Got my 2019 Cooper S serviced last week and the dealer flagged the battery as weak, which I'd been feeling already with the slow cranks, but their quote of almost 1600 dirhams just for the battery and installation honestly made me laugh in the service advisor's face (politely, I hope). Now I'm weighing up whether to just swallow the dealership cost for peace of mind or try one of those mobile services that keep popping up when you search for a professional Mini Cooper battery Dubai, because some of them seem to actually list Mini specifically with the right Varta battery and talk about ECU coding on their site instead of it being an afterthought. I found battery zone uae through a Reddit thread and they've got a dedicated Mini page with photos and proper specs, and their quote was way more reasonable, but I'm still a bit paranoid about letting someone who isn't the dealer mess with that annoyingly placed battery under the cowl. My worry is mostly about the cowl seal – if they crack it or don't seat it properly I'll have water in the footwell next time it rains and I really don't want that headache. Anyone gone the independent route and had it done properly without issues a year later?