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I replaced my dead one with a £98 Halfords cheapie, works a treat and until this thread, I had forgotten all about it.
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If you have a Porsche warranty do you need to get a new battery to maintain the warranty - on the basis of only using Porsche supplied parts?
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Is a dead battery covered by the warranty? I guessed not but the guy from RAC (Porsche Assistance) thought it was.
If you have a Porsche warranty do you need to get a new battery to maintain the warranty - on the basis of only using Porsche supplied parts?
My battery went earlier this month along with the alternator. Alternator was done under warranty but I had to pay for the battery and it had to be a Porsche one.
£250
Battery hasn't been covered so far with my 2 failures.
Alternating between a Bosch and Halfrauds one at the moment. But as DrM says looks like a Porsche 250 quid job will be required to renew with the 'new type' warranty! :-(
Just a tip from my own experience.
If you want to get a Porsche battery for warranty purposes then order it through your Porsche Assistance contract. Doing it this way will save you a fair bit as they will fit it for free for you.
I did this and from memory paid about £150 for the battery rather than the £250 ish that the local OPC wanted (inc fitting)
If you are not worried about the warranty issue then I think there are better batteries for less money out there (Bosch Silver?)
Having been stung by exacty the same issue on my first day of use !
The special Porsche RAC van should carry the right battery and be £100 cheaper. Though in my case the van (only 8 in the UK ?) was not available for a few days so I was forced to go to an OPC to save time. Had to sit down when I was told it would be £252 sir.
Luckily supply trader did the decent thing and paid for the battery (though not the labour)
I replaced my dead one with a £98 Halfords cheapie, works a treat and until this thread, I had forgotten all about it.
Batteries are consumables and as long as it has the correct rating, surely the OPC can't complain. Certainly mine didn't complain about the non-standard battery during the recent major service.
Yeh, one of my batteries (which i cycle) is £98 Halfords and no issue with. I have had non-porsche batteries i think for my last 3 services and warranty renewals without issue.
However, seems with the new type warranty even if you have non-Porsche batteries or even wipers you cannot renew the warrranty. :dont know:
good tip on getting RAC to replace, thanks. :thumb:
You definitely need an official Porsche battery if you want to renew the warranty - madness and illogical but that's the rules. I need the car tomorrow so cannot wait for RAC, so am going to jump it in the morning and visit OPC East London, deep breath and take it like a man! £252 !
What's to stop you going to an OPC parts department, buying the battery, and fitting it yourself?
70AH - Part no 999.611.070.20 - £117.45 inc VAT
80AH - Part No 999.611.080.20 - £142.89 inc VAT
That's without any discount. PCGB members get 10% at most OPCs, and I've heard of non-members getting discounts on some parts. You could certainly save yourself £100+ doing it that way.
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