Upgrading Starter Battery - how to guide

[Drive Wayne]

Thanks DW.
On another point regarding coding. I have VCDS but my current lead says I need to upgrade to hex-v2 @ £225.00
obd11 looks to be a cheaper option.
Is there a massive difference in functionality apart from battery coding?

I coded mine on my original Carista. VAO is the code for Bosch. You're welcome to take a drive to me in Aldridge, save your £225!

 

[chasetrailbuilda]

Thanks DW, I might take you up on that when I do it, although I have a mate who has a new Skoda and it's his lead I use, so we might split the cost of the new one if his car needs it too.

 

[Drive Wayne]

Thanks DW, I might take you up on that when I do it, although I have a mate who has a new Skoda and it's his lead I use, so we might split the cost of the new one if his car needs it too.

I'll be driving to you then to do the difficult stuff!

 

[DanTK]

Hey all, the Varta EFB+ battery currently installed in my T6.1 is on its way out and I now want to replace it with an AGM equivalent. Can anyone confirm that the larger battery such as the Bosch /Varta G14/Exide EK950 will fit in a T6.1? I see most installations are concerning the T6 and I'm not sure if there's a difference in how these batteries fit between the two models?

I've also noticed on top of my battery is a little connector box with cables, I'm assuming these are factory installed? Will these cause issues with how it fits on top of the bigger battery?

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Hi folks,
So just read through this whole topic.
Can anyone confirm that the 95Ah battery will fit into a t6.1, all be it with a bit of a squeeze and as markc84 said, the box on top fits ok onto the larger battery.
Apologies, if I've missed it.

@markc84 & @chasetrailbuilda - I too have a connector box on top of my battery. Was wondering if you were successfully able to change to a larger 95ah battery and still had space to re-attach the connector box without any dramas? Never realised having a van would cause me to think so much about batteries!!

 

[markc84]

@markc84 & @chasetrailbuilda - I too have a connector box on top of my battery. Was wondering if you were successfully able to change to a larger 95ah battery and still had space to re-attach the connector box without any dramas? Never realised having a van would cause me to think so much about batteries!!

Hi @DanTK,
I managed to fit in an Exide EK950 95ah battery in to my T6.1, it was a bit of a struggle but it went in just fine. The connector box just clipped in on top like on the old battery, had absolutely no issues at all and the new battery has been great since installation.

 

[whodat]

When you say;a bit of a struggle', can you quantify? 1 to 10 (10 bad)
for example....
1 - you put it on the floor by the van and it jumped in itself
5 - you, as a mere mortal, lifted the battery into the compartment and wiggled it for a couple minutes till it dropped in
10 - after copious amounts of blood, sweat, tears and some live sacrifices, the gods decided to let the battery fit after many hours struggling.