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Bosch Battery

I purchased 2 as a drop in replacement for an old 1400VA APC UPS.

I couldn't find the datasheet on the bosch website but I found out via a few online posts that these batteries are actually manufactured by Exide.

Pros: perfect battery spec
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Bosch Battery
Hoffa
  • Cranking:
Rating 5.0

FYI I went with the Bosch 96R. It weights about 34 lbs and fits no problem although I did need to add a small wedge on top of the bottom lip to lock it down with the stock mount. It has a 3 year free replacement warranty and cost me just about $87 OTD @ PepBoys after turning in my $15 core. It's been more than a year and the battery has been rock solid with very little use.

Pros: rock solid, good warranty
Cons: needed small wedge
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Bosch Battery

The last two batteries I bought for my GTi, were specified for a Mk4 Golf/Jetta. Both of them were Bosch and they are both different sizes. Both of them ran me about $150 I went with the Mk4 batteries because Pepboys didnt carry for a Mk3. But both of them are fine

Pros: fine quality, good price
Cons: different sizes
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Bosch Battery

just replaced 4 year old battery in my 2010 Wagon. It was not really a rocket science but it was nice to have a write up nonetheless. The biggest issue for me was to figure out group size for my battery: supposedly both 47 and 48 work but I wanted to get an exact model. After some online research and hard measurements it was clear my current battery was group size 48. Went with Bosch from Pep Boys for 108 (with tax and after 30% coupon). Despite the car being without the battery for 8+ hours, I had no issues with codes, errors, etc. The only thing I needed to adjust was the time.

Pros: no issues with codes, good price
Cons: difficult to find group size
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Bosch Battery
richardrc
  • Indicator:
Rating 3.0

There is a known random issue with 400 packs. On mine, it is always when I turn on the bike. The speedometer doesn't come on and there is no assist. What I learned about on the internet is to push the test button on the battery with the bike turned on and it will reset and work just fine.

Pros: resets and works fine
Cons: speedometer doesn't come on
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Bosch Battery
Butcher
  • Cranking:
Rating 3.0

I find that the Bosch batteries I regularly sell last 5-7 years or 5-7 months.

Pros: recognized brand
Cons: variable lifespan
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OEM KIA Battery
Express_Ad2962
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Rating 1.0

I'm at the third battery at 7000 miles and 6 months (2024 niro ev) and the battery is dead again this morning, like wtf.

Cons: battery dead again
Vehicle: Kia
Mileage: 11265 km
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