What battery?

[ariddell]

Trying to get a battery for the VR4 from Halfrauds (yeah i know but in theory it should be the easiest option, pah!)..

Anyone know what the current closest match for the vr4 one is? Obviously it's not listed in their laminated book of all battery knowledge and the parts assistant was one step off the primordial swamp so wasn't a huge amount of help either....

Any info would be good.

Cheers

Al

[WildCards]

Whats that red top thing people bang on about? I'll have a looky at get back top you.

Optima Red Top is sposed to be pretty good. Not sure which one fits though i'm afraid.

[bradc]

you mean the ones in my gallery? They are odyssey batteries

[ariddell]

Remember I'm Scottish - i require one which i can have in my sticky paw today with a minimum of effort and quite definately not costing £200!!!!!!

[Wodjno]

Remember I'm Scottish - i require one which i can have in my sticky paw today with a minimum of effort and quite definately not costing £200!!!!!!

I got mine from Local Motor Factors..

Spec is.....

Part No 068E
ETN Equivalent 570113054
AH (20hr rate) 70 AMPS
CCA EN (Cranking Amps) 570 Amps
Reserve Capacity 110 mins

Negative to the Left and Positive to the Right !

Approx 10"x7"x8"

Mine Cost £40 with 3 yr Warranty

Whether this helps or not, i don't know..

[OSiRiS]

Optima Yellowtop...

[ariddell]

I went for one designed for a Nissan Micra from Halfrauds, works a treat and all for 40quid! Bonus

[scc]

Batteries are cheaper from Mitsu direct!

cheers,
scc

[Wodjno]

I went for one designed for a Nissan Micra from Halfrauds, works a treat and all for 40quid! Bonus

Sounds good ! But remember the Winter Months are approaching ? Scotland being WORSERER than England.. Hope you got plenty of Capacity for those Cold Cold Mornings..

What is the Spec on the Battery.. Remember any Battery will work fine for Starters, but only time will tell. Also if your using a Battery for a Nissan Micra on a Galant Will the Warranty hold up if it fails ?

[g6acb]

I found the Mitsu dealership to be the cheapest when I last needed one.....

[ariddell]

Sounds good ! But remember the Winter Months are approaching ? Scotland being WORSERER than England.. Hope you got plenty of Capacity for those Cold Cold Mornings..

What is the Spec on the Battery.. Remember any Battery will work fine for Starters, but only time will tell. Also if your using a Battery for a Nissan Micra on a Galant Will the Warranty hold up if it fails ?

It's up beyond the spec of the original one so it should be all good. 380CCA, 70 of something else. Original one was 350CCA/60.

Thankfully i no longer need to endure Scottish winters, i may have retained the reluctance to splash out cash but other than that i'm as softy southern as they come and i'm sure my nice underground carpark in central London will not stress the car out too much through the winter months...