Talking of batteries..........

[02Les]

Somebody must have been.

The pic is of a battery I bought in the UK (from BMW?) a couple of years before I shipped the Touring to the US in 2000.

It's still going! Maybe not the strongest, so I relegated it to one of my project cars, but it holds a charge to start the car ok after standing a week or so.

Any road up; anyone know if this battery (or real close Bosch equivalent) is available in the US?

[BobBreed]

Les,

The bosch number on that battery converts to the same battery that is in the BMW Z3 1.9 (97>>)

Does that help?

Bob

[c.d.iesel]

yes = BMW battery 61.21.7.567.181

50AH is for 1500 - 2000CS - 1602 - 2002 battery

as pictured above - fits up front, or anywhere else.

EXIDE (Battery No. 10046-063W) is the supplier to BMW

at last check - this battery was still ticking after 8+ years use

[02Les]

Thanks Bob & CD,

I'll tell my dear Wife to get one.

Hope I get 12 years out of a new one too.

[ClayW]

I stand behind the performance of both Optima Redtops and WestCo 12V31M batteries.

I left the Optima in a stored car with no charger on it for a year and it started right up. I switched to the WestCo when I got an 02 Again underseat battery mount. I abuse the crap out of it and it keeps going.

[John_in_VA]

(nt)

[MrNvgtr]

Les,

The bosch number on that battery converts to the same battery that is in the BMW Z3 1.9 (97>>)

Does that help?

Bob

I wonder if there's any correlation to my '99 MZ3 Coupe batter lasting for over 9 years.