All,

Just to help people looking for a battery, its brand, its ID, its price and where you purchased it from (giving area etc) and for what car as there are some differences out there.

So I shall start with my new battery.

Car: 2003 STI Spec C (smaller battery type)
Price: £46 quid inc vat (collected at counter)
Make: Varta B31 Blue
Supplier: http://www.manbat.co.uk/distributors/?b=manchester
Location: Hyde, Manchester (though branches throught the UK)

So help yourself and lets make getting a battery and the right type easier for everyone

Tony

 

Good idea, here is my info. I added some comments that might help others etc.


Car: 2006 STI Spec D
Price: £58 inc vat
Make: Bosch S5005
Supplier: Costco
Location: Thurrock but lots of others in UK
Comments : Fits standard battery tray ( just ), sits lower in car, higher Ah than original item.

EDIT : Price was infact £58 not £55 , same as bern11 found.

 

2005 STI
Bosch S5005
£58 Dont know why it was dearer than the one above lol
Costco
Sheffield

Another one from Costco......Soooo much cheaper than Halfords

 

car: 2007 WRX
Price: ~£60
Make: Varta Asia 005L (D47)
Supplier: carbatteryshop.co.uk
Location: online
comments: direct replacement, no fitting issues.

 

Car: 1999 STi Version V
Price: £88
Make: tba - normal sized car batt.
Supplier: RCM
Location: Hinckley, Leic.

Comments: Bought about a month ago. Recommended by RCM to be the correct application for my car. Has been working brilliantly in these sub-zero temps. Starts first time, every time - even when left parked up outside for days!! Can really 'feel' the oomph of the battery power.

 

Which, Tony. Which. Not what.

 

Varley red top although it's really big enough in this weather (just as well I'm not using the car at the moment)

 

2001 bugeye £45 plus vat exide,mole valley farmers ooh arr

 

Doh! I blame 3.5hrs on the M40 yesterday

Guys, keep the same format, this means its easy for people who are in your area to go to the same place and get the same type battery rather than try to decypher what you have put down

Tony

 

Car: 1994 WRX
Price: £4500
Make: Some Jap thing - normal sized car batt.
Supplier: Japan
Location: Far East

Comments: Was on my car when I bought it, hence the price. Never had any bother with it, apart from having to charge it when my car had sat under a foot of snow for two weeks. Will have owned for 6 years in March.

 

Car: 2001 WRX
Price: £60 (£90 without trade card)
Make: Halfords Calcium with 4yr warranty - HCB005
Supplier: Halfords
Location: Nationwide
comments: direct replacement, no fitting issues, higher cranking current than standard battery, held its charge in the coldest weather incl 12 days last Jan when I went on holiday

 

Car: 2003 WRX
Price: £90
Make: Halfords Calcium with 4yr warranty - HCB005
Supplier: Halfords
Location: Nationwide
comments: direct replacement, no fitting issues, higher cranking current than standard battery. 4 yr warranty. Very impressed so far during this cold weather but then again it was new in October so it bloody should be good! LOL

 

 

Car: 2008 sti
Price: £39
Make: Bosch Silver S4 204 3yr warrenty
Supplier: Eurocar parts
Location: Carlisle Cumbria

 

hi tony, i will get the specs of my recently bought battery when i did out the info but i went for a smaller sized battery like that on the spec c, how do you find it in these cold conditions? mines been a bit slower at cranking- not too much but this morning it was very lazy- mind you it was -11 all night!

 

Car: 2007 STI (Saloon)
Price: £115 inc vat
Make: Bosch Silver HSB075
Supplier: Halfords
Location: Belfast
Comments : Fits standard battery tray ( just ), sits lower in car, 600A starting power. Great starting kick - even in -10C.

I splashed out because I was sick of jump starting my motor. Even if the kids had been in it for 5 mins without the engine running and used the windows a couple of times.

This battery does not come up as recommended in the Halfords chart selector thing. I think that's only because the dimensions are slightly different to the standard part. However it fits a treat.

A warning for you guys regarding a battery site that ripped me off - "Performance batteries" @ http://www.performancebatteries.co.uk/. If you use the battery selector by entering your car model it returns batteries which are too physically large - certainly for the 2006/2007 STi. And once delivered and you find it a tight squeeze - they will not give you a refund / exchange.

 

Cheers Geds - will certainly avoid them in the future.

 

Car: 1993 WRX
Price: £82.99
Make: HCB005
Supplier: Halfords
Location: Skegness

Comments:4 year warranty. No problems, plenty of starting power. 2nd winter.

 

Battery died completely today. Wouldn't even jump start from my Legacy. At my last Subaru service they did tell me that the battery seemed low in charge and asked if I used it regularly. I said 45 miles everyday - never had a problem. I've been on holiday the last week and not used the car - and got a flat battery as a result.

Car: 2006 WRX SL wagon
Price: £89.20 (inc VAT)
Make: Yuasa Professional 005 (alt no. 65D23L)
Supplier: Dalrymple Service Centre
Location: North Berwick, East Lothian.
Mileage: 52,000 miles
Comment: price is the same as the Yuasa website.

 

2002 sti

halfords hbc005 calcium 4 year warranty
retail £90 as above £60 trade

Makes a real difference in halfords if you can get a trade card. Not to difficult either to get.

 

I'll second that

 

Car: MY07 RB320
Make: Bosch S5005
Price: £49.99
Supplier: Costco
Location: Cardiff
Comments: Excellent fit, just the Bosch has a lip at the bottom which is slightly oversize for the soft plastic tray that it sits on.

 

This old thread's been given a jump start!

 

This flat thread's been given a jump start!