e90 Battery purchase

raver · 03-15-2015, 01:58 PM

Yesterday I had trouble starting my car – it would crank just a little and then die. I connected the battery tender overnight and the car is starting now. Clock and few other things were reset.

Given that it is a 7 year old battery, I would want to replace it.

Does anyone know a good place to buy the battery at reasonable prices. I don’t want to go the dealer route and pay 400-500$ just for battery.

Has anyone bought the battery recently? Does Costco carry these batteries?
2008 e90 328i , black color battery (AGM?), 90Ah, 900 CCA

I know there’s whole registration issue and I will deal with that later, for now I plan to replace just the exact same battery to move on.

danielfastv6 · 03-15-2015, 05:00 PM

Auto zone, o'rileys and pep Boys all stock it and they price match. I paid 130$ at auto zone and 75$ for coding

raver · 03-15-2015, 05:33 PM

Thanks Daniel.
Where did you get the coding done?

danielfastv6 · 03-15-2015, 05:56 PM

Bristow's Exclusive Auto Repair

Cdutch513 · 03-15-2015, 06:20 PM

Coding for what?

danielfastv6 · 03-15-2015, 06:46 PM

Bmw says to recode for a new battery ( so alternator knows how much charging to do, don't over charge your new battery and make it explode )

Kellen · 03-17-2015, 09:50 AM

No coding needed if replacing the same battery. Just need registration, which you can do with a free app and a cable.

Swing by my place and I can do it for free. It takes 30 seconds.

UMich_335i · 03-17-2015, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kellen

No coding needed if replacing the same battery. Just need registration, which you can do with a free app and a cable.

Swing by my place and I can do it for free. It takes 30 seconds.

Could you give a little more details about the app and cable? About to get a new battery myself and it seemed like the cheapest option for registration was the BMWhat app and BT dongle.

Kellen · 03-20-2015, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by UMich_335i

Could you give a little more details about the app and cable? About to get a new battery myself and it seemed like the cheapest option for registration was the BMWhat app and BT dongle.

BMW logger with a cable you can get from Amazon for 30-40 or $5 more from the BMW logger site and guaranteed to work. I did the latter.

It is so simple, just a click of a button once attached. I can do it for anyone if they want to swing by for free.

I heard the BMWhat app makes you buy another purchase within the app, plus the BT tool is ~$100 if I recall.

TnkaTrk · 11-09-2015, 04:29 PM

Kellen you still available to code for battery?

03-15-2015, 01:58 PM	#1
raver New Member 2 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 08 328i Sedan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bellevue WA iTrader: (0)	e90 Battery purchase Yesterday I had trouble starting my car – it would crank just a little and then die. I connected the battery tender overnight and the car is starting now. Clock and few other things were reset. Given that it is a 7 year old battery, I would want to replace it. Does anyone know a good place to buy the battery at reasonable prices. I don’t want to go the dealer route and pay 400-500$ just for battery. Has anyone bought the battery recently? Does Costco carry these batteries? 2008 e90 328i , black color battery (AGM?), 90Ah, 900 CCA I know there’s whole registration issue and I will deal with that later, for now I plan to replace just the exact same battery to move on.
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danielfastv6 Lieutenant 56 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Spanaway,Wa iTrader: (3)	Auto zone, o'rileys and pep Boys all stock it and they price match. I paid 130$ at auto zone and 75$ for coding
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raver New Member 2 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 08 328i Sedan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bellevue WA iTrader: (0)	Thanks Daniel. Where did you get the coding done?
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Cdutch513 Captain 166 Rep 699 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 BMW 328i Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Oak Harbor, WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 BMW 328I [0.00]	Coding for what? __________________ Murdered 2010 E90 328i ESS VT1+ \| BMW PE \| 3IM \| K Sport Kontrol Pro
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danielfastv6 Lieutenant 56 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Spanaway,Wa iTrader: (3)	Bmw says to recode for a new battery ( so alternator knows how much charging to do, don't over charge your new battery and make it explode )
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Kellen Private 4 Rep 89 Posts Drives: E92 328xi Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	No coding needed if replacing the same battery. Just need registration, which you can do with a free app and a cable. Swing by my place and I can do it for free. It takes 30 seconds.
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TnkaTrk New Member 0 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335I Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Lynnwood Wa iTrader: (0) Garage List 07 BMW 335i [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	Kellen you still available to code for battery?
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