How many 08's Still Running Factory Battery?

FIRST1 · 11-26-2014, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Phlonx

OEM battery lasted my car since '08 to this year. It's made specifically for our cars, fits nice and snug in the trunk and it's actually a good deal when you compare it to replacing it with an aftermarket battery for half the price that last less than half as long. I bought and used a Bav Tech cable to code it. Was done in less than a minute.

Where did you buy it from, and how much? Looking for cheapest price

ASAP · 11-26-2014, 03:22 PM

12/08 production and still on original battery... i am starting to get a bit worried on longer trips

Any good options out there for replacement? Any deals that people have received from dealers with coding?

ORIGIN M. · 11-26-2014, 04:37 PM

08 Vert 35K miles, I operate the top w/ the car off and yet battery is still going strong.

When I store the car for a month or more I remove the negative side of battery.

I still need to take it for the recall ~ !

Ski Killset · 11-30-2014, 11:23 PM

78k and still have the original battery. Replacing inz in the next week or so, I keep getting intermittent "Personal Access Convience Group Failure" codes.

str8shot · 12-01-2014, 09:43 AM

07/08 build, 50k and still on the original battery.

No issues so far, knock on wood.

I do put a battery tender on it while in winter storage...

Phlonx · 12-03-2014, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by FIRST1

Where did you buy it from, and how much? Looking for cheapest price

You can only buy it from BMW. I have a friend who works there and got me employee pricing. The labor to install it costs more than a Bav Tech cable though, so it was a no brainer for me.

PA135i · 12-03-2014, 11:06 AM

$417 at my dealer, but I'm still milking the original bat.

6MT_Addict · 12-14-2014, 02:40 PM

12/2007 build date, 52000 km. only summer driven, no issues. Had the car sitting for a couple hours while doing various coding and it fired right up, my previous BMW (09 E90) sat for less time and needed a boost after the same coding, but it was driven year round and not garage stored.

Will be going DIY on the change, probably summer 2016

BrokenVert · 01-08-2015, 10:57 AM

So I go to start the car this morning and I knew something was wrong when the dash took 3 seconds to light up. I started panicking because i knew that it hit -30 last night, -19 when I went to start it. Car took 3 seconds to start before managing to catch and cough into life. It sounded like a diesel for about a minute after starting. I think that after 6 1/2 years it's finally time for a new battery.

Mach1er · 01-08-2015, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

So I go to start the car this morning and I knew something was wrong when the dash took 3 seconds to light up. I started panicking because i knew that it hit -30 last night, -19 when I went to start it. Car took 3 seconds to start before managing to catch and cough into life. It sounded like a diesel for about a minute after starting. I think that after 6 1/2 years it's finally time for a new battery.

Damn, that's cold!

BrokenVert · 01-08-2015, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mach1er

Damn, that's cold!

Up at a ski resort in Maine called Sunday River. Its very cold, but at least there's no wind.

It was -20 when I started the car!

JimD · 01-12-2015, 12:52 PM

If the car started at -20, regardless of what it initially sounded like, I wouldn't change the battery. We used to use dipstick or block heaters at that kind of temperature (so you could get oil to the engine in a reasonable amount of time) and sometimes kept the battery inside the house at night. Even synthetic 0 weight oil gets thick at -20. Even good batteries have trouble generating the cranking amps at that kind of temperature. I might check the CCA for the battery but I wouldn't just replace it. Seems like it did OK.

PA135i · 01-24-2015, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PA135i

$417 at my dealer, but I'm still milking the original bat.

Times up. Just got my new bat. 6 1/2 years and 88K. Dash info was getting goofy. Low voltage is what the dealer said.

BrokenVert · 01-24-2015, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

So I go to start the car this morning and I knew something was wrong when the dash took 3 seconds to light up. I started panicking because i knew that it hit -30 last night, -19 when I went to start it. Car took 3 seconds to start before managing to catch and cough into life. It sounded like a diesel for about a minute after starting. I think that after 6 1/2 years it's finally time for a new battery.

Im gonna follow up on this. Its been a couple weeks and 2K miles.

Seems like JimD was right. It doesnt look like there was any permanent damage after the -30 night. The car doesnt have any issues starting, even after sitting for a week. Looks like im still going on the factory battery!

Kizzu · 01-27-2015, 03:19 AM

03/08 30k miles and still on original battery though when left sitting for more than a week the battery seems sort of weaker and needing more time to start.

EINS · 01-27-2015, 05:41 AM

6/08 build, 70K miles on original battery. I keep a batteryminder on it when the 1 is not being driven.

PA135i · 01-27-2015, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Kizzu

03/08 30k miles and still on original battery though when left sitting for more than a week the battery seems sort of weaker and needing more time to start.

03/08 and you have only 30,000 miles on the clock?

why did you buy the car? to look at it?

BrokenVert · 01-27-2015, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by PA135i

03/08 and you have only 30,000 miles on the clock?

why did you buy the car? to look at it?

That's pretty standard for someone buying a vehicle as a weekend car

Kizzu · 01-27-2015, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PA135i

03/08 and you have only 30,000 miles on the clock?

why did you buy the car? to look at it?

it is a garage queen yes but I use it on weekends and remember I live on a 40 square kilometer island

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

That's pretty standard for someone buying a vehicle as a weekend car

^ +1 I average round 3k miles per year since I bought it.

PA135i · 01-28-2015, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Kizzu

it is a garage queen yes but I use it on weekends and remember I live on a 40 square kilometer island

^ +1 I average round 3k miles per year since I bought it.

Must feel like your driving in circles on such a small island. lol

When I lived in Singapore I did not see much point in owning a car. But, the public transit system in S'pore is quite good.

Kizzu · 01-28-2015, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PA135i

Must feel like your driving in circles on such a small island. lol

When I lived in Singapore I did not see much point in owning a car. But, the public transit system in S'pore is quite good.

My bad it is 350 square km lol.

Pissoff · 05-23-2015, 02:38 PM

08 56000 miles still going strong in this batt. When I put my lice ecu reader on still have the correct 13.8 v. At the ecm.

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11-26-2014, 04:37 PM	#113
ORIGIN M. Banned 3160 Rep 9,134 Posts Drives: ///M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Hemisphere iTrader: (0)	08 Vert 35K miles, I operate the top w/ the car off and yet battery is still going strong. When I store the car for a month or more I remove the negative side of battery. I still need to take it for the recall ~ !
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11-30-2014, 11:23 PM	#114
Ski Killset Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 293 Posts Drives: 08 AW 135i Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Portland, Or iTrader: (0)	78k and still have the original battery. Replacing inz in the next week or so, I keep getting intermittent "Personal Access Convience Group Failure" codes.
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12-01-2014, 09:43 AM	#115
str8shot Lieutenant 107 Rep 471 Posts Drives: N54 Montego Blue 135i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Wisco iTrader: (1)	07/08 build, 50k and still on the original battery. No issues so far, knock on wood. I do put a battery tender on it while in winter storage... __________________ 08 Montego Blue 135i Coupe // Sport Package // Custom E30 tune // str8shot bluetooth enabled ECA // Walboro 255 inline pump // BMS downpipes // VRSF 7" FMIC // Injen intake // Berk ceramic exhaust // OEM 550i clutch // MFactory single mass flywheel // Vorshlag camber plates // Hotchkis FSB // Turner adjustable drop links // AST 5100 coilovers // Hawk HPS pads // Ti backing plates // Stoptech stainless brake lines // Turner 15mm spacers
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12-14-2014, 02:40 PM	#118
6MT_Addict Captain 283 Rep 888 Posts Drives: 08 135i M Sport 6MT, 15 X3 35i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [10.00]	12/2007 build date, 52000 km. only summer driven, no issues. Had the car sitting for a couple hours while doing various coding and it fired right up, my previous BMW (09 E90) sat for less time and needed a boost after the same coding, but it was driven year round and not garage stored. Will be going DIY on the change, probably summer 2016 __________________ 2015 Cosmic Blue Metallic Wrapped X3 35i ///M Sport Full 3M Vinyl Wrap \| Flat Black Grilles
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01-08-2015, 10:57 AM	#119
BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	So I go to start the car this morning and I knew something was wrong when the dash took 3 seconds to light up. I started panicking because i knew that it hit -30 last night, -19 when I went to start it. Car took 3 seconds to start before managing to catch and cough into life. It sounded like a diesel for about a minute after starting. I think that after 6 1/2 years it's finally time for a new battery.
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01-12-2015, 12:52 PM	#122
JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	If the car started at -20, regardless of what it initially sounded like, I wouldn't change the battery. We used to use dipstick or block heaters at that kind of temperature (so you could get oil to the engine in a reasonable amount of time) and sometimes kept the battery inside the house at night. Even synthetic 0 weight oil gets thick at -20. Even good batteries have trouble generating the cranking amps at that kind of temperature. I might check the CCA for the battery but I wouldn't just replace it. Seems like it did OK. __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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01-27-2015, 03:19 AM	#125
Kizzu First Lieutenant 41 Rep 306 Posts Drives: Bmw 125i Black Sapphire Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Malta iTrader: (0)	03/08 30k miles and still on original battery though when left sitting for more than a week the battery seems sort of weaker and needing more time to start.
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01-27-2015, 05:41 AM	#126
EINS Simply One Great Car! 12 Rep 124 Posts Drives: 135i SGM Coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Commerce Township, MI iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E82 / 135i [0.00]	6/08 build, 70K miles on original battery. I keep a batteryminder on it when the 1 is not being driven. __________________ '08 135i SGM Coupe delivered in Munich, Nürburgring tested
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05-23-2015, 02:38 PM	#132
Pissoff Banned 55 Rep 206 Posts Drives: 08, 128i e88 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Fuck you iTrader: (1)	08 56000 miles still going strong in this batt. When I put my lice ecu reader on still have the correct 13.8 v. At the ecm.
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