PhilCS Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'm going to get a new battery for the Cayman, hopefully today at ECP as there is a sale on and pre-empt any cold weather bother given it's still the original battery in the car and i've heard they can be a bit rubbish. What batteries do people use, stick with the Porsche unit or go for a Bosch or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Fagan Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I fitted a Bosch to my old Boxster and to my CR. Much better battery and comes with 5 year guarantee. The Porsche Moll battery is expensive and prone to failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR36 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Thumbs up for the bosch from me. The stock battery failed on me right in rush hour on a main high st, i gots lots of jeers from white van man. Not pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted December 18, 2015 Founder Share Posted December 18, 2015 1 hour ago, PR36 said: Thumbs up for the bosch from me. The stock battery failed on me right in rush hour on a main high st, i gots lots of jeers from white van man. Not pleasant. Nothing more satisfying than a Porsche on the side of the road... Bosch all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCS Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Any difference between the blue and the silver Bosch batteries I should be aware of? (aside from £25) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted December 21, 2015 Founder Share Posted December 21, 2015 12 hours ago, PhilCS said: Any difference between the blue and the silver Bosch batteries I should be aware of? (aside from £25) Just go with the Silver one, longer guarantee and its silver! Use the the voucher code XMAS for more discount at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbarry1977 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Sorry to hijack the thread a little. Coming for a one series where the battery had to be coded(in essence reset the smart charge cycle from the alternator) does a 2006 Cayman require any coding when you change the battery or do you just remove the old one and replace with the new one. Is is there any procedures that need to be carried out post battery replacement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted December 22, 2015 Founder Share Posted December 22, 2015 Good question, I've not read that there is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trickle Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 On 21 December 2015 at 16:47, markbarry1977 said: Sorry to hijack the thread a little. Coming for a one series where the battery had to be coded(in essence reset the smart charge cycle from the alternator) does a 2006 Cayman require any coding when you change the battery or do you just remove the old one and replace with the new one. Is is there any procedures that need to be carried out post battery replacement. Generally you should not suffer any issues replacing the battery and there's no procedure as such, the only issues I've heard of are with the OBC sometimes. If you have a battery conditioner that can act as the supply whilst you switch over then that will negate any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR36 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 On 21 December 2015 at 16:47, markbarry1977 said: Sorry to hijack the thread a little. Coming for a one series where the battery had to be coded(in essence reset the smart charge cycle from the alternator) does a 2006 Cayman require any coding when you change the battery or do you just remove the old one and replace with the new one. Is is there any procedures that need to be carried out post battery replacement. Have taken my battery out quite a few times. There is no procedure other than to connect and reconnect the terminals in the right sequence. Thing to note is you will get a PSM failure warning when you start up. This is normal and goes away after a short while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbarry1977 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 hour ago, PR36 said: Have taken my battery out quite a few times. There is no procedure other than to connect and reconnect the terminals in the right sequence. Thing to note is you will get a PSM failure warning when you start up. This is normal and goes away after a short while. So so there is no procedure for re-activating the remote central locking like there is for if you don't use the remote central locking for 7 days. Thanks for info very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PR36 Posted December 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2015 One other thing i remembered is the window winder stop point also needs resetting so its a good idea to lower the windows slightly and then raise them back up till they stop. Job jobbed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Square Images Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Do any of you keep your Caymans on Conditioners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cramer Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 FYI Bosch S4 010 80Ah £84 delivered from Batterymegauk on eBay, even arrived a day early -fantastic Porsche Swindon said my car (CS) left the factory with an 80Ah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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