New battery required

[Druk]

Peeps.

The SL needs a new starting battery. Any suggestions? Mail order or factor?

Car gets light use, sometimes not started for weeks on end and off road Nov till April..

I've read this.. http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/electronics/69146-failing-battery.html

 

[IanA2]

Why not use a trickle charger to keep it topped up. I recently got a new battery for my SL60, it was £80.00 with a five year warranty.

 

[Roger Jones]

Bosch Silver from Costco if you can or elsewhere if you can't. Use the car more frequently . . .

You could also try something like this:

Battery Isolator Switch with Removable Key :: Classic PartsWorld

 

[bennesspipers]

Vauxhall batteries are good, & reasonably priced, certainly cheaper than halfords etc

 

[Druk]

Why not use a trickle charger to keep it topped up. I recently got a new battery for my SL60, it was £80.00 with a five year warranty.

I could do Ian but have the feeling that if it's starting to show signs of exhaustion, it's time for a new one.

 

[jonnyboy]

i second bosch silver.
my factor also swears by Yuasa batteries, i have one on the S430 and my little truck

 

[tony2311]

Bosch Silver from Costco

Very competitive price and 4 years warrentee, Costco gets my vote, they have a choice of standard or uprated aswell to choose from

 

[nickcc101]

Bought Bosch from ATS last year £83 fitted with 4 year guarantee. Car only used about once every fortnight for about 5 miles, had no starting problems.

 

[nick mercedes]

Peeps.

The SL needs a new starting battery. Any suggestions? Mail order or factor?

Car gets light use, sometimes not started for weeks on end and off road Nov till April..

I've read this.. http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/electronics/69146-failing-battery.html

Mercedes are offering some massive discounts on batteries at the moment, try your local MB parts dept, you may be surprised how cheap they are.

 

[Druk]

Mercedes are offering some massive discounts on batteries at the moment, try your local MB parts dept, you may be surprised how cheap they are.

Thanks for that tip Nick. 62Ah for £46 inclusive. Going in to pick it up later.

 

[redspecial2000]

Yep I have to agree- got a great deal on wipers and battery recently. Have Merc dealers finally woken up to financial reality?!?!?

 

[IanA2]

I could do Ian but have the feeling that if it's starting to show signs of exhaustion, it's time for a new one.

I meant both....get a new battery and keep it in good condition with a trckle charger.

 

[Adam230K]

i got a battery with 4 years warranty for performancebatteries.com i think i paid £60. well worth it imo!

 

[BTB 500]

Yup if there's a mains supply where you park the car a 'maintenance' charger is invaluable. My SL is hooked up to one whenever it's not being driven

Batteries start to suffer damage below 12.4V - they need to be kept fully charged for maximum life. There's also the convenience factor of knowing it's ready to go anytime.

 

[IanA2]

And there are solar chargers if you don't have easy access to a power supply.

This one does the biz: Sunsei Solar trickle charger: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

[C240Sport97]

Thanks for that tip Nick. 62Ah for £46 inclusive. Going in to pick it up later.

MB Stratford just quoted me £100.20 for my E230 Estate - P reg. That's with a 20% discount from usual price of £126. Both prices include VAT.

Where do I get one for £46??

 

[BTB 500]

And there are solar chargers if you don't have easy access to a power supply.

This one does the biz: Sunsei Solar trickle charger: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Small solar chargers can help a bit, but they're often not powerful enough to keep even a fully charged battery topped up. The one linked above is only 2.25 watts ... about 17 mA charge current in bright sunlight (less than that most of the time, and obviously nothing at all overnight).

The normal maintenance charge rate for a 75 AH battery (for example) is about 75 mA.

 

[Druk]

MB Stratford just quoted me £100.20 for my E230 Estate - P reg. That's with a 20% discount from usual price of £126. Both prices include VAT.

Where do I get one for £46??

MB Edinburgh I'm afraid. Price probably subsidised under the Barnett Formula. No no no; sorry bout that. Your price will have a London weighting applied.

Actually, mine is a pretty small battery and I'm sure the discount offered is much more than the 20% you quote.

 

[C240Sport97]

MB Edinburgh I'm afraid. Price probably subsidised under the Barnett Formula. No no no; sorry bout that. Your price will have a London weighting applied.

Actually, mine is a pretty small battery and I'm sure the discount offered is much more than the 20% you quote.

I was surprised to be given 20% off .. but not enough.

Not sure my car needs a new battery, was just taking precautions, but not at £100!

 

[glojo]

We have had a few folks telling us how Mercedes-Benz Commercial sell batteries at far cheaper than the car division. It might be worth checking out