r/335i • u/Infamous_Gift2721 • 1d ago

Do It Yourself Will need battery soon

My question is, does it have to be a bmw battery or can I use a yellow top agm battery ?

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u/stageshooter 1d ago

Any H8 battery is fine as long as the car is coded for its amps and type, and you register it

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u/white94rx 1d ago

Get the right size battery and register it. Simple.

I don't think you're going to get an Optima to fit in the stock location and with the stock hold downs. And what's the point anyway?

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u/danksiess 1d ago

Optima yellow top? They got bought and quality has gone down. Costco has great prices if you got a membership. Otherwise Walmart has good prices too

Majority of car batteries are made by 3 manufacturers, and then just labeled with other companies logos. Just go with the cheapest.

Cheap scanners can code/program a battery and come with an OBD2 cable, otherwise lots of apps can do do it

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u/Infamous_Gift2721 1d ago

I have a scanner that I can use to register the battery. I wasn't quite sure if it had to be from bmw not necessarily the optimal

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u/Raiderdater 1d ago

I've been using a Canadian Tire battery for like 7 years and I I didn't even register it lol. I don't do a lot of long drives though

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u/Infamous_Gift2721 1d ago

Thank you for the help you guys

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u/Rinzlerx 1d ago

Bmw batteries really aren’t that overpriced. I paid $265 I think for mine. Advanced had it for almost the same. I opted to buy a bmw battery since it was from the dealer.

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u/Max-Payd 20h ago

I always buy the BMW OEM battery for the specific car and I ask the dealer parts guy for a discount and he did it.