New Battery Where from ?

[mearnsy]

Where is the heapest place in surrey for a battery and roughly how much are we talking as i need to get the van out of the drive to cleanand groom her?

[R0B]

dunno surrey.but try your local partco http://www.touchlocal.com/business/sear ... arts%20Ltd

[kevtherev]

try your local motor factor

around £70 for an 096

[mearnsy]

try your local motor factor

around £70 for an 096

Been quoted £65 by ABS in guildford but wanted to make sure i was getting a good deal.

Thanks

[jed the spread]

i got one from halfords and it comes with a 5 year guarantee. i pop the receipt under the battery so i don't loose it and every xmas i run it flat pop it in halfords get a new one and they start the guarantee again. I do it alternate years with the camper now as i have started to put a new one in my doka i use for work as well. This will be the third year i have done it

jed

[kevtherev]

Brilliant!

[Red Westie]

Jed.....If I'm reading your reply correctly and please forgive me if I'm not, you are saying you defraud Halfords by purposely flattening your batteries, returning them as faulty on a regular planned cycle, when there is nothing wrong with them? Doesn't this play on your conscience or sense of morality? And what suprises me the most is that you 'appear' to be bragging about it....I would be feeling ashamed and slightly guilty..............But hey! what do I know...I must be living on a different planet to you or from a different era when honesty and fair play were good personal traits to have.
Martin

[Therunner]

gotta get your money back out of Halfrauds anyway you can,.
they are a rip,

k8

[mearnsy]

Where is the heapest place in surrey for a battery and roughly how much are we talking as i need to get the van out of the drive to cleanand groom her?

Thanks all, ive been quoted £57 all in from http://www.eurocarparts.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; with a 3 year guarantee.

[bigherb]

gotta get your money back out of Halfrauds anyway you can,.
they are a rip,

k8

Probably why there prices are so high with so many customers ripping them off, somebody has to pay for it in the end.

[Therunner]

they're doing better than all the other local motor factors,. they're all dissapearing,.
& we're left with spotty boys & girly girls that don't know anything & charge the earth
& don't give you a refund say,. when they match (or don't rather) an expensive can
of custom mix paint
not saying i'd get myself a new battery every year, that is rather naughty

[mearnsy]

Goddam it!!! I have the battery but the terminal connectors are different, got it started though by touching them but need new ones.

Are these easy to replace, i now have the round shape ones on the new battery and did have the sort of flat clamp ones.

[Mark Foss]

Hi

you can get replacement round terminals from the motor factors, the flat one's bolt onto them, no need to cut or join.

Mark

[kit]

I bought a 2 year old Frontera 9 years ago and it was fitted with a Halfrouds replacement battery and I sold it a month ago and the battery was still going strong, it was just the rest of the car that was falling to bits

[Bowton Lad]

A useful website to browse if you're looking for a new battery is:-

http://www.performancebatteries.co.uk/find-battery" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This company offers free next day delivery.