MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Lyons on December 26, 2015, 09:35:07 am

Title: New Battery
Post by: Lyons on December 26, 2015, 09:35:07 am

Over the last couple of months the battery in my car has been flat on 3 occasions (most recently yesterday!), so I'm going to purchase a new 1 in the hope that it is the problem, and there's not something draining it.

What make of battery is a good 1 to go for? It's something I've never had to buy before. What size too?

Does anyone know if this is the original that would've come in an 07 GTi?

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi95.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl129%2FLyonzo%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2F0B34CA15-FD37-469A-8C72-8D3DA6245F04_zpsniy5y68z.jpg&hash=fd4c10f212698ec966c457bfa406c1f356ffd05c) (http://s95.photobucket.com/user/Lyonzo/media/Mobile%20Uploads/0B34CA15-FD37-469A-8C72-8D3DA6245F04_zpsniy5y68z.jpg.html)

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: skard on December 26, 2015, 09:52:13 am

Looks like the original, the Varta E44 is a good upgrade

Title: New Battery
Post by: white91 on December 26, 2015, 10:14:15 am

That's definitely the original, I got 10 years out of mine. Replaced it with a Varta E44 2 days ago


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Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: Lyons on December 26, 2015, 10:30:37 am

Cheers folks.

Where did you get it and how much?

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: V3trox on December 26, 2015, 01:40:06 pm

As much as it pains me to say it I've done well out of halfords batteries. Had a few cars that came with them and just put one in my Jetta.

Battery is a battery imo.

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: Lyons on December 26, 2015, 03:20:30 pm

Aye someone else mentioned them. I can get a lend of a trade c add so might just go for 1.

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: white91 on December 26, 2015, 04:28:57 pm

Got mine for £67 with 5 year warranty, but I also got £10 cash back, from eBay


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Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: Lyons on December 27, 2015, 11:22:57 am

What was the name of the seller and how did you manage to get the cash back?

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: white91 on December 27, 2015, 11:47:35 am

252223188704, I'd avoid Tayna batteries after they didn't bother to deliver it and I got my money back.

Cash back through Top Cash Back


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Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: shail on December 27, 2015, 12:47:38 pm

Quote from: white91 on December 27, 2015, 11:47:35 am

252223188704, I'd avoid Tayna batteries after they didn't bother to deliver it and I got my money back.

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I was going to get mine from them.  I'm on the original battery and it will probably need changing sooner rather than later as it starts up a little lazy when it's cold.

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: Nasir on December 27, 2015, 04:14:21 pm

Quote from: white91 on December 27, 2015, 11:47:35 am

252223188704, I'd avoid Tayna batteries after they didn't bother to deliver it and I got my money back.

Cash back through Top Cash Back


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I ordered my Varta E44 from them and it came the next day. Great service.

The E44 was under £70 and is an exact fit for the GTI (higher specs than the original too!).

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: Lyons on December 27, 2015, 08:12:09 pm

How do you know which to chose?! Any website I've looked at spits out a choice of 10 with various capacities etc!

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: skard on December 27, 2015, 08:15:50 pm

Type 096

Title: Re: New Battery
Post by: Raincloud on December 28, 2015, 09:15:20 am

Another vote for Tayna batteries here. Ordered Varta E44 and delivered next day.