Battery Help

[auburngrad323is]

It is the first time it has been cold out, and my car is dead. It has to be the battery. I was just going to see which one you would recommend I get. Since no where is open till the morning.

[orijinal_poser]

any bmw or name brand battery will work just fine. if i would replace my battery i would either choose optima or orbital b/c they are gel cells. that's just me though.

[Matthew C Smith]

I personally went with an Optima Red top just because it is a sealed battery and have been known to be pretty tough. Normal batteries release hydrogen, which isn't the safest thing to have in the passenger compartment.

[postmaster]

Originally Posted by Matthew C Smith

I personally went with an Optima Red top just because it is a sealed battery and have been known to be pretty tough. Normal batteries release hydrogen, which isn't the safest thing to have in the passenger compartment.

What do you use to tie your battery down for AutoX?

[auburngrad323is]

Thanks I was leaning towards getting an Optima either Red Top or Yellow Top. I just wanted to get others thoughts.

[Troj]

i had optima red top in my 325is, worked great!

[orijinal_poser]

Originally Posted by postmaster

What do you use to tie your battery down for AutoX?

well, for the bmw batteries they are bolted into some kind of plate in the trunk.

[Matthew C Smith]

Originally Posted by postmaster

What do you use to tie your battery down for AutoX?

http://home.comcast.net/~matthew.c.s...ount/index.htm

Sorry all the larger pictures are down on my page. If you are interested in a larger version send me a PM and I'll email it to you.

[Matthew C Smith]

Originally Posted by orijinal_poser

well, for the bmw batteries they are bolted into some kind of plate in the trunk.

True, but most replacement batteries (the optima included) is smaller than the OEM battery.

[orijinal_poser]

ah, ok

[bmwintheblood]

they all actually come with universal adjusters - i worked at pepboys and thats all i did was batteries. every batter has a plastic adjuster piece (which is a basic wedge that contours the battery) that fits every car. i put a optima dry cell in my car (because i have so many electronics - also put a $400 alternator in it) and it works wonderfuly.

Also, an added bonus to the dry cell is that even if you flip your car, the battery will still work like it matters...

[orijinal_poser]

yup, sealed batteries are the shit