I bought a battery from Wally World too for the same price. They had 94RN's but it fit and the vent tube fit totally fine.

I was at another Walmart and found a white version of the battery too with the same model #. It even had the health indicator eye just like on the OEM white battery.

 

Where did you see the Walmart 94RN in white?

 

I've had the same battery for 1.5 years and it has been working great.

 

I think my battery is the original in the car...8 years strong and even though my battery shows a green indicator I'm pretty certain I may need to replace it soon.

I'm just surprised they don't come in a pack of 4.

:rofl:

 

damn.. i got one from sears for $150.. lol why couldnt you make this thread about 1.5months ago..

good looking out! i know where my next one will come from

 

Just got a Die Hard from Sears also, paid about the same price for it plus installation. The Sears battery came with a 3 year full replacement warranty, plus another 64 months pro-rated warranty, but I think the Walmart battery may still be a better deal, even at the higher prices they charge in my area.

 

costco has similar battery for 65$

 

If so this is a great deal, I think Costco batteries are warrantied for either 6 or 10 years.

 

Those Batteries look nearly identical in the pics. Great Find!

 

My local Wal-Mart also has the type 49, which from what I can tell is the 49DL from AutoZone that's been posted here before.

I got the AutoZone 49DL myself for the larger battery, but I will surely try the Wal-Mart one next in five or so years.

Paolo

 

So you are comparing batteries based on physical appearance?

 

No, CCA. I should have made that clearer.

Paolo

 

FYI:

Sears
International
765CCA
3y/8y (prorated)
$145

Autozone Duralast
49-DL
850CCA
2y/5y (prorated)
$95 + $5 core

94-RDLG (Gold) *told that this would fit my '04 325i
730CCA
3y/5y (prorated)
$145 + $5 core

I'm doing some research on this - thinking preventative

 

FTW add to the list

EXIDE 94r-8 Platinum 8
875CCA
8y-limited manu/3y-full manu/64months-in store no questions
$129 - $5 for core
no fit issues and a direct oem replacement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEF2_hjO884

For me Warranty was way more IMPORTANT than CCA stats when choosing a battery.
The EXIDE 94r-8 gives the best warranty I ever seen for a battery. It also includes Free 3 Year Roadside Assistance and Jump Starting Service.

More important than that I like my batteries like I like my coffee...milky white.

Even the OEM Breather Valve and Red Positive Terminal Protection Cap directly swaps over to the new Exide 8 battery.

 

Excellent info - thanks for sharing!

 

i have the duralast 49DL in my 01 330i. been in there for at least 3-4 years now, still cranks like a beast!

 

The Duralast 49DL I got was a piece of crap. It died a month after the free replacement period. Never had a battery died so quick before. They did offer to pro-rate a new replacement battery for me but the price had went up to like $90 from the $70 I bought it a few years back.

Even after the pro-rate offer, it was still almost $50, said screw it and ran across the Wally world 94R battery thread, it was a perfect fit.

 

Thanks for the info. My battery is almost 6 years old and will probably need replacing soon, though the indicator is usually green when I check it.

By the way, wtf is the vent tube?

 

Do these batteries have the vent tube? Is it necessary?

 

Battery has fitting for vent tube, some might come with the tube itself, but your tube is in your car already, going down and out of trunk.

Bats. evidently give off hydrogen and hydrogen explodes so you don't want it in your trunk. Wouldn't want you ending up JetBlack, even if you start that way!

Doug

 

Pretty sure I went with the Duralast 49-DL from AutoZone. It was roughly $90 when I got it about 4 years ago. Their computers won't list it for the e46, so you have to ask for it by model. The only reason I knew to get it was because of this site. It's been running strong since purchase... they even installed it for me :craig:

 

Duralast 49-DL here also, and yes you need the vet tube because the battery is in your trunk.

 

Duralast 49DL here. I replaced my OEM one in 08/2007(~$90). It was replaced under warranty in 2008, good to know I have other options nowdays. thanks for posting.

 

3-4 years after :bump:. Battery is still going strong..

 

this is good info.
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Just bought the Everstart Maxx 94R last month and so far so good...hoping it lasts.

 

49DL here. Been working great for me. I wanted the better CCA for the winter.

 

I typically buy my batteries from Autozone and get the Duralast Gold which I've been very happy with.
I will say that although I do not believe in shopping at Walmart for a variety of reasons, they do have a good battery policy. I bought a car with a Wally World battery that had gone bad. I however did not have the receipt for it. The manager said bring it in, and he looked up a code which told him it was less than 3 years old(from the manufacturer), so he gave me a replacement without any charge.
Take that for what it is worth.

 

I'm still on the original battery. Just over 8 years now. Still starts like new.

But a 94RN from walmart (the white one if I can find it) sounds like the way to go when it kicks it.

 

My Everlast Maxx 94R went in my 05 M3 Vert today. The old 94R from NAPA went in 9/07, so the OEM only lasted 18 months. So much for BMW battery quality.

My car doesn't have 30,000 miles on it and sitting around in Az heat is not good for a battery, no matter who makes it.

10 mm socket on a 1/4 mm ratchet was all it took. Loosen - post and remove. Loosen positive post and remove after remove plastic cover. Loosen either with large phillips or 10 mm the long bolt that tightens the metal hold down clamp. Pull vent. Remove battery. Replace battery. Reinstall old vent line in hole middle of the top of the front side of the battery (front is the cars front). Reattach pos terminal and tighten. Replace plastic cover. reattach - terminal and tighten. Reattach cover by lifting spare tire cover/trunk bottom and slipping cover in and sliding it into the right rear corner of the trunk Close trunk. Go to the fridge and grab a beer for a job well done.

Perry

 

According to the ETK (Electronik), which is BMW's electronic parts catalog, the OEM battery is made for BMW by Exide. When ordered by BMW as a replacement you receive an Exide battery. This is likely the direct OEM relacement.

 

This is the battery we put in our 325xi 2 days ago...now the car won't start.

 

Put a Wally world batt in the wifes 325 a while ago when her alty went. Still had the stock batt I believe at the time (9.5 years old).

Anyway, went with the Wally World Batt, then a month later it was dead again. Turned out to be the alty I had put in was bad. Got another alty, also took the first batt back to WalMart, explained that I don't know if the batt's bad or not, but wanted to replace just in case. No problems. They gave me a new one and I put that in when I put in the second alternator.

All has been fine ever since. WalMart batt cranks like crazy and was great thru the winter. Again, I swapped mine out but my issue was due to alty, not the batt. Wal Mart still exchanged it no questions or problems.

[edit]lkorban, that doesn't sound like a battery problem then. Have you checked your voltage to see if your alternators working properly?[/edit]

-DPF

 

The alternator was checked a couple of months back...but maybe we should check it again.