Can Halfords Fit A Battery
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On a 981 Cayman, I changed the battery for one exactly the same make, model and capacity as a Porsche supplied one, except it did not have a Porsche serial number. It therefore could not be programmed in via PIWIS.
I was warned that functions would cease to function, and they did on the drive home
No stop/start - Great
No Cruise - ok
PSM error - not so bad
Also, car would not know what charge the battery had and wouldn't charge it properly..
Next morning, start car - all back working, car seems to charge battery OK and it's 6 months since new battery was fitted.
The Porsche price includes fitting and that is scheduled around an hour's labour so >£100 for fitting.
Can Halfords fit one?
They fitted one to my Merc and forgot to secure the battery properly, otherwise OK but do they have properly trained staff at all locations?
I was warned that functions would cease to function, and they did on the drive home
No stop/start - Great
No Cruise - ok
PSM error - not so bad
Also, car would not know what charge the battery had and wouldn't charge it properly..
Next morning, start car - all back working, car seems to charge battery OK and it's 6 months since new battery was fitted.
The Porsche price includes fitting and that is scheduled around an hour's labour so >£100 for fitting.
Can Halfords fit one?
They fitted one to my Merc and forgot to secure the battery properly, otherwise OK but do they have properly trained staff at all locations?
Edited by gtsralph on Wednesday 1st November 12:57
Anyone can change a battery. You only need a few basic tools. Read in the handbook there are very clear instructions if you want some reassurance.
Nothing will need coding. But you may have a few errors on the dash when you start it up again. These will clear though after leaving it running for a few minutes or taking it for a drive.
Nothing will need coding. But you may have a few errors on the dash when you start it up again. These will clear though after leaving it running for a few minutes or taking it for a drive.
V800MJH said:
Anyone can change a battery. You only need a few basic tools. Read in the handbook there are very clear instructions if you want some reassurance.
Nothing will need coding. But you may have a few errors on the dash when you start it up again. These will clear though after leaving it running for a few minutes or taking it for a drive.
As an example of why that is wrong, PSA cars have a specific procedure....it is not in the handbook. The BSI and some ECU's can be damaged if not followed correctly as well as a good few sensors to get confused. Nothing will need coding. But you may have a few errors on the dash when you start it up again. These will clear though after leaving it running for a few minutes or taking it for a drive.
Removing/reconnecting a battery is like shutting down a PC these days, lots of ECU's need to restart correctly and in order.
Stickyfinger said:
As an example of why that is wrong, PSA cars have a specific procedure....it is not in the handbook. The BSI and some ECU's can be damaged if not followed correctly as well as a good few sensors to get confused.
Removing/reconnecting a battery is like shutting down a PC these days, lots of ECU's need to restart correctly and in order.
rubbish :-) people start cars in the morning over winter with dead battery all the time, prob 100 a day die at a guess.Removing/reconnecting a battery is like shutting down a PC these days, lots of ECU's need to restart correctly and in order.
cars go haywire due to the lack of power but enough to make the car go crazy
changing a battery you have every thing off when you start, you unplug it, and plug a new one in, it's a non issue 20 minute job, 10 of that is finding the spanner.
Stickyfinger said:
if you say so..............but you are wrong.
In what way, you cannot code a battery it has no Ecu :-) I have changed 20+ batteries I would say inc 3 porkers. Also disconnected all my Porkers batteries to fit ctek plugs, which is the same as changing a battery.
You think the AA and Halfords have piwis lol
It’s the most basic of basic car tasks !
DSLiverpool said:
Update - Halfords autocentre (not a store) did it with a Yuasa battery at £145 + £15 and it took them 30 minutes (no loss of codes).
As its 11 years I had no appetite to spend £400 on a battery.
That's inflation for you. When I got my battery changed by them (end of 2013) they charged £6 - Although I would usually do it myself, knowing what a pain it was to get to, £6 seemed like a bargain!As its 11 years I had no appetite to spend £400 on a battery.
sgrimshaw said:
DSLiverpool said:
Update - Halfords autocentre (not a store) did it with a Yuasa battery at £145 + £15 and it took them 30 minutes (no loss of codes).
As its 11 years I had no appetite to spend £400 on a battery.
Did you watch them do it .... what a PITA job it is!As its 11 years I had no appetite to spend £400 on a battery.
Quite impressed to be honest.
If my 07 had Bluetooth and DAB I wouldn't be always looking elsewhere but I know if I paid a grand to get a new radio something would break elsewhere so I'll hang on to it for the next 6 months at least.
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