F8x Li-ion battery costs HOW MUCH ?

Dackelone · 04-06-2020, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by s1k0ne

Have some new information regarding the battery if anybody is interested.

Car had around 14K miles.
Dealer told me the avg. driven is around 5 miles per day which caused the battery to die.
They were ready to charge $2800 but the dealer couldn't believe this issue also so they replaced it under 'good will'.

This lead me to ultimately want to sell my car which I was in the process of until COVID19 hit.

Car looks good and all but it's definitely not worth it for my lifestyle as I cannot average more driving than I'm already driving now.

Why not buy a CTEK trickle charger for $70 to maintain the battery ?

https://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-864-A...s%2C271&sr=8-7

MasterP · 04-06-2020, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1k0ne

Have some new information regarding the battery if anybody is interested.

Car had around 14K miles.
Dealer told me the avg. driven is around 5 miles per day which caused the battery to die.
They were ready to charge $2800 but the dealer couldn't believe this issue also so they replaced it under 'good will'.

This lead me to ultimately want to sell my car which I was in the process of until COVID19 hit.

Car looks good and all but it's definitely not worth it for my lifestyle as I cannot average more driving than I'm already driving now.

I drive mine less than yours - I have not moved the car since August 2019. It lives on a CTEK charger and in three years of just living on a charger I've never had an issue with the battery.

Beemerm3 · 04-11-2020, 12:59 AM

Can u program the battery with bmw connected app?

Dackelone · 04-11-2020, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by M3classic

Can u program the battery with bmw connected app?

You can use an app like BMW Carly to code a new battery.

hellokitty · 01-11-2022, 12:02 AM

What is the lifespan of these batteries now that we are about 7 years into this generation? Just want to keep this on the radar in terms of maintenance schedule.

Detoxified · 01-13-2022, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hellokitty

What is the lifespan of these batteries now that we are about 7 years into this generation? Just want to keep this on the radar in terms of maintenance schedule.

I read somewhere that it's 10yrs… don't quote me on that xD

Jim45678 · 01-15-2022, 01:28 PM

ok, so it seems i'm about 1000 euros poorer as my battery died. There are no other batteries i could replace it with?

Shall i try this CTEK to get it up or its pointless at this stage?

hellokitty · 01-15-2022, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim45678

ok, so it seems i'm about 1000 euros poorer as my battery died. There are no other batteries i could replace it with?

Shall i try this CTEK to get it up or its pointless at this stage?

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1809127

Jim45678 · 01-15-2022, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by hellokitty

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1809127

thanks! unfortunately in Europe they are same price as OEM

Jim45678 · 01-15-2022, 02:53 PM

PS: AGM batteries cannot be used? only LI-ION batteries?

Jim45678 · 01-24-2022, 09:55 AM

My battery has been just fixed

I found a guy here locally who was able to fix electronics in the battery and i'm getting it back tomorrow. Cost me 150$

PS: Talked with my mechanic and he said its possible to change the car from LI-ION to AGM batteries but i wanted to leave all stock as it is. For changing to AGM he said some coding + wiring changes are necessary. In case someone doesnt want to purchase 1000$ battery then there is an option to switch to AGM.

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