RS2000CUSTOM
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Datatek
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And as far as I'm aware Bosch don't make them, just brand them
You pay for the branding, I'll pay less for a good unbranded battery that probably came from the same factory.
Datatek
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German quality is a myth, I have had 2 German cars, both were crap, BMW built Range Rovers Ditto. They will have no control over quality, they just buy to a spec, the are not interested as long as the failure rate is not too high, profit is the name of the game. My German caravan has turned out to be crap as wellthats prob true but they will have control over quality, they are german after all
dogsbody
Very senior member
I'm with DATA on this. All that you are buying is a guarantee that it will be exchanged if it's faulty. I deal with batteries daily and whilst I wouldn't touch the real cheapies I have seen almost all of the big names having 'bad batches'. I even had one of the biggest names replacing duff units with others from the same batch because that was all that they had in the country and they didn't want to admit that they had a problem.
Datatek
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Unfortunately British caravans are not homolgated for the EU and are very difficult to register in France requiring all sorts of mods.i agree and disagree, bosch are a world renowned brand equal to any jap stuff. as for the caravan , you should have bought british! we make the best
Bosch batteries are not in the same league as Yuasa
World renowned brands have a habit of trading on the name and over time passing off second rate stuff.
Datatek
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Alphaline 4 year warranty and a lot cheaper to buy.i see im being defeated
Check your ABS sensors for fitment and check the wiring thereto....reports are the wires chaff on the inside of the wheel during turning....Had to replace my OSF one when I first got the car, and just replaced the other side this morning!!
Lack of ABS signal will cause HDC, DSC, EBC, ABS, EAS and CBC systems to throw faults as they use the ABS signal to function correctly (except the EAS which throws a fault due to it being on the same CANBus as the rest!!!)
Lack of ABS signal will cause HDC, DSC, EBC, ABS, EAS and CBC systems to throw faults as they use the ABS signal to function correctly (except the EAS which throws a fault due to it being on the same CANBus as the rest!!!)
sestorious
New Member
Ill check them too mate ! By eck u r defo a wealth of knowledge !!!
wil2813
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Datatek
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Was that for a P38 or L322?true but the compatable alphaline only has 800 cca compared to the bosch 920 cca. save £35 but id rather have the xtra 120 cca and extra years guarantee but thats just the way i roll
