DamanC Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Battery has packed up The supe only gets used a few times a month so can anyone recommend a decent battery that is ideal for being left for a few weeks at a time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Had the same problem myself I bought a new battery and http://www.maplin.co.uk/solar-powered-12v-2.4w-battery-trickle-charger-223251?c=froogle&u=223251&t=module Seemed to do the tric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajinder Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 HCB 005 from Halfords. Used to be about £70.00 but have recently gone up in price. A great battery at a decent price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I bought mine from Toyota and was much cheaper than Halfords but was for a uk spec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I bought a Varta 027 Silver and it will fit if you have UK size battery terminals (same as the HCB005) and one of the smaller width battery clamps. http://www.tayna.co.uk/Type-027-Varta-Silver-Dynamic-Car-Battery-P3190.html I've only started the car twice in the last few months and both times it's been fine cranking over fast and consistently. Hard to make comparisons to an old duff battery but 63Ah is a lot of reserve and the 610 cold cranking amps is monstrous so if you decide to go with a 13:1 NA this will be fine too Plus there's the 5yr guarantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 If you have a garage, put the car in there and keep get a CTEK trickle charger - it'll keep it topped up. If you don't, then get a nice solar powered charger to keep connected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 you can get a good battery from toyota for £60 .If you have a garage just disconect the battery if you dont use it for weeks on end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Optima yellow tops are good for deep cycling. Other than that trickle chargers and solar chargers will be your best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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