Halfords battery.

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They supplied and fitted a new battery to my 968 cab (cost £10 plus cost of battery) a couple of years ago, did a good job and tested my alternator FOC while they were at it!
 

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No, especially one of their own branded ones! if you're not confident in doing it yourself, go to your nearest MB Indy who will understand the requirements better than most.
 

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Should I trust Halfords to supply and fit a battery to 2008, ML320?

I don't reckon they'd fit it (assuming your battery is under the seat). I was looking at a Halfords sales brochure & noted they fitted batteries for £6, when I was next in Halfords I asked if that applied to my car too (R Class ) She looked in a booklet & said NO, they wouldn't fit it.
 

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Depends what it costs in total ? MB Grangemouth delivered me an MB battery for my E320cdi for £130 delivered last year .
 

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same as that for buying batteries mowers bikes ect use benz for car found the price not bad ,in france anyway.
 
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Very mixed responses. They offer own make AGM, 4 year warranty, £184.00 plus £25.00 fitting. It is under a seat and sounds a pain to diy. Not very convenient to get to an Indy.
 

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Very mixed responses. They offer own make AGM, 4 year warranty, £184.00 plus £25.00 fitting. It is under a seat and sounds a pain to diy. Not very convenient to get to an Indy.
Order one from Grangemouth , get your local any garage to fit it for 15mins labour
 

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Another vote for TANYA batteries as a supplier. Always got my batter for cars or bike delivered next day.
Bought a Bosch S5 with next day delivery from Tanya the other month, cost was about £122.

As a for fitting, lets be honest, its not the NASA space shuttle and its probably located in the floor either in the boot or between the front/rear seat. So its a simple job and its highly likely that they do have some decent car nut guys in the workshop who take a bit of pride in their workmanship (I know I did when I was young). So its not the end of the world if you had it fitted there. But, as you can't always guarantee the quality of the mechanic you will get at such an outfit, I'd also recommend taking it to any reputable independent garage.
 
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As a for fitting, lets be honest, its not the NASA space shuttle and its probably located in the floor either in the boot or between the front/rear seat. ...

It's under the driver's seat .....
 
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The video is very good reason to get it fitted by someone who knows what they are doing!
 

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Seat doesn’t need to come out.

Put the back as far forward as it will go, put the seat to its highest setting and then put seat as far forward as it will go.

It is a bit of a faff, but I have done both W164’s now and it’s not that bad.

If you are going to get a garage to do it (Halfords won’t), might be worth getting the Aux battery done at the same time as it’s probably on its last legs too and it’s not too expensive, you need to take the main battery out to get at it.
 

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The video is very good reason to get it fitted by someone who knows what they are doing!
Forgive me for suggesting, but you don't come across as being a very practical individual, could I ask how have you come to the decision you need to replace your main battery?

If inconvenient to visit a local MB Independent specialist then I'd wager there are several Auto Electrical Businesses within a 10m radius from you from whom you could take trusted professional advice.
 

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They make some easy money fitting wipers, batteries and bulbs, so you would think with such a small list they should be able to fit. They probably work on repetitive fittings, similar cars every week, throw in something that they don't see that often might cause concern.
You usually see a few cars at once being worked on.
 

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