G6 Car Battery Upgrade

[Richard K]

Hi all,

Most of you know I try to replace bits of my car with better/upgraded equivalents.

the time has come to replace the Battery in the G6.

If I'm gonna pay £70 for a toyota Battery i may as well buy a better spec after market example for a similar price.

Now the reason for this post is I'm unsure of the details I need to get the best Battery.

Is the any battery companys you could recommend. or what have you got in your 'rolla?

Thanks in advance

Richard K

[bigshark]

i have no idea what mine is, the dealer i got the car off said he'd put a new one in! I have actually never thought about what a good Battery would do to the car! what are the benefits of a 'better spec than normal' Battery?

oh and maybe you could help, what sort of spark plugs you got and would recommomend? car is due a good service asap and i think its time the sparks were changed!

cheers

[Richard K]

You've got as many questions as I have lol.

my criteria is a Battery that

- will start car after a minimum 5days non-use (monday to friday)

- can handle increased power demand from planned lighting & ICE system (i'll hassle ASIF for local advice on this one)

- low maintenance or sealed if possible.

I've seen optima batteries in feature cars. i'll hunt the net some more after work.

Richard K

OI!! JOHN!! WHAT'S IN YOUR ROLLA!! and relocation to boot is not an option I'll just go look for his profile instead, :)

[bigshark]

You've got as many questions as I have lol.

my criteria is a battery that

- will start car after a minimum 5days non-use (monday to friday) check! mine started fine after over a week of non-use.

- can handle increased power demand from planned lighting & ICE system (i'll hassle ASIF for local advice on this one) n/a yet :)

- low maintenance or sealed if possible. no hassle yet with the thing, though its only 2years old

[ae111sr]

OI!! JOHN!! WHAT'S IN YOUR ROLLA!! and relocation to boot is not an option I'll just go look for his profile instead, :)

Richard,

I replaced my Rolla Battery in 2004 - got the bog standard replacement from Toyota for £48 inc VAT.

[Richard K]

Update, Dad retired last week and needed a car for weekend,

I couldn't wait for toyota to order one in so went to Halfords. £60ish later dads bouncing around in my old rolla lol

Cheers all for the help and opinions.

Rich K