Hello - I am trying to buy a new auxiliary (stop/start) battery for My 2016 LR4/Discovery 4 SCV6 but cannot find one for delivery to a US address. Ideally the battery I want, which seems to be the best fit in terms of quality and price is the Exide EK151. Can anyone tell me how I can get this or a similar battery in the US without paying the very high price asked by dealerships etc?

 

Looks like you can nab one on eBay.

 

Ebay/Amazon both have it, but not at that exact price. There are also others on Amazon at differing prices. I purchased a similar one last year. It is doing great. S/S working quite well with it.

 

Costco here carries them. But I went the JLR route. The warranty includes labour and I get a discount anyways.
Pays to have a long standing positive relationship…

 

Thanks for the replies. While the prices of the auxiliary batteries vary a lot, does anyone know the customs/duty charge where a battery is sent to the US from overseas? If you bought a battery from overseas, at what point were you asked to pay the duty fee? Was it when the battery was delivered?

 

You can use a motorcycle battery as well, the LR ones are a decent price in Europe but terrible here in North America.

I used a VTZ16H Battery - https://remybattery.com/vtz16h-seale...wetN4uZJ7NwQtU
But any comparable battery would work.
A standard short Negative cable available at any auto parts store.
I removed the battery terminal from the positive side and just connected directly to the battery post, I did not do anything else to the positive side.

I provide pictures if you like

 

I've purchased two of these in the last year, one for each LR4 and they work perfecly with no issues so far.


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