Driftit 2078 Report post Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) Hey guys, Quick question here before I move it to Electrical. Our little 1 series battery is on the way out. It's currently not on hand to check the numbers. But I am heading to Wellington today and would like to grab one for it. All I have scribbled down in some notes is that it is currently 680CCA 75AH. But I have no idea if it is AGM or not. Anyone know if this car requires an AGM battery? What is your recommended brands. BMW wants a little too much for a standard battery. $612. Edited December 10, 2019 by Driftit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3314 Report post Posted December 10, 2019 Dan, I've had happiness with two Koba batteries. Reasonably priced, seem like good quality. Sorry, no idea re AGM for the e87. I'd say 'likely'. HTH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) I don't have stop/start and going by how the battery looks for the shitty photo I have I think it is non AGM. Anywhere I should go in Wellington to get one today Olaf? Also just realised the REPCO batteries are the YUASA brand. Edited December 10, 2019 by Driftit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1059 Report post Posted December 11, 2019 Is it the original BMW battery? If so, white = lead acid, black = AGM Having thought about it some more, 75aH is unlikely to be original battery as they typically tend to be 70,80,90 etc 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted December 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Gaz said: Is it the original BMW battery? If so, white = lead acid, black = AGM Having thought about it some more, 75aH is unlikely to be original battery as they typically tend to be 70,80,90 etc Yeah I just discovered that in the programming options. Increments of 10 only. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 12, 2019 Do you need to actually collect it? If not: https://www.mrpositive.co.nz/bosch-s5-premium-din66zl-automotive-battery-680cca/ For non stop-start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites