[jp1]

My Bolero's battery is dead. It is an AMARON 75D31L, worked for 4 years. I am trying to get a replacement, mostly a Bosch. The 'L' indicates something related to the terminal positioning. Will a 75D31R good for my vehicle? Bosch have an R instead of the L, they have an L but with a higher AH and price is almost 2k more.

Any idea?

[R2D2]

Originally Posted by jp1

My Bolero's battery is dead. It is an AMARON 75D31L, worked for 4 years. I am trying to get a replacement, mostly a Bosch. The 'L' indicates something related to the terminal positioning. Will a 75D31R good for my vehicle? Bosch have an R instead of the L, they have an L but with a higher AH and price is almost 2k more.

Any idea?

An R oriented battery wont fit primarily due to the terminals being reversed. Fitting this type will result in reverse polarity and damage your electricals including the car stereo, ECU etc. 2K is worth the expense if it means sticking to what the mfr recommends and comes with a higher A rating. BTW, why dont you stick to Amaron and get the exact model as a replacement?

Cheers!

[jp1]

Originally Posted by R2D2

An R oriented battery wont fit primarily due to the terminals being reversed. Fitting this type will result in reverse polarity and damage your electricals including the car stereo, ECU etc. 2K is worth the expense if it means sticking to what the mfr recommends and comes with a higher A rating. BTW, why dont you stick to Amaron and get the exact model as a replacement?

Cheers!

Are you sure about the polarity and damage it can cause? As per my understanding, the L and R denotes the positioning of the terminals on the battery box and as long as the connector wires reach the correct terminals (+ /-), there wont be an issue. Am I right or wrong?

BTW I am checking with Amaron on their models.

[R2D2]

Originally Posted by jp1

Are you sure about the polarity and damage it can cause? As per my understanding, the L and R denotes the positioning of the terminals on the battery box and as long as the connector wires reach the correct terminals (+ /-), there wont be an issue. Am I right or wrong?

BTW I am checking with Amaron on their models.

Tell you what, why dont you try reversing the polarity and seeing for yourself what happens?

Yes, if the cables can be crossed over to reach the appropriate terminals there should be no issue provided the crossed cables do not obstruct anything else. Most car mfrs have pared the cable slack right down to an inch of what is actually required. So not sure if you can cross the cables.

But dude, I fail to understand why you wish to do this when you could simply buy the correct batt for your vehicle even if it not Bosch. Incidentally Bosch is supposedly mfred by Amaron and rebranded.

Good luck with your search. If Amaron dont have a 75AH L oriented batt, check with other brands like Exide, Panasonic, Base Terminal or Tata Green.

Rgds,

[jeeva]

I have Amaron in my Bolero and no issues till date what so ever. I guess most people here will swear by Amaron. Bosch is equally good too, I think.
But never ever go for Exide. Once upon a time they were good. Exide batteries are the worst these days.
Simply going for a higher rated (AH) battery..will it do any good? I guess you need to beef up the alternator to handle the extra amps. Higher rated batteries (the normal ones we get here ) do not fit in the Bolero's stock battery tray, coz of its size.
A friend from the Bolero club has a safari alternator and an expensive maintanence free dry cell battery, for his Bolero is a full fledged mini theatre inside

[Torqy]

My Bolero battery EXIDE died yesterday after 4 trouble-free years. It didn't die at 11.30 in the night while coming back from work....but the next day morning while still at home. Thank you Exide.

Any idea how much a new one will cost?

[shankar.balan]

good show.
a new one will set you back by about 5 grand or so
you can try amaron - they are pretty good too
as also Bosch

my scorp OEM Amaron battery is still going strong at 3.5 years odd.
it might kick the bucket sometime in the next 6 months or so give or take and I will probably buy either a Bosch or another Amaron.

Originally Posted by Torqy

My Bolero battery EXIDE died yesterday after 4 trouble-free years. It didn't die at 11.30 in the night while coming back from work....but the next day morning while still at home. Thank you Exide.

Any idea how much a new one will cost?

[n.devdath]

Originally Posted by Torqy

My Bolero battery EXIDE died yesterday after 4 trouble-free years.
Any idea how much a new one will cost?

If you have not decided the brand of battery to go for, I d strongly recommend the Cummins Shakti VRLA battery. The technology is far more advanced and I ve been a happy user for the past 1.5 years.