Replacement Battery. What to get.

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That's a similar spec and price to what I put in mine last time I replaced it. Not had any problems a couple of years down the line. Modern batteries have a good enough warranty cheap is not a problem anymore.
Also the reason it will be cheap is it is not a branded one where you are paying for the brand.
 
Thanks for the reply. With the defender you see some items so expensive. A genuine replacement is £250 so seeing it for so much cheaper made me wonder

Thanks
Nick
 
Whichever one you buy make sure the terminal positions match the one you are replacing. Otherwise your leads might not fit :(
 
Nick bw said:
Thanks for the reply. With the defender you see some items so expensive. A genuine replacement is £250 so seeing it for so much cheaper made me wonder

Thanks
Nick
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After my original landrover battery lasted more than 12 years on my TD5 I decided to replace it with another genuine one, Rimmer Bros have them for £210.28, sods law they were on offer and cheaper last week. Expensive I know but they are a really good and "very heavy" battery.
https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-YGD1...MIirTWxarY3AIVw7XtCh2FpQYfEAQYASABEgISOfD_BwE
 
The one in the advert looks fine. 100 Ah and 850 CCA should be more than ample for a Land Rover. modern batteries, even the budget, sub-£100 ones seem to be fairly lively and long lived. Not like when I was young and car batteries always seemed to have something wrong with them, going flat over the course of a weekend, or failing to hold a charge at all.
 
I thought it was a worthwhile investment if it lasts as long as my last one. Old one was still working after being charged but once I get a battery that shows any sign of struggling I change it, As above I remember those days of going out on a cold morning to go to work and battery failed to start the car, and dragging wife out of bed to push start the car, I wont faff on any more. The old one (now over 14 years old) is in use as a leisure battery in my caravan now and used for the motor mover, and alarm system, its linked to a 100 watt solar panal so always charged up.
 
Makes you wonder why some batteries can last for over ten years and halfords best only seem to manage three. I've had all sorts of aftermarket batteries, all reputable makes but they never last as long as the original that came with the car. The wife's rover needed a new battery last year, the one I took off was a 13 year old original.

Col
 
I've bought a couple of those types batteries in the opening post, one for my TD5 defender and also for my caravan. The only problem I had was the first one that was delivered had leaked acid inside the box, due to the gas release holes not being plugged. They replaced it next day no problem but didn't want the first one back and it had only lost a small amount of electrolyte, so is now a fully charged spare.
 
I would go Halfords purely if theres any issues its easy to sort it out, any of the mail order guys want you to send it back to them as Tanya did, will never use them again.
If you can get or borrow a discount card its really knocks a chunk off the price.
 
Scooby22 said:
I thought it was a worthwhile investment if it lasts as long as my last one. Old one was still working after being charged but once I get a battery that shows any sign of struggling I change it, As above I remember those days of going out on a cold morning to go to work and battery failed to start the car, and dragging wife out of bed to push start the car, I wont faff on any more. The old one (now over 14 years old) is in use as a leisure battery in my caravan now and used for the motor mover, and alarm system, its linked to a 100 watt solar panal so always charged up.
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Been there, thank God for starting handles. Should never have done away with them.
 
Colthebrummie said:
Another point in favour of petrols.

Col
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There are no points in favour of petrols, they are hateful things that require you to spend you life fiddling with the carb and decide they will not work at the slightest mention of damp in the atmosphere.

Also there is no satisfying puff of smoke from the exhaust as you change gear :p
 
dag019 said:
There are no points in favour of petrols, they are hateful things that require you to spend you life fiddling with the carb and decide they will not work at the slightest mention of damp in the atmosphere.

Also there is no satisfying puff of smoke from the exhaust as you change gear :p
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I have no such problems with my series 3 lwb, it's just the amount it drinks
I find bothering

Col
 
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