Best Battery for 95 525i?

[Russell]

My BMW/Douglas oem battery appears to be failing and needs to be replaced. What is the current thinking regarding the best battery for our cars. The archive recomendations appear to be a bit old. I have checked with Advance Auto parts and Autozone. They both appear to good buys for the proper vented battery for about $65 with 7 year warrenty. This compares to the dealer OEM/Douglas battery for $120.00 and 2 year warranty.

Are there other good choices? TIA

[Tiger]

Autozone... cheap & good

[ryan roopnarine]

did you unscrew the caps from the top of the douglass and check the water? the last battery my car had was a douglass, and had either 6 or 8 oversized phillips slots on the top of it for checking water.

[DallasBill]

Bridgestone/Firestone stores have a vented model for the 525i also... that's where I got mine.

[Russell]

My caps are under some plastic which I need to peel off first.


My BMW/Douglas oem battery appears to be failing and needs to be replaced. What is the current thinking regarding the best battery for our cars. The archive recomendations appear to be a bit old. I have checked with Advance Auto parts and Autozone. They both appear to good buys for the proper vented battery for about $65 with 7 year warrenty. This compares to the dealer OEM/Douglas battery for $120.00 and 2 year warranty.

Are there other good choices? TIA