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My battery died most embarrassingly on the petrol forecourt last week, luckily the chap on the next pump with a new Merc estate was only too happy to jump start the stricken vehicle.
Does anyone have any special recommendations on which 067 type battery to plump for or does anyone have experience of the gel type batteries occasionally on offer?
 
Hi
Bosch S4 comes with 4 year warranty @ £84 or S5 (5 year) @ £107[:D]

I had a Bosch on my SC for many years no problems as far as I know its still on there!
 
Try GSF they do Bosch battery and you get 10% off for club member
Eurocarparts have sale on at moment worth a try. [:)]
 
I've had an Exide on my car for 5 years, bought from ECP because they didn't have the correct Bosch in stock. Good price and still good.
 
Cheers.

The Eurocarparts Bosch S4 looks like the winner.

Also will check the charging voltage does not go above ~14.5V as I do wonder if its damaging the batteries
 
There are a number of web sites that will tell what battery to get for your Porsche, e.g. http://www.carparts911.co.uk/ or www.allbatteries.co.uk
Buy online as they are much cheaper than Halfords.
The batteries are sealed, I last bought a Bosch from Carparts911, still good.
Colin
 
Certainly halfords is not where I would chose to get a battery, but it was Sunday and dry but the car would not start even after a good while charging.

What shocked me was the evidence of acid around the battery top. It had a funny little red pipe that obviously fitted into a plugged hole (, but on the other side it had the same hole with a T shaped plug that you could blow through and some mositure around it that had the tell tale tang of battery acid. Not happy at all.
 
New Bosch S4 bought £83. Fitted and working (and most of the skin still attached to knuckles). Next job, replace the gas struts on the front lid (should have done it the other way round !)

Thanks everyone.
 
i got a s5 from halfords about 15 months ago
the one on was from halfords from pre sept 2004 to july 2013
not bad a ? it cost about 97 quid then.
 
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