where to get a new battery

[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.

[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...