ec5780 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I think it's time to replace the battery on my 2006 FR-V (petrol). Looking around I can see various batteries priced from £35-£150, and it looks like different retailers use different codes for the same thing as well. For example there's Powerline 048 which costs less than £40, Yuasa YBX5053 / HSB053 which is around double that or something like Lion 158 Car Battery which falls somewhere in between. As far as I can tell all these batteries would be compatible so are there any advantages of getting the more expensive batteries vs the cheaper brands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Hiya, Make sure that if you have start stop technology, then its wise to purchase a battery with start stop capability's. as mine gave up about 6 months ago, i went to Cox motor parts which is a Honda dealer, and they give sound advice on which battery to go for. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZZER RN 1 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Hi. might be a bit late for you on this, I have just bought a new heavy duty Drivetec Battery Yesterday for my Mk 3 1997cc CRV From GFS for £ 48.10 inc vat , saving about £ 90.00 from the normal price Check out their website and put in your Reg Number for the correct battery on this discount Deal I must add that I have no connection with GSF , I was looking for a new Battery and found this amazing discount Worth a look BAZZER RN 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec5780 Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 Another question that came to mind - some sites mentioned a "hold down", whilst others don't even seem to mention it. What does this mean? Is this important? Can you replace a battery that has one hold down style with a battery that uses a different one? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbojim Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Just replaced my battery after four years - the price was £70 from Halfords, if you work it out that is £17.50 per year - for that cost its not worth the hassle or worry just buy it fit it and forget it for another four years ! Rinse and repeat every four years 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec5780 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 6:05 PM, jimbojim said: Just replaced my battery after four years - the price was £70 from Halfords, if you work it out that is £17.50 per year - for that cost its not worth the hassle or worry just buy it fit it and forget it for another four years ! Rinse and repeat every four years 😄 Thank you. In the end I ordered an X-Pro branded battery from batterygroup.co.uk So far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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