where to get a new battery

[Nunzzio]

Does anyone know of a website where I can buy a genuine Porssche Boxster battery for a 2001...OEM. I woulsd rather replace it with a genuine Porsche Battery
Thanks

If you really want OEM, have you tried the P-dealership in Appleton:

Porsche of the Fox Valley
920-968-1212

[Nunzzio]

Thanks Bmussatti
Already made the call....I just thought there was a web site that was available where I could pick one up a little cheaper!

[denverpete]

Why in the world would you want a Porsche OEM battery? You like paying 5 - 10 times as much as a regular battery just for the Porsche lettering?

I guess it's your money. Me? I just replaced mine for $50.00 at Sam's Club. Probably the same battery you're buying - it just doesn't say Porsche...

[Nunzzio]

I got money to burn...but I guess it is my perogative

[BobMarley1]

Just because you have it, doesn't mean you have to spend it.

I guess your still in that, new money stage....

ahhh memories...

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Nunzzio

I got money to burn...but I guess it is my perogative

well if your willing to spend money on a battery get the real deal (15 pounds)
I don't know why sports cars are sold with batteries that weigh 4 and 5 times what they should.

$160
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product2_10001_10002_763922_-1




here's the F1 of batteries
Carbon Fiber Battery

[Nunzzio]

I will look into that providing it fits my Boxster

[Nunzzio]

Its not so much that I am trying to be a wise *** but every time I sincerely ask for input I get some know it all with a smart response or worse yet, some know it all that won't take others suggestions into consideration. It gets quite tiresome.....I thought this was a forum where we all could get together and offer insight and help eachother out.....just my 2 cents even though it may not be worth much.

[Tool Pants]

The battery used by Porsche is Moll. http://www.moll-batterien.de/ Porsche does not make batteries.

I do not know of an aftermarket source in the US for this brand. For a while Porsche was using Douglas batteries for warranty replacements. Douglas is a US company but their batteries could be made in Mexico for all I know. Porsche switched back to Moll a few years ago. Guess Moll was the lowest bidder.

I have been doing this Boxstering stuff since 1999. Been to a lot of dealerships and independent shops. I see the defective Moll batteries stacked outside on pallets. I would not buy an overpriced Moll battery when there are better alternatives out there. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2950

If you have money to burn give some of it to me and I will put in you Box a better battery at a fraction of what the dealer will charge you. There is nothing special about about a 12 volt lead acid automotive battery called Moll.

[Nunzzio]

Thanks tool pants....that sounds like the viable alternative

[Bavarian Motorist]

How much does the OEM battery weigh, approximately?

[Nunzzio]

Don't have a clue , mine is still in the car and dead!

[Tool Pants]

Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

How much does the OEM battery weigh, approximately?

Porsche has used 60, 70, and 80 amp hour batteries depending on the vehicle and equipment. Physically they are different sizes, so the weight varies.

Most common that I have seen is the 70 amp hour. But you know, if you have navigation or the cold start option you get a bigger battery, or at least you are supposed to. The Moll 80 amp hour is much larger than a 60 amp hour because 80 amp hour has a greater capacity.

I'm still looking for my picture of the Molls stacked outside by dealership on a pallet. For the time being here is a 70 and 80 on the shop floor before they are dumped outside. I am not going over to the dealership with a scale. They already think I'm crazy....

[Tool Pants]

Found it. This picture is 4 years old. The size of the stack changed over time. Then they got rid of the shopping carts and put them on a pallet. I do not have a picture of the stack on the pallet as I saw that after the pic.

Then they are hauled away and the stack repeats itself.

[Perfectlap]

I think the factory battery is 50 pounds.
There's also Optima and Odyssey lightweigh batteries (sealed battery, no leaks).
If you have to replace, go for an upgrade I always say.

[blackkatt]

For what it is worth, Consumer Reports did a test on batteries, last fall I believe. They ranked the Maxx batteries from Wal-Mart in the top three in all the different battery groups. I put one in one of my other cars, and have not had a problem out of it yet. And I have already changed the one in my Boxster, otherwise I would put one in it also.

[Tool Pants]

The yellow cased Maxx sold by Wal-Mart is made by Johnson Controls. http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/annualreports/2000/pg10.htm

You folks need to read the Renntech.org link if you have not done so already and need a replacement battery.

Johnson Controls is a very big company and sells stuff under many different names and at many different retail locations.

Now I'm going to have to go to Wal-Mart with my camera...

[mikefocke]

You want the best battery, get an Optima. Lighter, lasts longer, survives more discharges, truely maintenance free.

A table of batteries that are known to work is in this web page that started out about Optima batteries but expended to be all things I've learned about batteries.
[urll]http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/optimabatterymountingkit[/url]

[Nunzzio]

I called optima and they have no application that fits either of the Boxsters