Replacement Battery REBATE

[PAX5]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

AH rating is used for deep cycle batteries.

That's a true statement, but it says nothing about the appropriateness of the battery for its application.

Selecting a battery for a BMW based on CCA is incorrect.

[edfiero]

I like the idea of getting the battery at half the cost at Pep Boys. Question is can they do the necessary 'coding' if they install the Battery or can that only be done at an official BMW Indy shop (Assuing I don't do it myself) ??

[PhastPhil]

Originally Posted by edfiero

I like the idea of getting the battery at half the cost at Pep Boys. Question is can they do the necessary 'coding' if they install the Battery or can that only be done at an official BMW Indy shop (Assuing I don't do it myself) ??

YES, that is the key question...I've not worked with any local INDY shops, I would guess they would charge $100? The dealer probably charges $150 min 1 hour..., but all I've read indicates that the coding MUST be done to preserve the correct charging rate and battery capacity.

[TiAgX5]

I would contact your local PB to see if they code.

From what I saw online, the $20 Bosch mail-in rebate ended on 3-1, If they extended the rebate and give me the mail-in docs, that drops the price to under $95!

I was considering going with a Lithium-Ion lightweight battery. I could buy 10 Bosch batteries for the $s.

[TiAgX5]

Just picked up the Bosch battery.

It's a tank. 49lbs, 185 minutes reserve capacity, 1080 cranking amps @ 32 deg F!

This thing is more commercial truck battery then SUV battery.

[PhastPhil]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Just picked up the Bosch battery.

It's a tank. 49lbs, 185 minutes reserve capacity, 1080 cranking amps @ 32 deg F!

This thing is more commercial truck battery then SUV battery.

That's why they put two handles on it...two person install....but adds to the traction in the snow

[lanbrown]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Just picked up the Bosch battery.

It's a tank. 49lbs, 185 minutes reserve capacity, 1080 cranking amps @ 32 deg F!

This thing is more commercial truck battery then SUV battery.

It is made by Exide which can also sell a BMW battery for the dealers to sell.

[TiAgX5]

Really.

Worth noting, battery has a manufacture date stamp of Feb/15!

Hooked it up to my garage charger and it showed 100% charge, 12.9 volts!

[PhastPhil]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Really.

Worth noting, battery has a manufacture date stamp of Feb/15!

Hooked it up to my garage charger and it showed 100% charge, 12.9 volts!

Nice work...maybe I pushed the GO on my battery swap too soon.

NOTE: I was looking at the BMWHAT APP iTunes page and noted the NEW version now includes the Battery Selection coding. In all the discussions, there are two settings: NEW BATTERY RESET (changes the charge rate) and BATTERY TYPE (I guess you could put in different sizes?). Not sure yet if the update includes both settings?

Here is what it says:

- Service Reset is NOW available (charged In-App)
- iOS 8 support
- New codings esp. for light and Minis
- Parameter-Monitoring for more engines
- Battery registration for many models (charged In-App)
- Improved diagnosis of F-models
- Italian language localization (thanks to Benny)
- Unit conversion
- Coding of F-models is planned for 2015. We are developing a new adapter to make this possible.

Once I get the APP running on my E70 I'll post the info.

[TiAgX5]

Returned the core, the final cost was $113.46