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Offline Kimyee Lai

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Alternator help/recommendation
« on: November 13, 2003, 06:01:13 pm »
Hey guys,
Looks like my battery died and took the alternator with it.  I most likely have a blown diode, as the battery's draining when the car is off.  Any suggestion for good alternators?  Anyone has any experience just replacing the diode?  So far I've found a 90amp canadian model for $175 from KMC parts...
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Offline Marty van den Bosch

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Alternator help/recommendation
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2003, 06:20:41 pm »
L&R has some better quality 3rd party ones.

Edmonds starters and alternators sells rebuilt ones for $140 I think (they replaced mine on both DSMs)

Someone it the for sale section here has one for $75
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Offline Fraser Cassells

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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2003, 07:10:04 pm »
rebuild your stock one, cost me about $120 or so. Edmonds Alternator has stock, but I prefer the original over some unkown quantity.
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Offline Chris Andrews

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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2003, 11:18:28 pm »
Avoid cheap CT alternators,  actually anything from CT.

OEM, or as Frazor sayz, a good rebuilder......
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Offline Kimyee Lai

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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2003, 11:35:02 pm »
Hey, thanks for the suggestion guys.  I went to Edmonds an got an Alternator there.  I couldn't afford the downtime to get mine rebuilt, so I got another unit.  Plus I wanted to upgrade to the 90amp canadian model.

It's very nice being able to drive with the radio on :).  It's also like a performance upgrade...I think the non-functioning amp resulted in my boost controller going on the fritz and also a weak spark.  Car runs much stronger now. :)
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Offline Damian Stavicz

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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2003, 01:00:18 pm »
Edmonds starters and alternators did mine as well good deal. and hasnt had any problems yet.
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