Stop start stopped

[fredgroves]

Lots of knackered batteries at the moment.... because nobody is using their cars...

[Refurbished.]

I called a local specialist. £310. What a joke.

[Rudedog]

Seems quite a mark-up considering you can buy the correct Varta or Bosch AGM battery for around £130.

[fredgroves]

Just a lot of demand and missed profits to make up for I guess.... like pubs charging seven quid for a pint...

[sjw]

You have to code the car simply so that it knows it has to charge a different battery - type, charging rate, speed etc

Easy to do? Looks like my original battery might be on its way out 

Super easy. There are plenty of tutorials out there. If no one has linked one by tonight, I'll put the steps up.

I bought an AGM096 battery from battery megastore for just under £130. The OBDEleven was about £40 from Amazon.

[Carbon VW]

Here’s Golf Dave’s tutorial that I used. 
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/how-to-retro-fit-a-bigger-capacity-battery-to-a-mk7-golf.320084/

[sjw]

Here’s Golf Dave’s tutorial that I used. 
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/how-to-retro-fit-a-bigger-capacity-battery-to-a-mk7-golf.320084/

That'll do! Saves me a job later

[willni]

A genuine battery is alright if you're worried about concurs competitions, but personally I'd just get one with the best warranty. I Actually got a Lifetime Yuasa from Halfords and they replaced it without hesitation, makes it even better if you have a trade card 

[Lordie]

personally I'd just get one with the best warranty. I Actually got a Lifetime Yuasa from Halfords and they replaced it without hesitation, makes it even better if you have a trade card 

A lifetime what? I thought you meant warranty but it says 5 years.
Still, 5 years is a great warranty for a battery when they're meant ot last 6-8 on average

[willni]

A lifetime what? I thought you meant warranty but it says 5 years.
Still, 5 years is a great warranty for a battery when they're meant ot last 6-8 on average

For a period of time Yuasa offered a lifetime warranty battery and I just happened to need one for my mk5 so grabbed one, think it was £160 at the time full price or £140 trade card. 
They stopped offering them and now only sell up to 5 year warranty batteries.