need a new car battery

spaceboy

Can anyone recommend one? And a place to buy it?

Also are they easy to install yourself?

AdrianC

I buy them online. There's a lot of unknown brand rubbish, so get something from a name brand. What size you want depends on what car you have.

Yes, they're easy to install - just the two terminals and whatever the clamping arrangement is. Bear in mind that you may need to reset alarm, stereo memory, and possibly other things - again, depending on the car.

Always disconnect the earth (-ve) first and reconnect it last - this ensures that you won't short a spanner against bodywork when doing the +ve clamp.

spaceboy

What brands are good?

George_Michael

When you've opened the bonnet to replace the battery, make sure that your keys aren't still sitting in the ignition switch as some cars can automatically lock when the battery is reconnected.

AdrianC

spaceboy wrote: »

What brands are good?

I usually buy Bosch.
Varta, Yuasa, Lucas. That's just off the top of my head - there's others.

spaceboy

Are Exide any good? Been looking on eurocarparts

AdrianC

Yep, add Exide to the list of good 'uns.

Mutton_Geoff

spaceboy wrote: »

Are Exide any good? Been looking on eurocarparts

CarParts4Less are the same company only cheaper.

spaceboy

I've noticed you get Li-ion car batteries now. Are these worth buying?

spaceboy

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

CarParts4Less are the same company only cheaper.

Not sure about that, there's a eurocarparts code that they freely give you which gives you a big discount.

angrycrow

I would avoid lion battery's from eurocar parts. I go in regularly for parts and most times that I go in someone is trying to return a lion battery. Go for bosch and use the eurocar parts discount code.