MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: Fcan_PT on February 13, 2012, 08:35:21 pm

Title: Battery Change
Post by: Fcan_PT on February 13, 2012, 08:35:21 pm: Hi!

I need to change battery of my GTI, I want to know if 60Ah is enough and if I won´t have problems.

Leon cupra, Jetta 2.0tfsi both have 60Ah batteries.

Best regards.
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: vRStu on February 13, 2012, 08:41:19 pm: IMHO you should fit the same as already fitted to the car.
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: bacillus on February 13, 2012, 09:20:52 pm: Quote from: vRStu on February 13, 2012, 08:41:19 pm
IMHO you should fit the same as already fitted to the car.

Yup, the standard one is 72Ah...
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: Fcan_PT on February 13, 2012, 09:28:32 pm: Quote from: bacillus on February 13, 2012, 09:20:52 pm
Quote from: vRStu on February 13, 2012, 08:41:19 pm
IMHO you should fit the same as already fitted to the car.

Yup, the standard one is 72Ah...

My car came with 70Ah.
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: gillm on February 13, 2012, 09:34:09 pm: 72ah in mine . just put a new 720 cac bosch jobbie in mine
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: Nodz on February 13, 2012, 09:39:38 pm: My Bosch one is 77Ah iirc
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: Fcan_PT on February 14, 2012, 11:59:20 am: Need more opinions please. :driver:
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: vRStu on February 14, 2012, 08:38:57 pm: Ok look at it this way -

If you had a device that used these -

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F0%2F0e%2FAA_battery.png&hash=ec557947c337640f994a170904af28077a18fc41)

Would you try to use these??

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebikelightshop.co.uk%2FUploads%2FEditor%2FAAA%2520Battery.JPG&hash=b31fb70dbf824b8121c720ce56edec3ea709a86f)
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: Fcan_PT on February 15, 2012, 04:26:52 pm: Is better the second because it have same voltage and 2400mAh, the first only have 1500mAh :happy2:

What I need is a smaller Battery but don't want to compromise the car needs.
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: mvb12 on February 15, 2012, 04:34:25 pm: like for like change and you can't go wrong!
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: the bruce on February 15, 2012, 09:09:11 pm: 60 Ah is enough !!

Volkswagen and Audi have put 60 Ah, 70 Ah and 72 Ah batteries in 2.0 TFSI cars.
Size isn't the only thing that matters. Take care to go for high quality battery.

I'd only go for more than 60 Ah if I had an additional heater.
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: Fcan_PT on February 16, 2012, 02:13:39 am: Thanks Bruce!

Bought today one high quality battery, 57Ah 570A.

Stock was 70Ah but only 340A for the start.
Title: Re: Battery Change
Post by: the bruce on February 16, 2012, 11:17:40 am: :happy2: