Amazon battery source for i3 12v battery

[MadBimmer]

https://ibb.co/94McdRk

I couldn't get image embed to work and ran out of patience. In this photo you can see the difference in bolt sizes from the BMW long bolt to the shorter bolt that comes with the Amazon battery. They are not even the same diameter. You will need an M6 adaptor kit for the terminals.

 

[i3m3fan]

just got this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D31K8SFF?smid=A2U5UH5B5T56K2&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

with m5 to m6 adaptor. Hoping this will all work.

UPDATE: Should I have gotten this one purely for fitment? Specs show it is AGM: https://www.yuasa.co.uk/batteries/industrial/rec-vrla-cyclic-use/rec22-12i.html

 

[mtkkk45]

For UK owners I recently bought OEM battery from Sytners dealership for £100 Inc VAT, pretty good I thought.

Since Covid, many batteries have gone up 30% and tires 45%.

 

[nilknarf]

In my experience, the terminals do NOT swap over perfectly. The bolts that came with the battery aren't long enough to swap. Need adaptor or proper length M6 bolts.

Odd. As shown in the photos in post #10, I was able to tightly fit the terminals. Its possible that I used the existing bolts from the old battery.

 

[EvanstonI3]

https://ibb.co/94McdRk

I couldn't get image embed to work and ran out of patience. In this photo you can see the difference in bolt sizes from the BMW long bolt to the shorter bolt that comes with the Amazon battery. They are not even the same diameter. You will need an M6 adaptor kit for the terminals.

I've installed this Energizer on my neighbor's i3. I used the OEM bolts. The Energizer terminals are not threaded like the OEM battery but the battery comes with a packet of bolts and rectangular nuts. One set of those nuts fits the OEM bolts after sliding into the square terminals. I did not use any of the other bolt/nuts in the package that came with the battery.