New battery - a bit too small.

dhobbs · Post by **dhobbs** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:31 pm

Just bought a new battery with the correct cca specs, but the length is about 35mm too short.
Is there any solution here or do I need to find a battery with the exact same size?
BMW does some adaptor brackets, but I'm not sure if that's what I want.

dhobbs · Post by **dhobbs** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:32 pm

Item 3 in the picture.

Lowzed · Post by **Lowzed** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:19 pm

properly because its the wrong battery, the correct one is a 096 battery. mine came with a 075 which is not right

there should be the battery number on the top on a sticker

Lowzed · Post by **Lowzed** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:21 pm

also if i search a battery for my car alot of places state the 075 which does have the same cca as the 096

M1k3yC · Post by **M1k3yC** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:29 pm

I'm not quite sure what problem you have without seeing a photo. However, I replaced my original BMW battery a few years ago with a Bosch one that is correctly rated but turned out to be too short. I packed it with cardboard between the top of the battery and the bracket and it's been fine. I picked the Bosch instead of another BMW item because the warranty was longer.

dhobbs · Post by **dhobbs** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:54 pm

I picked the varta 096, so hopefully it's the right one.
I've packed it but unsure if that's best for the long term.

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