MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jbc on September 10, 2010, 05:46:39 pm

Title: Battery - recommendations please
Post by: jbc on September 10, 2010, 05:46:39 pm

My car's nearly 5 years old now and the battery voltage is starting to drop below 12v so I'm thinking of swapping it before the winter. Does anybody know what the required battery spec. is (amps, max. load, etc.)? Also, I've heard the quality of new batteries is pretty poor at the moment so does anybody have any recommendations?

Title: Re: Battery - recommendations please
Post by: bodger00 on September 10, 2010, 08:34:05 pm

 :popcornsoda:

Varta or Bosch would be my choice.

Title: Re: Battery - recommendations please
Post by: Gene Hunt on September 10, 2010, 09:23:00 pm

Quote from: bodger00 on September 10, 2010, 08:34:05 pm

:popcornsoda:

Varta or Bosch would be my choice.

..............& mine.

Title: Re: Battery - recommendations please
Post by: bacillus on September 10, 2010, 09:32:07 pm

Whatever battery you choose, try to get the equivalent to your present one so as not to have to "vcds" the info to your ecu.

Title: Re: Battery - recommendations please
Post by: s3dubbin on September 11, 2010, 10:21:09 am

Ive just bought the 6kg tr racing battery its been perfect so far even stronger than standard. Try edo performance.