Hello everyone,
The car I purchased is a 2017 F Type R coupe with 11,000 miles. The car has the original OEM battery. Its been attached to a battery maintainer for 9 years.

I want to change the battery.

Its my understanding that the OEM battery is VARTA or possibly FIAMM battery. Can anyone tell me where I can purchase either battery for the car?

I also believe that an Odyssey Performance AGM battery is equally good. Where may I find these name brand batteries at a good price? Or is there something else I should purchase ?

Battery should have 900 CCA power, yes ?

Thanks for the advice!

 

For me it's Interstate or Die Hard AGM batteries

 

Unless you want a specialty battery to shave a few lbs off (at a large cost) just go to your local Autozone etc. and buy an AGM battery from there. They are just as good, and quite probably made at the same place the Jaguar batteries are made.

 

Yep, any AGM battery of the right spec (at least 850 CCA and 95 amp hours) will be OK, as long as it is the right size and shape (LxHxW) to fit where the OEM battery fits and the terminals are the right way around.
A couple of years ago now I replaced my 10+ year old battery with a "cheapy" (Century brand) that was on sale at my local auto parts store (Supercheap Auto) after making sure it met the above specs and it has never given me any problems. That said I religiously connect it up to a battery maintainer when ever the car is parked in the garage and I recommend you do the same.

 

A JLR battery from the dealer will last the longest, based on my experience but you’ll pay double for the pleasure. I recommend Interstate. I do not recommend Duralast. We go through hundreds of client boat batteries both marine starting and Minn Kota/Torqeedo EV setups including AGM’s. Boat owners install Autozone Duralast and Walmart because they are easy to run and get trying to save the weekend but then they call us for service when the three month old Duralast gets a bad cell or the Walmart just goes weak after a year.

I do recommend having the BMS reset after installing the new battery. Some folks here will say the BMS automatically adjusts to the new battery but best practices suggest otherwise.

 

My current one is Interstate, sourced from the dealer, as was its predecessor. I can't remember what was original because it got replaced under warranty, probably because it ran flat after the body shop scanned for codes and stayed that way for a while. It might have been Fiamm, but I'm not putting any money on my memory for that. The first replacement was before we all knew about the electronic insomnia that comes from many OBDC readers, including the two I currently have.

 

Interesting - I have read many articles that corroborate most of these batteries literally being built at the same facilities, but then again I imagine (like other consolidated manufacturers) they probably have QA/quality tiers that go under different brands (i.e. maybe Interstate or JLR batteries have a more strict criteria for acceptance).

 

I am the IT director for a large global manufacturer of things you all know of but I'm not going to specify, we have many "lines" of products that are literally the exact same thing. The only difference is marketing and branding and how much is spent on each. Quality control measures are exactly the same, the same people, the same processes. The only thing different is the box in the logo. I would have thought like you and perhaps it is true with other manufacturing type of products but I have found it's a lot less factual then we might think. I made the leap a long time ago to Walmart brand batteries and here's the amazing thing. None of them have ever let me down any more than the higher priced alternatives. I know for a lot of people that seems to be a punch in the guy and a bit of a kick to the nuts to the ego but I guess I'm just going to practical than that. I personally have also used interstate and used die hard which is what I currently have in my xjl and I have no complaints.

 

Got mine at Costco, no issues going on 3 years in Vegas heat.