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Old 10 November 2005, 11:43 AM
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Question replacing battery?

hi im wanting to replace the battery on my95 wrx as it is a japanese battery and i have no idea how long its been on the car its been on the car 2 years in this country.
just wanted to know what makes of battery you recomend using as i want a good one for the money they cost
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Old 10 November 2005, 12:00 PM
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ive got a bosh half size one never let me down till the loom caught fire just replaced it with a new one
Old 10 November 2005, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gotmashed
ive got a bosh half size one never let me down till the loom caught fire just replaced it with a new one
Standard is a "05" battery. But get an "028" Battery only half the size.

Old 10 November 2005, 03:39 PM
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what type of price are the half size ones? where is the best place to buy a battery from? i noticed the halfords ones have 3-4 year guarantees?
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get yourself down to halfords - that is what i did.
Old 10 November 2005, 09:41 PM
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Just go to Kwik Fit they will test your Battery for free they use Exide,they come with a 4 year warranty
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I have a yellow top car audio battery...never let me down even after hours of listening to music with the car off....costs £175 new, looking for £100...

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i fitted a corsa bosch silver battery to mine, its a lot smaller than the impreza battery but i can leave my car on the drive for 2 weeks walk up to the car,start the engine and drive off with the impreza battery, it would of been dead after 4 days!! oh and this battery was only £27
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