount codes available up to 57% off at the minute.

I just got a battery for my car from them 100ah/800CCA and that was just over £100 with free same day delivery. I already had Carly as have owned countless BMW's in the past and coding was a 5 minute job

[Nictrix]

[quote="allanhelen"]
[quote="Nictrix"]
It looks like I will be buying a battery in the next few weeks/months as the battery warning light shows up if listening to the radio with the engine off after only a couple of minutes.
Eurocarparts price seems to be £350 before any discounts, but for the same battery from Tayna its only £175.
Anybody used Tayna for buying batteries?
Anybody bought a battery and then got a dealer to code it? How much did they charge?
[/quote]

Don't forget if you are buying from Eurocarparts there are always discount codes available up to 57% off at the minute.

I just got a battery for my car from them 100ah/800CCA and that was just over £100 with free same day delivery. I already had Carly as have owned countless BMW's in the past and coding was a 5 minute job
[/quote]
Thanks, I did put in the code and it knocked around £100 off but Tayna was still cheaper by about £70

[Nictrix]

[quote="jagr"]
[quote="Nictrix"]
It looks like I will be buying a battery in the next few weeks/months as the battery warning light shows up if listening to the radio with the engine off after only a couple of minutes.
Eurocarparts price seems to be £350 before any discounts, but for the same battery from Tayna its only £175.
Anybody used Tayna for buying batteries?
Anybody bought a battery and then got a dealer to code it? How much did they charge?
[/quote]

I used Tayna a few years ago and they dispatched quickly and the battery was good for 6 months.
I then contacted them about warranty and I had to pay them to collect the battery to test it. It failed there tests and they sent a replacement but this took 4 days from collection to return.

Since then I will only buy a battery locally as the savings made can disappear if you have a problem later on. Also I am fortunate to have a second car to use while this was going on, if not I would have had to hire/borrow use taxis while it was being rectified.
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Thanks for that, you could have been just unlucky with the first one but you are right, buying locally is better and possibly worth the extra cash.

[stevo6]

How do I know if mine is an AGM battery or not?  There's no indication on the battery...  Part no is S61 21 7 551 331 and googling suggests it is, but not definitive.  Car is an '08 3.0 SD (no start stop).

Cheers

[Horizon]

[quote="stevo6"]
How do I know if mine is an AGM battery or not?  There's no indication on the battery...  Part no is S61 21 7 551 331 and googling suggests it is, but not definitive.  Car is an '08 3.0 SD (no start stop).

Cheers
[/quote]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-2009-X5-Bat ... 482?_ul=BO

Out suggesting you buy this,

[stevo6]

[quote="Horizon"]
[quote="stevo6"]
How do I know if mine is an AGM battery or not?  There's no indication on the battery...  Part no is S61 21 7 551 331 and googling suggests it is, but not definitive.  Car is an '08 3.0 SD (no start stop).

Cheers
[/quote]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-2009-X5-Bat ... 482?_ul=BO

Out suggesting you buy this,