Hi everyone just a quick one would you recommend a lucas battery think it's 017 for my truck? Or varta one?

Considering Lucas ones are around £65 on eBay they have to be worth ago.

I think the originals are varta.

Yeh had spied them on the bay! Think I will try one.

Exide Premium is the battery of choice for the D3/RRS

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Just bought a battery last week after starting issues when freezing. Went through same question. Cheap Lucas/ umbongo, or brand. Read up on here about all the funny faults that start to play up because of a bad battery so decided against it. Went for a Bosch S5 019 in the end £102 (steal) from euro car parts. Check their bay shop as its cheaper than their counter. A car that throws errors because of a simple break switch or cheap break bulbs, 70 quid vs 102 no contest for me.

Can't vouch for the seller, but since the Tayna price has shot up, it looks like this is the place to go for the Exide: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Exide-100Ah-900C...3641.l6368

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Thanks all for your input will do few checks Monday on alternator etc. Was my own fault left it idling to defrost heated f an r screen on lights blower. Oh and heated seat! Thought that might be nice when I jumped in!! 🙈 what a mistake came back out headlights flashing hazards on every light on dash!!!

There seams to be lots of evidence of non genuine alternators causing problems, but you never hear of this about batteries.

BTW pointless putting the seat heater on if you aren't sitting on it as they have a sensor in them that won't switch them on until somebody is sat on them............. at least this is the case with L494RRS, both Evoques and the 2010 FFRR that I have run since my 2007MY TDv8 RRS. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Yeh could be as the alternator was replaced before I bought it. Battery doesn't look that old but when under cover would look new. I suspect battery as I don't use It as much as I should and sometimes slow winding over.

Tim in Scotland wrote:

BTW pointless putting the seat heater on if you aren't sitting on it as they have a sensor in them that won't switch them on until somebody is sat on them............. at least this is the case with L494RRS, both Evoques and the 2010 FFRR that I have run since my 2007MY TDv8 RRS.

Few tests done looks like cooked alternator! what make you think I should put on? Thanks David

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