LaSource
Member Since: 22 Feb 2010
Location: UK
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Hi - looking to pick up a main battery today.
The easy options bring either a Halfords 019 AGM (5 year warranty) or a Lion 019 AGM (3 year warranty) as both I can collect today and are circa £195 (Halfords and ECP).
ECP have more options but closer to £300.
Any thoughts on the Halfords battery? Sounds a bit ‘own brand’ but I assume it’s a rebranded Yuasa or something.
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 7th Jan 2023 10:16 am |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
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Halfords are Yuasa.
Get a tradecard and shave some money off the cost. £157 vs £200
Join the free version of their motoring club and battery gets fitted for free too. Limit one per year. .
Dean
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2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer  ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
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| 7th Jan 2023 10:18 am |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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I have not been very happy with the battery I purchased from Halfords a couple of years ago.
It has a 5 year guarantee, which I think may well be needed, but I'm concerned about what happens if it fails when I'm not in the UK.
I wouldn't buy batteries from them again.
NJSS
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| 7th Jan 2023 10:19 am |
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LaSource
Member Since: 22 Feb 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 49
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Hardware wrote:Halfords are Yuasa.
Get a tradecard and shave some money off the cost. £157 vs £200
Join the free version of their motoring club and battery gets fitted for free too. Limit one per year.
I had a look and it seems like the Halfords motoring club free version doesn’t do free fitting any more?
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| 7th Jan 2023 10:28 am |
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waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
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Operating a fleet of boats we get through half a dozen batteries (or more) a year. Having tried many different 'trade' suppliers we now use Halfords for most replacements - they honour the five-year warranty, but only after doing a full test of the failed unit. This I am happy with as most of our failures are due to frost damage and at least one of the cells is u/s.
That said, the replacement bettery for my D3 failed two months before the warranty expired. I took it back to the store (in the car), not expecting them to replace it, but they did! However, they also put a note on the invoice to say it would not be replaced again.
I should perhaps add that due to the number of betteries we get through I have to share my visits around a number of stores for fear of being banned!  Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
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| 7th Jan 2023 11:04 am |
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SteveKK
Member Since: 11 Apr 2019
Location: North Herefordshire
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I would take a second hand battery over a new Lion battery. Those I have experienced have all been very poor and failed quickly. Given your options go with the Halfords battery.
Regards,
Steve
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| 7th Jan 2023 11:19 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
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I use Tayna. Never had any issues.
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/ D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 7th Jan 2023 11:29 am |
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highlands
Member Since: 10 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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Not sure the Halfords AGM in my Ampera has lasted well.
Away from it at the moment so won't be able to test it until end of next week but I've already bought a replacement...giving the Exide AGM from Tayna a go.
Encouraged by the comments on Halfords standing by the warranty though. Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me )
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| 7th Jan 2023 12:10 pm |
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highlands
Member Since: 10 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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Oh, I'd get the Halfords AGM over the Lion AGM at the same price any day of the week. Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me )
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| 7th Jan 2023 12:11 pm |
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LaSource
Member Since: 22 Feb 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 49
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Thanks all.
BTW, For Exide Tanya recommend the 017 and do not list an 019. Is the Exide 017 equivalent or a replacement for the 019?
(I checked the car and it looks like it had an JLR/LR badged Exide battery in it, could be the original from factory still)
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| 7th Jan 2023 12:23 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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Get a Yuasa AGM through Halfords.
You’ll get an excellent battery (rather than their own branded one) plus Halford’s 5yr warranty.
For the small stop start battery, get an Exide …… but don’t buy it through JLR.
When I changed mine, JLR wanted around £130, bought it via eBay for £39 (just didn’t have the JLR logos) ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
< ‘tis but a mere scratch …….. it’ll polish out.
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| 7th Jan 2023 12:45 pm |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
Posts: 13038
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puntograle wrote:Hardware wrote:Join the free version of their motoring club and battery gets fitted for free too. Limit one per year.
I had a look and it seems like the Halfords motoring club free version doesn’t do free fitting any more?
Checked and it seems you are right
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| 7th Jan 2023 2:11 pm |
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SteveNorman
Member Since: 14 Oct 2005
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1146
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We fit many exide batteries & have be happy with the low failure rate. They tend to be over spec when fitting unlike many others which are already 100 amps short of spec when new.
AGM batteries don't last as long as older lead acid.
The correct exide number is EK950
regards
Steve
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| 7th Jan 2023 2:15 pm |
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darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
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Had 2 warranty replacements from Halfords without issue one after 4 years and one at nearly 5 - just keep a copy of the receipt and they seem to be good for the exchange. Must stop buying shiny toys....
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| 7th Jan 2023 5:50 pm |
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LaSource
Member Since: 22 Feb 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 49
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Thanks all. Popped in a Halfords AGM yesterday and all is well 
It’s a heavy lump of battery though! I have a couple of lightweight batteries in the track cars <4kg for a 096 medium sized battery. They need to make that tech universal to save human spines!
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| 8th Jan 2023 10:09 am |
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