Looking to replace the battery

[stephen8512]

Looking at upgrading the battery to an Optima red or Yellow top

Anyone know what specifics I need to know in terms of what amps the battery needs etc?

[stephen8512]

http://www.optimabatteries.com.au/

anyone?

[stephen8512]

bump

[G-rig]

What's wrong with the stock one, just after something better?

Would help to find out what the stock one is first. The R32 battery is a Varta 640A IIRC.

[stephen8512]

i'll have a look at the battery tomorrow to see what is lurking under there

[Frenchie]

What about a Deka ? didn't papa fox just do a battery swap ?

[stephen8512]

hmmmm deka would be a bit too small for me i think C.....more focused on a strong solid battery than small and lightness. I think papafox got the same one as tendy

[Frenchie]

I see cool and goodluck with your quest

[G-rig]

I wouldn't get one any smaller than OEM as there are plenty of electronics and sensors etc that go off in sleep modes etc and you could get a flat battery in 3 days with a small one.

[stephen8512]

I wouldn't get one any smaller than OEM as there are plenty of electronics and sensors etc that go off in sleep modes etc and you could get a flat battery in 3 days with a small one.

yeah exactly greg....thats why a strong solid battery like the optima is what I had in mind but just wnated to know if they were compatible?

also, might later on invest in a ctek battery charger

[MasterKevin]

Yellow top optima ftw :)

[Fhrx]

Did you get your battery issue sorted stephen8512?

The battery we usually install is the Optima D35 (which is basically the right hand terminal version of the D34). :D

http://www.remybattery.com/images/products/Optima_D35_MD.jpg

[stephen8512]

marty, u have PM

[Fhrx]

You're welcome to email us too on fhrxstudios@bigpond.com. :D

[10d]

Papa fox and i using the same battery.

Odyssey PC925

[Justin Fox]

Yup in my build thread!

[tempestv8]

Howdy all,

I have a 2006 VW Golf 1.6 petrol manual, and I think the 5 year old battery has lost a cell as it does not seem to be accepting a charge.

I have a very basic question - is this battery a lead calcium battery or a lead acid battery? I want to replace it with a like for like battery.

I noticed that the battery fitment guides from various different battery manufacturers are quite different - most of them have the right dimensions, but some are specifying lead acid, and others are specifying lead calcium. Since lead calcium requires a higher voltage to charge compared to lead acid, I am wondering what the VW Golf 1.6 engine uses.

On a different make and model vehicle, I once fitted a lead acid battery to the vehicle which required lead calcium - the higher charging voltages killed the lead acid battery over a short period of two years. I don't want to make the same mistake with the Golf but I haven't worked out what type of battery it uses, i.e. I don't know whether it's the basic lead acid or the more modern lead calcium.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Lawrance