Got some weird price ranges from $70 to $160.
Any one know whats the best and where i should buy it from?
XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·
Whats the best battery for a 12 volt beetle and what should i be paying?
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Get one that doesnt take water - one of the sealed ones.
Personally i like the NRMA ones.
3 or 5 year warranty
No arguements - well, they replaced my kombi one after 2 years no worries
Probabal at the top end
Guess it all depends if you are gonna get pissed off it it doesnt start
Personally i like the NRMA ones.
3 or 5 year warranty
No arguements - well, they replaced my kombi one after 2 years no worries
Probabal at the top end
Guess it all depends if you are gonna get pissed off it it doesnt start
Futue te ipsum!!!
kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
is she coming out costa?
show us your gates
XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·
got some new bits and bobs that i got from the US that i want installed.kroozzn63 wrote:is she coming out costa?
i drive it 2 to 3 times a week so no biggie if she doesnt start but the battery is dead so need to buy a new one.
anyone else recommend a battery place in Sydney?
And what it costs to buy a battery for a beetle?
Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!
1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
I can't say where to get one in Sydney but make sure it has the terminals that are recessed below the top of the battery. This stops it making contact with the seat frame when someone sits on this seat above the battery. I also put a rubber mat over the top just to be sure.
From memory, my last one cost me about $140 froma VW mechanic.
Yogie
From memory, my last one cost me about $140 froma VW mechanic.
Yogie
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Our was $145 for a recessed terminal battery 550CCA
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
EXIDE P460D Battery with recessed posts...
about $120 approx from BIG W...
also sold under Champion brand..
it has 455 CCA that will keep your beetle ready to go
after weeks of non starting....
LEE
I ONLY use EXIDE....
about $120 approx from BIG W...
also sold under Champion brand..
it has 455 CCA that will keep your beetle ready to go
after weeks of non starting....
LEE
I ONLY use EXIDE....
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Euro_67 Wolfsburg Wizard
690 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·
Im with Lee, my last battery came from BiG W and is the Exide sealed unit. 2 year warranty, and the tools at BIG W dont know anything, so replacement if it fails will be piss easy.
Reminds me of a funny scenario I once saw. I was working in K Mart fixing some equipment and the Check Out chick on the next lane tipped a car battery upside down to SCAN the bar code. Battery acid went al over her, and every where. Funny stuff.
Reminds me of a funny scenario I once saw. I was working in K Mart fixing some equipment and the Check Out chick on the next lane tipped a car battery upside down to SCAN the bar code. Battery acid went al over her, and every where. Funny stuff.
donn Wolfsburg Elder
3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·
If the Exide also gets sold under the Champion brand, then why do you only use Exide? just wondering if there is some other diference.
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Euro_67 Wolfsburg Wizard
690 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·
The exide was a sealed unit, maintenance free. Im Not suggesting one is better or worse, just my preference. The champion ones weren't sealed units.
I drive my '67 infrequently, maybe once a week, and some weeks not at all. My last battery at only 1 year old couldn't cope with the car not being run weekly, so I used a booster pack to start the car often. The new sealed Exide could go for a few months without a top up and still start the car cold.
I drive my '67 infrequently, maybe once a week, and some weeks not at all. My last battery at only 1 year old couldn't cope with the car not being run weekly, so I used a booster pack to start the car often. The new sealed Exide could go for a few months without a top up and still start the car cold.
General_Failure Use your head, don't abuse it!
1,036 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
My answer is the biggest that reasonably fits, and if possible a good battery box or something to shield the top from OEM mass activated busbar sitting right above it. Also a battery isolator seems to do wonders. Even when there is no discernible draw according to an ammeter, all I can guess is that slow leakage / capacitance or whatever causes a faster discharge.
Back to the battery box. If it is infrequently driven a battery box that has been designed to be removed easily might be a good thing. Pull it out and have it on a top up charger or something.
Back to the battery box. If it is infrequently driven a battery box that has been designed to be removed easily might be a good thing. Pull it out and have it on a top up charger or something.
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matara Custom Title Time!
1,342 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Costa,
The best battery you can get for it would be an Optima Red top. They are sealed, and can be left in a car that isn't started often (like every 6 months) and will still start. Last time I checked they were like $260. Alternatively go down to the wrecker in Boralee Street in Botany, and you can get a second hand battery for $20 or $30 that will probably have a date stamp on thats < 6 months old. Total luck of the draw, but I paid $20 for one there and it lasted in my kombi for 5 years!
Cheers
Steve
The best battery you can get for it would be an Optima Red top. They are sealed, and can be left in a car that isn't started often (like every 6 months) and will still start. Last time I checked they were like $260. Alternatively go down to the wrecker in Boralee Street in Botany, and you can get a second hand battery for $20 or $30 that will probably have a date stamp on thats < 6 months old. Total luck of the draw, but I paid $20 for one there and it lasted in my kombi for 5 years!
Cheers
Steve
