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Post by Gaffa22 » Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:02 pm

You get it shipped direct from Carly if I'm not mistaken

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Post by Gaffa22 » Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:25 pm

4zwmb wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 10:26 am
Gaffa22 wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 10:13 am You certainly don’t need to use the exact same battery as the original if you can register and code the new battery with Carly.
I am replacing the original 70ah 760cc with a 75ah 780cc which has a 5 year guarantee. It is the same physical size as the original though.
Can you tell me which battery are you buying? I have decided upon an exide battery since this is the only battery that I found in my country with the nearest specs.
I have got one of these, the dealer I bought the car from ordered it and paid for it for me asI'd only had the car 3 weeks when the battery started to fail.

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Post by 4zwmb » Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:03 pm

Thanks Gaffa22 for all the information! I had a look at your battery too, its a battery for start-stop function. I take it that you z4 came with start-stop function then, right?

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Post by 4zwmb » Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:59 pm

Wait, yours is a 6-cylinder...I dont think its with start-stop function...I think this function is only on manual with 4-cylinder engines....

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Post by mr wilks » Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:43 pm

Over 5 pages :cry: is this now officially the forums longest "which battery" thread :roll: :oops: :D
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Post by Gaffa22 » Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:51 pm

4zwmb wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:59 pm Wait, yours is a 6-cylinder...I dont think its with start-stop function...I think this function is only on manual with 4-cylinder engines....
No I don't have start stop, BMW fit a an AGM stop start battery as standard, presumably because of all the electronics, particularly the roof.
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Post by 4zwmb » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:37 pm

mr wilks wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:43 pm Over 5 pages :cry: is this now officially the forums longest "which battery" thread :roll: :oops: :D
Thats because we cant afford to buy 11 z4's!!!! ;) :driving:

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Post by 4zwmb » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:41 pm

4zwmb wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:37 pm
mr wilks wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:43 pm Over 5 pages :cry: is this now officially the forums longest "which battery" thread :roll: :oops: :D
Thats because we cant afford to buy 11 z4's!!!! ;) :driving:
I see, well yes, that could be a very valid reason although the price for a start-stop battery is considerably higher than a normal starter AGM battery. I had a good look at the Carly product this evening, its seems very interesting. One thing it should have included is the ability to code our E-brake when it faults. Mine did it and a lot of other owners had the same problem, you can have a look in this forum. If Carly would have been able to reset the E-brake, it would have been golden for me. That said, I still think its good for our z4s.

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Post by 4zwmb » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:43 pm

Gaffa22 wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:51 pm
4zwmb wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:59 pm Wait, yours is a 6-cylinder...I dont think its with start-stop function...I think this function is only on manual with 4-cylinder engines....
No I don't have start stop, BMW fit a an AGM stop start battery as standard, presumably because of all the electronics, particularly the roof.
I see, well yes, that could be a very valid reason although the price for a start-stop battery is considerably higher than a normal starter AGM battery. I had a good look at the Carly product this evening, its seems very interesting. One thing it should have included is the ability to code our E-brake when it faults. Mine did it and a lot of other owners had the same problem, you can have a look in this forum. If Carly would have been able to reset the E-brake, it would have been golden for me. That said, I still think its good for our z4s.

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Post by Smartbear » Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:40 pm

mr wilks wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:43 pm Over 5 pages :cry: is this now officially the forums longest "which battery" thread :roll: :oops: :D
I think it’s gone a bit flat now :)
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Post by 4zwmb » Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:44 pm

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Post by flybobbie » Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:01 pm

Talking to one of my customers and club member he specialises in building industrial and fork lift batteries, etc.
I mentioned to him about coding car batteries.
He said you should code, because different makes have different size plates inside, cheaper batteries have thinner plates that may not be able to take the charge rate of a more up market battery.
If replace like for like probably ok, but different brand may need recoding.

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Post by Kugaman1 » Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:36 pm

???? But coding has nothing to do with brand?

It’s only to do with ampage and power output regardless of who makes the battery? Coding/registration doesn’t know how big the plates are, it just needs to know the battery output so that it can input the correct levels/rates of charge.

I’m installing an 80Ah / 800 amp battery tomorrow afternoon.
It’s around 4cm longer than the standard one, but there is a separate mount securing point for it so I thought I would give it a go. I have Carly so will code the car for the upgraded ampage/CCA myself.

Note- just today, Carly have updated the battery registration module to make it even simpler to use. They have also added functionality to set the electronic parking brake position.....

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Post by Gaffa22 » Sun Jan 07, 2018 11:25 pm

Kugaman1 wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:36 pm???? But coding has nothing to do with brand?

It’s only to do with ampage and power output regardless of who makes the battery? Coding/registration doesn’t know how big the plates are, it just needs to know the battery output so that it can input the correct levels/rates of charge...
Registration is also so the system knows the age of the battery, as it will charge a new battery differently to an old one.

Is the parking brake position a recent Carly update ?
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