RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 My car battery is on the blink, wont hold charge so have to jump start it every where i go, getting fed up of it. wheres the best place to buy a battery from gsf want £76 quid for a bosch one with 4 year warrenty. local rip off factor wants £99 for a 3 year wareenty battery, can anyone help out? Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 think I bought my last one from GSF and from memory it was cheaper than anywhere else mate just checked Halfords and they want £90 for their own brand with a 3year guarantee and £110 for a Bosch one Link to post Share on other sites
RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 think it will be gsf then for the bosch one it is a 76amp battery aint it Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 not 100% sure mate but think so yeah - have had no probs with it since buying it Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 i got mine from gsf too... think it was a 5 year one for about 5 odd quid! halfords told me 90 quid too.... so you can guess what i told them!! lol Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 got my last from vw was 70ish Link to post Share on other sites
soul-2-soul 3 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Also recently got a 70ah Bosch from GSF. Cost £67 with the Premium Members Discount. Part number is 971AA0962. It's about the biggest one that will fit in the VR (The battery jacket will not fit round it!) I got this as I am upgrading my ICE soon but think the next one down price wise will more than do the job as well as fit the jacket Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 was about to say the same there join up and become a premium member there fella then you can get discounts... I would usually go to GSF and take the 15%.. or offeset and get a branded one... Most blocks come with a G on them so worth checking. Also as how long has it been sat on the shelf? They do discharge to air (I'm in the business) and if they sit too long they will never operate correctly. Try and ensure it is less than 6 months and you give it a good charge on the car once fitted. If it comes with a install guide read the small print. Manufacturers do differ slightly with the way they have sealed (supposed maint. free) through to fully vented solutions...always worth a read... Link to post Share on other sites
RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 cheers ppl i havent got a jacket on the battery so havent got to worry about that Link to post Share on other sites
RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 fitted my battery all is good apart from one little thing on over run or pulling up at a junction the cars popping and back firing. Just to do it before the new battery but not as much or as loud as now Link to post Share on other sites
gary6863 0 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 hi, ive just had one replaced by vw main dealer for £114, cant go wrong for that price, 4 year warrenty, covered against any further probs and even set all my clock and other parts back up, lovely Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I bought my Bosch one from Halfords....but I had £100 worth of vouchers so paid nothing really Link to post Share on other sites
RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 im just glad it was battery and not the alternator Link to post Share on other sites
sparkz 0 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 I get trade discount at Halfords, so pricewise, i pay half of the retail price for batteries. Link to post Share on other sites
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