New battery for 355

Off the top of my head DK Engineering at Watford comes to mind - how busy they are may be a different matter.

 

stu not a difficult job m8 just remove the o/s front wheel and remove cover and there it is m8,i changed one last week,i like to give that area a good blow out with the air line and respray where the battery sit's cus they do rust in this area,nobody seem's to bother doing this as ive seen on many ocasion's


Dale.

 

If you do it yourself go for an optima battery they are the best and come recomended in various threads

 

But jack the car up first

 

They aren't the cheapest but they are the best, type in optima battery in the f-chat search, you will see good reviews, here is a link to where I got mine, they were the cheapest I could get, retail is around £155 normally, go for the 4.2 over the 3.7 litre

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OPTIMA-RED-TOP-STARTER-BATTERY-4-2litre-model-34_W0QQitemZ8055320386QQcategoryZ9895QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OPTIMA-RED-TOP-STARTER-BATTERY-4-2litre-model-34_W0QQitemZ8056590699QQcategoryZ9895QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Try to have them jack the car up evenly using the correct points, and not to chip too much chrome of your wheel bolts (good places have a special 22mm sockets that protect the chrome).

 

i dont use a jack,i use a two post ramp
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and a box to stand on

 

LOL

 

Hi, I have one on my Mondial and it is perfect, there are a few on here who have fitted them to 328's, I am pretty sure most ferraris use the same battery, there are a few on here who could verify exactly, you could always post a thread in the modern section

 

Hi,
I think its the 34r you need, check the below links and threads, and hope it helps, as I said before put a post in the Q&A section


http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65058&highlight=355+battery

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53712&highlight=optima+355+battery

http://www.optimabatteries.com/publish/optima/americas0/en/config/splash.html

http://www.batterytender.com/

 

Where did you buy the Optima in the end

 

I know what you mean, sometimes its worth paying a few more quid and having somewhere to go back to if you have any problems

one thing thats best with these batteries is to invest in a top up charger or a tender as they call it in the states, especially if you aren't going to use it frequently, these are normally around £39, well worth it to avoid any further hassles, good luck & happy motoring ;-)

 

i replaced my battery last year with a h/d bmw battery and it has been spot on, even when the car has not been started for a few weeks it still goes first time!!!
and it doesnt cost as much as the ferrari one either