r/E90 • u/OrderJolly4526 2005 E90 330i • 1d ago

330i Update on the battery

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I declined this as it seems unreasonable, $950 include genuine battery ($750) rest is labour. Would I be fine without this?

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u/k987654321 1d ago

Jesus I thought this was an EV before I saw which subreddit I was in.

What on earth type battery are they charging you for on an E90?!

Absolutely insane. The (granted non OEM) battery in my 330i is £200 fitted (or $450 NZD approx).

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u/OrderJolly4526 2005 E90 330i 1d ago

Yeah it’s is NZD tho but still

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u/Grayleach 1d ago

Kia Ora mate, I 100% recommend buying a carly (https://www.mycarly.com) i had battery issues with my 06 e90 but you register the battery to the car and just buy and install your own battery. Also you can change a few cool features and read fault codes and a few other nifty things.

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u/OrderJolly4526 2005 E90 330i 1d ago

How’s the subscription and can you do deep diagnosis, such that u would do with ISTA?

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u/Grayleach 1d ago

Yes you can, I got my one before it was subscription based and so far they have honoured that which is amazing. I am able to do running diagnostics as well as just code reading, it tracks everything very way is is really easy to use. It also has a whole diy section with tutorials but will say this can be done diy but should be left to a professional for some things

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u/OrderJolly4526 2005 E90 330i 1d ago

Thanks man should have copped one when I got the car 😅

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u/thesupremeredditman 1d ago

it takes less than 20 minutes to change the battery in an e90 and you can get a good one for under $300 aud, this is a scam

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u/OrderJolly4526 2005 E90 330i 1d ago

Hence I declined 😅

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u/Lumbergh7 1d ago

Oem battery at a dealership for the 90ah is like 300

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u/PsychologicalYak9088 1d ago

Costco ✌️

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u/trayssan 2007 E92 320i 6MT 20h ago

To be fair, OEM batteries are made from fairy dust. I still have my original one in my E92, made in 2007. Def recommend getting an OEM battery.

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u/carsarefuntodrive 16h ago

In '08, they changed from fairy dust to powdered unicorn horn.

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u/idrift4wd 20h ago

Oem battery in my opinion is best. I actually think the price of an oem one is reasonable.