Buying BMW Parts - Best Place?

[pedro01]

Hi

 

I need a new battery for an F10 528i...

 

BMW quoted 25,000 Baht and while I usually prefer manufacturer parts - not for Tyres, Batteries or Windscreen Wipers. Their Tyre prices are 3x Be Quick for the same thing, batteries seem more inflated than that.

 

I did look at BeQuick web site but I didn't even recognize the brand they use. 

 

Any suggestions for named brand batteries for Beemers?

 

Cheers

 

Pete

[transam]

Yuasa is an excellent brand....

 

https://www.b-quik.com/en/product/battery/search?b=4&m=1449&y=1566

[Sam Lin]

Be aware depending on your model year, if your BMW has IBS (intelligent battery sensor), you must replace with same type and capacity or you will need to register the new battery with the car's ECU so it knows the correct charging profile. This can be done either by the dealer or via one of the third-party coding apps at home.

[JoeW]

You can buy from the following company if you are located in BKK:

https://www.carbatterycb.com/ราคาแบตเตอรี่รถยนต์-bmw-520-535i-f10/

 

[rimmae2]

If you want to ask advice and/or have the work done by a bmw specialist I found kwauto on ekamai 21 to be very good - professional, experienced, reasonable price and give you honest opinion on whether something should be done or delayed.

 

We used them after our previous BMW was out of warranty after 5 years; now we a year or so into warranty period of current BMW so no need, but we would have no hesitation in using them again.

 

Maybe you don't need them now to do the work, but they may advise you.

[pedro01]

5 hours ago, rimmae2 said:

If you want to ask advice and/or have the work done by a bmw specialist I found kwauto on ekamai 21 to be very good - professional, experienced, reasonable price and give you honest opinion on whether something should be done or delayed.

 

We used them after our previous BMW was out of warranty after 5 years; now we a year or so into warranty period of current BMW so no need, but we would have no hesitation in using them again.

 

Maybe you don't need them now to do the work, but they may advise you.

Sounds like it's worth a visit, thanks!

[pedro01]

12 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

Be aware depending on your model year, if your BMW has IBS (intelligent battery sensor), you must replace with same type and capacity or you will need to register the new battery with the car's ECU so it knows the correct charging profile. This can be done either by the dealer or via one of the third-party coding apps at home.

 

Thanks!

 

It certainly does - it's a 2014 - so this is the first battery replacement.  AutoBahn said they could do the ECU thing.... but I will try KW I think.

[pedro01]

14 hours ago, transam said:

Yuasa is an excellent brand....

 

https://www.b-quik.com/en/product/battery/search?b=4&m=1449&y=1566

Saw that - but mines 90 amp - I am hoping to match the same spec! Yuasa is 75...

[JoeW]

In that case, this battery will be ok:

https://www.carbatterycb.com/amaron-แบตเตอรี่-din100-smf/

Amaron DIN100 SMF battery

dry

100

900

4000 THB

[canthai55]

On 4/4/2019 at 8:22 AM, transam said:

Yuasa is an excellent brand....

 

https://www.b-quik.com/en/product/battery/search?b=4&m=1449&y=1566

When I bought a new bike battery, could not find Yuasa, so went with a GS.

The batteries are identical - apart from the color of the decal on the front.

GS battery is GTZ8V - Yuasa YTZ8V - even the sticker on the back is identical.

My take - neither company makes batteries, they are subbed out to a battery manufacturer.

[ballpoint]

21 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

When I bought a new bike battery, could not find Yuasa, so went with a GS.

The batteries are identical - apart from the color of the decal on the front.

GS battery is GTZ8V - Yuasa YTZ8V - even the sticker on the back is identical.

My take - neither company makes batteries, they are subbed out to a battery manufacturer.

GS and Yuasa were Japanese battery manufacturers that merged in 2004 to form GS-Yuasa.  Prior to the merger, they both had factories, under local companies, in Thailand.  These factories still produce batteries under their own names, even though the design from their parent company is the same.

[canthai55]

Thanks

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[transam]

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

GS and Yuasa were Japanese battery manufacturers that merged in 2004 to form GS-Yuasa.  Prior to the merger, they both had factories, under local companies, in Thailand.  These factories still produce batteries under their own names, even though the design from their parent company is the same.

Correct...