C32 battery replacement.
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From: The Windy City
'02 C32, '10 135i M-Sport, '10 E63, '17 GLE63S
C32 battery replacement.
I was astounded when I couldn't hardly find hardly anything here or on Google. First time that I've ever stumped the MBW search, heh.
I did find a thread over on the Crossfire forums saying something about Odyssey batteries (possibly a rebrand) that are decently priced and *really* light too, but would the same battery fit our car? Whatever generic crap that's in my car now, put in by a previous owner, is too small to begin with and slides around a tiny bit, especially when I take hard left turns. I can actually hear it thump over to the side when I juice it coming out of a corner.
Optima would almost certainly be my brand of choice, especially with the audio that I figure on putting into my C soon enough, but they're usually pretty expensive and if I remember right, the Red-top in the proper size to fit our car weighs almost 50lbs...
So, yeah, any suggestions?
I did find a thread over on the Crossfire forums saying something about Odyssey batteries (possibly a rebrand) that are decently priced and *really* light too, but would the same battery fit our car? Whatever generic crap that's in my car now, put in by a previous owner, is too small to begin with and slides around a tiny bit, especially when I take hard left turns. I can actually hear it thump over to the side when I juice it coming out of a corner.
Optima would almost certainly be my brand of choice, especially with the audio that I figure on putting into my C soon enough, but they're usually pretty expensive and if I remember right, the Red-top in the proper size to fit our car weighs almost 50lbs...
So, yeah, any suggestions?
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CLS55 Designo 030
If you are looking for weight savings, here is your best choice:
http://www.braillebattery.com/index.php/
http://www.braillebattery.com/index.php/
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From: The Windy City
'02 C32, '10 135i M-Sport, '10 E63, '17 GLE63S
If you are looking for weight savings, here is your best choice:
http://www.braillebattery.com/index.php/
http://www.braillebattery.com/index.php/
Any idea what the stock size is for us, or how many CCA we generally need?
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C32
If you want the stock size battery it will weigh the same as stock. If you want a lighter battery then you will have to fabricate a mounting bracket as it will not mount as OEM. A 20lb savings from the battery will be undetectable from a performance point.
