Where to Buy CSL/Mini Battery?

[props]

Nice thank you! Any experience with Champion? Specs for that battery look good, but I've never bought anything from that brand before.



I tried both. BMW dealers told me they couldn't find the part and the MINI parts department never picked up lol. I'll try again shortly.

Yeah...that's MINI for you. Once you're able to get ahold of them they should be able to help you out.

[heinzboehmer]

Pepboys had it (bosch) for a long time, often with 25% off. Ended up around $125 iirc. It's not there anymore, but they have a comparable Champion H5 size for similar price.

The size is H5. Look for one with like 550 or 600 cca iirc.

only bad thing is weight was lower with bosch mini one vs. other H5s I looked at. i don't remember a correlation of that to CCAs, but maybe. So, hopefully you can find an H5 also around 34lbs like the bosch.

Nice thank you! Any experience with Champion? Specs for that battery look good, but I've never bought anything from that brand before.

This might sound stupid, but were you looking at BMW dealerships or MINI dealerships? A co-worker of mine was able to get one a little while ago from our local MINI parts department.

I tried both. BMW dealers told me they couldn't find the part and the MINI parts department never picked up lol. I'll try again shortly.

[props]

This might sound stupid, but were you looking at BMW dealerships or MINI dealerships? A co-worker of mine was able to get one a little while ago from our local MINI parts department.

[Tbonem3]

Pepboys had it (bosch) for a long time, often with 25% off. Ended up around $125 iirc. It's not there anymore, but they have a comparable Champion H5 size for similar price.

The size is H5. Look for one with like 550 or 600 cca iirc.

The only bad thing is weight was lower with bosch mini one vs. other H5s I looked at. i don't remember a correlation of that to CCAs, but maybe. So, hopefully you can find an H5 also around 34lbs like the bosch, but not too few ccas.

[heinzboehmer]

I've been looking to buy the CSL/Mini battery, but have not found anywhere to buy it from. Realoem says the part number is 61218377139, but the usual online distributors (FCP, ECS, etc) don't have it in stock and the dealers I've called can't seem to get it for me either. Anyone know where I can find one?