MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rich83 on February 03, 2014, 06:19:11 pm
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I think my battery is on its way out. Cold starting always seems to take one "extra turn"
Ive been recommend the Bosch S5 007. Which is the best OEM fit (i.e. not small/compact type) battery to get?
Thanks
Rich
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Varta I can't remember which one, but they're excellent I'll dig it out later.
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Bosch from Carparts4less is cheap. I either use the Bosch or Exide batteries.
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I grabbed the VARTA 77Ah 780A a few months ago , pretty hard to beat spec v price wise: http://www.tayna.co.uk/E44-Varta-Silver-Car-Battery-577400078-P7726.html
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I grabbed the VARTA 77Ah 780A a few months ago , pretty hard to beat spec v price wise: http://www.tayna.co.uk/E44-Varta-Silver-Car-Battery-577400078-P7726.html
that does look good.. and reasonably priced too. :happy2:
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Iv got the Bosch S5 battery from halfords. Comes with 5 years warrenty so you cant go wrong.
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Varta , all the way ,a quality power pack!!
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I grabbed the VARTA 77Ah 780A a few months ago , pretty hard to beat spec v price wise: http://www.tayna.co.uk/E44-Varta-Silver-Car-Battery-577400078-P7726.html
that does look good.. and reasonably priced too. :happy2:
That's the one! Sorry for the delay in getting back.
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Bosch & Varta are essentially the same battery. Two different companies sharing technology and suchlike, but both producing a battery which is basically the same (in the same way a Mazda 2 is a Ford Fiesta).
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Technically there is no Bosch S5 battery for the Golf Mk5 platform.
I wanted an uprated battery due to my compressors and audio set up (so high drain on battery) and we tested a few out and found the Bosch S5 007 fitted a Golf Mk5 (despite being reportedly about 7cm longer than the stock battery).
It fitted fine.
It is a 750cca battery with 74ah and of course the 5 year battery. Probably little in it compared to similar Varta units. Bosch is just a nice name to have. Looks a bit nicer when you lift the bonnet and remove the battery tray. :surprised:
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Bosch battery I would go for
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I'm on the look out for a new battery also, might go for the Bosch S5 007 :happy2:
Purchased yet Rich?
Si
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Not yet. Ive just going on the "list of things to do but not essential at the moment" :smiley:
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Varta is a good brand, their premium batteries uses the same PowerFrame grid technology that Bosch uses in their batteries so you shouldn't have any issues with them.
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I've been dancing around the subject of getting a new battery for the Ed30 also.
The Bosch S5007 is available at Euro Car Parts:
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/car-parts/car-electrics-and-car-lighting/electrical/car-battery/?444771008&1&8f96f9ccd393a20f649ceebf331113401c43f23f&000020 (http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/car-parts/car-electrics-and-car-lighting/electrical/car-battery/?444771008&1&8f96f9ccd393a20f649ceebf331113401c43f23f&000020)
RRP is £116.40 delivered. Use Voucher Code "feb25" which brings it down to £87.30 delivered
Over at Carparts4less: http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/car-parts/car-electrics-and-car-lighting/electrical/car-battery/?444771008&1&2297c3759cdb44dabee13b9fa74c9bd13c14aa0f&000020 £86.99 delivered.
[UPDATE] Use discount code "SAVEME75" to bring this down to £80.47 delivered :happy2:
Hope this helps
Rich
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^^^ 78quid on ebay! :happy2:
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I got the Bosch S5 "James Bond" as well. Fitted it a couple of years ago and all seems good with it.
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I bought a Bosch in December from Costco.
In the battery catalogue the S5 005 is listed as the equivalent for our cars but i went for the S5007 as it is exactly the same size as my original factory battery plus higher cranking Amps than the S5005.
in December i paid 80.36 inc vat for an 007
the 005 was priced at 65.98 inc vat
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Sorry to bring this thread back to the top, but I have a battery question.
Last year I purchased a Bosch S5 05 battery for my GTi and I was wondering if I should of ordered the slightly larger, i mean longer, 07 model?
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Getting my gti checked on tues as I still have starting issues. But also checking if it's alternator or poss sticky starter. The 007 is the better battery to have than standard if my battery is goosed??
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I went for the Varta E44 in the end as its slightly better spec.
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Sorry to bring this thread back to the top, but I have a battery question.
Last year I purchased a Bosch S5 05 battery for my GTi and I was wondering if I should of ordered the slightly larger, i mean longer, 07 model?
I just fitted a replacement Bosch S5 008 which is exactly same size as the OEM Varta but slighly higher spec. Got it from EuroCarParts but via Amazon for (cheaper than direcly from ECP!)
77Ah & 780A cold cranking.
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Sorry to bring this thread back to the top, but I have a battery question.
Last year I purchased a Bosch S5 05 battery for my GTi and I was wondering if I should of ordered the slightly larger, i mean longer, 07 model?
I just fitted a replacement Bosch S5 008 which is exactly same size as the OEM Varta but slighly higher spec. Got it from EuroCarParts but via Amazon for (cheaper than direcly from ECP!)
77Ah & 780A cold cranking.
That's handy information but what was the price you paid and how long for delivery?
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Sorry to bring this thread back to the top, but I have a battery question.
Last year I purchased a Bosch S5 05 battery for my GTi and I was wondering if I should of ordered the slightly larger, i mean longer, 07 model?
I just fitted a replacement Bosch S5 008 which is exactly same size as the OEM Varta but slighly higher spec. Got it from EuroCarParts but via Amazon for (cheaper than direcly from ECP!)
77Ah & 780A cold cranking.
That's handy information but what was the price you paid and how long for delivery?
£88 plus £3.95 delivery. Ordered on Sunday arrived Tuesday! Came very well packaged. Was about £10 more directly from ECP
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i bought Bosch S5 :happy2: out with the old oem battery :fighting:
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I've just changed mine for a Halfords HCB096 Battery, 680 CCA and 75 A/Hr
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bulbs-wiper-blades-batteries/batteries/halfords-calcium-battery-hcb096-4-yr-guarantee (http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bulbs-wiper-blades-batteries/batteries/halfords-calcium-battery-hcb096-4-yr-guarantee)
They're £84.99 but with a Halfords Trade card they're just £67.99
Mine was taking longer to start in the mornings and occasionally stuttering. I'd see the volts drop down to 7 or 8 volts on a cold start too.
Now it starts first time.
The Halfords one comes with a 4 year warranty but its pretty much just a marketing scam as batteries rarely have manufacturing defects and if they do they'll be apparent in the first few weeks of use I'd imagine.
Good battery though, fits perfectly and Halfords will do a free battery check if you ask.
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Halfrods batteries are OK, but can be variable quality. Had one of those HCBs in my Mk2 Golf. Was good for at least 6 years before I sold the car.
That said had a lot of trouble with Halfords battery in an old Escort - went back twice within 3 year warrant for a replacement. 3rd one was good for years but other two failed at about 6 months and 2 years. They did replace but they weren't happy. :sad1:
This time decided to go Bosch for quality German workmanship :happy2:
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I bought a Bosch S5 Battery '096' in the Summer for £80 with ECP through eBay. Is the 007 the better one to have?
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I think "096" is a generic code used by all brands referring to the physical size of the battery: my S5 008 was described as "096" on the paperwork.
I believe that S5 007, 008 are all same physical size & fit Mk5 Golf. The difference is in the capacity.
S5007 74 Ah 750 CCA
S5008 77 780
Bosch specify S5008 for the GTI. You can download the whole catalogue here:
http://rb-aa.bosch.com/aa-batterien/gb/media/BA_Pkw_Kleintransporter_Anwendung.pdf
The S5 005 mentioned earlier in the thread is a smaller physical size "type 027" S5005 63 Ah 610 CCA
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I think "096" is a generic code used by all brands referring to the physical size of the battery: my S5 008 was described as "096" on the paperwork.
I believe that S5 007, 008 are all same physical size & fit Mk5 Golf. The difference is in the capacity.
S5007 74 Ah 750 CCA
S5008 77 780
Bosch specify S5008 for the GTI. You can download the whole catalogue here:
http://rb-aa.bosch.com/aa-batterien/gb/media/BA_Pkw_Kleintransporter_Anwendung.pdf
The S5 005 mentioned earlier in the thread is a smaller physical size "type 027" S5005 63 Ah 610 CCA
Thanks! Mine says 77/ 780 in the specs, It really does help on these cold mornings!
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I always go to Halfords for battery bit more ££ when buying but have lots of stores and if there is issues they always change it over without any problems. Had one from euroscrapparts and wow the headache of swapping it over was just crazy.
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Ordered a varta e44 today from tayna , cost £65 inc delivery with a 5 year warranty :happy2:
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Ordered a varta e44 today from tayna , cost £65 inc delivery with a 5 year warranty :happy2:
That's a really good price! About £28 cheaper than the Bosch S5 008 I bought - looks very similar & has an identical spec !!!
same factory ???
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I always go to Halfords for battery bit more ££ when buying but have lots of stores and if there is issues they always change it over without any problems. Had one from euroscrapparts and wow the headache of swapping it over was just crazy.
That is a good point :happy2:
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Ordered a varta e44 today from tayna , cost £65 inc delivery with a 5 year warranty :happy2:
That's a really good price! About £28 cheaper than the Bosch S5 008 I bought - looks very similar & has an identical spec !!!
same factory ???
Possibly, some of the comments earlier in the thread suggest the specs are similar and I know another Eddy owner who bought a Varta and hasn't had any issues
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VARTA E44
Voltage 12 Volts
Capacity 77 Ah
CCA 780 A
278 mm x 175 mm x 190 mm
BOSCH S5 007
Voltage - 12V
Capacity - 74Ah
CCA (EN) - 750A
278L x 175W x 175H
BOSCH S5 008
Voltage - 12V
Capacity - 77Ah
CCA 780A
278L x 175W x 190H
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Why not fit the TPS battery they've got this one ?
Part number - JZW 915105A - 72ah - £55ish inc vat.
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Had mine checked this morning and have been referred to see a auto electrician as sometimes the wire which sends the charge gets corroded. So this may be the cause of my issues
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If your current battery is over 3 years old the first thing I'd do is replace it. If it's less and under warranty take it back.
Standard car batteries are really only good for about 3 years. Depends on how they are used, if left for a long time in discharged state they will go bad quickly.
The cost of getting someone to look at the electrics will probably cost more than a new battery.
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If anyone was thinking of using Tayna I would strongly recommend them
Ordered Sunday and delivered today, great service
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Another vote for Tayna. High spec Varta battery cheap price and delivered very quickly within an hour delivery window. Replacing the original battery after 8 years and 156000 miles so sticking with what came from the factory.
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Just swapped batteries earlier. Checked the old battery again and it holds a full charge and knocking out a healthy 12.56 volts but was starting to lose its cranking power. New battery in and starts first time at turn of the key. Result.
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I guess this is the correct Bosch S5 008 '96' item: http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/car-parts/car-electrics-and-car-lighting/electrical/car-battery/?444770968&1&0360bd2cfe1b4bca4de772bb725680c631be5a49&000020
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Yes that is the exact one I have just fitted; it is cheaper on Amazon (but also sold by ECP)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Car-Battery-Type-096/dp/B005XVUQ6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423395867&sr=8-1&keywords=s5+bosch+096
However, others found a similar Varta battery cheaper from other suppliers - see thread above
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Hi guys my battery has died so just wanted to be sure that the battery I'm after is the s5 type o96. I'm only interested in Bosch.
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You want Bosch S5 008
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okay thank you buddy I'll have a look for prices etc
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Sorry to bring up an old thread but I just ordered Bosch 008 from eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/S5-008-Bosch-S5-Heavy-Duty-096-Car-Van-Battery-S5008-5-Year-Warranty/272917923609?pageci=9d11f9b7-c940-4ee8-aec3-74b94600c4d5&epid=248703705
Plus they have 20% off with voucher PARTY
So only cost me £74.79 with free postage and the seller is Tayna Batteries so top seller.