And from what I heard, different distributor in Malaysia and both offer different pricing with different warranty period (obviously the extra months warranty will be more expensive)

My C7 working fine, can cycle the functions normally.

I don't have AGM at home to charge though, only EFB

I do on my car

Since no confidence to run a Kancil battery on a 2 liter

nope never take out offline charging and treat it 100% as a normal battery in car never unplug.

once a blue moon if car never driven for 2-3 weeks and above, then will plug in the Bosch to maintenance but usually it'll show fully charge/green and enter maintenance mode quite fast.

nope, treat as normal battery.

got AGM but EFB isn't AGM also lol

20 more days to fully 2 years.
mileage 11k km
Toyota GT86

since 2020 Pandemic you can probably spot my car in Melaka, since not that many (though recent 1-2 years can see more and more, and there are few owners based here as a matter of fact)

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: May 31 2022, 10:40 AM

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my Hella M42 EFB 55B20R (linked not exact product, as mine is Right side) only lasted 2 years and 2 months ish kong'd once car totally unable to crank last week
very low mileage driving and a lot of start stop/short distances during pandemic and endemic from 2020 June until today
currently under "maintenance mode" weekly hook up to my Bosch C7 fully charging it before (and after) my weekly 1 day returning to office Melaka to KL and then back long distance commuting trip

since last week, yes.

Toyota GT86
lazy cut open the cable sleeving to allow L terminals

As it is, it'll snag/pull on one cable a bit, scare over long periods will stress and break

yeah EFB were meant for "less sophisticated" start stop systems

basically much higher capacity and can deal with high draws and obviously at additional cost.
not much (if any) durability/longevity benefits of the battery itself..

on the car starter side, not sure.

err.
we know while technically a larger capacity battery can potentially last longer, without the charging to keep it properly charged (not full, but near full) it isn't gonna be much difference.
my car also has temp sensor on the terminal side and if temps get too hot it'll slow down charging to for battery preservation (lower voltage from my in car gauge reading taken from the battery side)
while this is good, this also means the battery has less charging time and longevity would be affected on low charge/empty batteries.

now would it make financial sense? considering the problem above, a lesser capacity battery would also potentially mean quicker end of life, and /or requiring me to hook on my Bosch (or CTEK depending which camp you on) sooner, and probably more frequently.

personally i just want to have smooth crank on a higher capacity high strung NA car and that alone made financial sense to me.
hell, my car be default doesn't make financial sense.

by right, yes.
but i cannot guarantee that and i don't work for P2 nor do i vouch for them

New century marathoner Max (not sure what difference this "Max" have lol)

apply a bit more grease particularly on the positive terminal as the previous Hella was caked full of umm... (after a bit of googling) lead sulfate or hydrated copper sulfate as my current copper connector surface treatment worn off/corroded from bad handling (prying the damn thing from over tightening, and/or shit DIY and over the years of usage)

blueish powder damn hard to wash off lol

they should make their asterisk larger.
regardless, if it last anywhere near 2 years, at least 1.5 years, i'm a happy man as this battery is less than 200 compared to the over 300 i paid for Hella.

negative also got grease, just not as much as the positive as the blue powder ("hydrated copper sulfate") only appeared on the positive terminal.

13+ cuz brand new and i charge it again right before installing

Yeah as mentioned my new battery was hooked into Bosch C7 before installing on car. Upon installation i also had the Bosch set at maintenance mode so my ECU (minor parameters, not critical so reset also no issue)/head unit/clock etc doesn't reset

+ Also it's like 13.1/13.2 tops.

Have the positive clip connected to the positive terminal however at a location that you can still remove from existing battery.

Repeat the same for negative terminal (you could probably do this on any grounding location in the car nearby)

Then as you remove the battery, the C7 charger constantly supplies 12+V to the vehicle as if you never removed the battery.

Install new battery, connect the terminals, then you can remove the C7 charger. As if the battery replacement never took place.

Voltage seems a bit high and maybe not recommended

Thanks for the tip bro!

Lol same as me that I had a Bosch C7, It died then now on Foxsur

Yeah their higher range got such function