Hello
I have a 2009 Panda 1.2 which I need to replace the battery as its fading and after charging it looses it charge.
Problem is the various sites I have looked at to put your reg number in come up with a smaller sized battery than the existing one, the one in the car measures L207mm D175mm H190mm these measurements are taken as looking at the battery in the car.
The batteries that show on sites as a replacement are size L175mm D175mm H190mm the depth and height are the same but the length is much shorter, should I just look for the same Ah & CCa spec and not worry about the length.
Thanks for any info.

bosh catalogue

fiat upped the spec over time. Then upped it again for cars with stop start


The tray will hold a lot of different sizes

Length 207 mm
Width 175 mm
Height 190 mm

being the most common

if the height is too low the strap will not clamp it down properly. Some people add a block of wood. But you can just add a twist.


I did measure the absolute max width and posted on here. But its probably quicker to just go out and measure it yourself

CCA is the most meaningful measurement. Its a standard test.

one 40A battery does not equal another 40A battery as each manufacturer preform their own tests under different parameters

there's a lot of scams. Scams is a bit strong can't think of one level below scam.

If you compare online sites. You will find some will offer really cheap battery's but they will be a lower specifications. About 10 years ago Halfords use to supply batteries at the lowest spec possible unless you paid for premium. Others quote High CA which isnt the same as CCA

that doesn't include battery where the labels have been swapped from a higher spec one.


thats not to say all online are a con. I can't recommend any though as I fit S/H

I would use something like the bosch catalogue i posted earlier https://aa-boschap-rs.resource.bosc..._parts_rs/catalogues/products_3/batteries.PDF

then search for that particular size and CCA

your current battery will have a code on it ie 054.
put this into a site such as Tayna (recommended by the way) or select from the list and this will give you a large range of batteries to choose from, go for a higher cca and select one within your budget.
delivery from Tayna is pretty quick as well.

https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/

I’ve read on quite a few forums that Bosch batteries were failing after a year or so with some drivers. Now I know that in itself is not really a survey, but I changed my daily battery lately, I have a trade card with Halfords and the price was a steal the battery that I removed from my car was 8 years old, it was a Varta. This make seems to be a good shout. They are deemed very dependable.

Peter034 said:

Hello
I have a 2009 Panda 1.2 which I need to replace the battery as its fading and after charging it looses it charge.
Problem is the various sites I have looked at to put your reg number in come up with a smaller sized battery than the existing one, the one in the car measures L207mm D175mm H190mm these measurements are taken as looking at the battery in the car.
The batteries that show on sites as a replacement are size L175mm D175mm H190mm the depth and height are the same but the length is much shorter, should I just look for the same Ah & CCa spec and not worry about the length.
Thanks for any info.

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Hi Peter

Yes CCA is important

Look on TAYNA battery site and see which they list

Charlie

Hi
I have found a battery with ratings 53Ah & CCA 540A, The CCA is much higher than the present battery (360 CCA) and the Ah on present battery is 50Ah, the Ah is also higher at 53Ah.
The physical measurements are identical to the battery I have now so should fit o.k.
Just wondered if I can use this battery at these higher rates ?
Thanks for any info.

Yep thats fine

Will make no difference that it’s higher specification

most Pandas are fine with CCA of around 400 or above unless it uses start stop technology

I ignore Ah as its not a proper standard. It alter with temperature but manufacturers test at whatever temperature they want

I went for one of these -
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/yuasa/ybx5012/

Order today and it will arrive tomorrow well packaged and ready to go.

Halfords sell the very same battery for £103.

DaveMcT said:

I went for one of these -
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/yuasa/ybx5012/

Order today and it will arrive tomorrow well packaged and ready to go.

Halfords sell the very same battery for £103.

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Aye Halfords are expensive. I have a trade card which takes the price way down. Handy to know someone with one. With a bit of ingenuity you could manage to procure one

It's wise to over spec the battery as they degrade with age. However the battery cable on a Panda will never let 400 amps reach the starter motor.

From below
175 amp : 16mm/sq (9.7mm Outer diameter)
230 amp : 25mm/sq (11.2mm Outer diameter)

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/auto-m...1c41993e143518e3872ef953998b0d4c&gclsrc=3p.ds

Initially, for Panda, Fiat specified two batteries, the 002 and the larger 079.
The smaller 002 was usd on 1.1 and 1.2 without aircon, with the larger 079 used on any aircon vehicle, and also on the 1.4 I believe. (No idea about the diesel, but that does not matter here.)
When I replaced my battery 7 years ago, listings still showed both, but last year when I needed to replace again, only the 002 is listed, by apparently everyone.
However, I ignored all that, and bought an 079 from Tayna, an E530 Exide.