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View Poll Results: What Alternator shall i buy and WHY! | |||
New Bosch Unit £400 |
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1 | 5.88% |
Reconditioned by Bosch Unit £250 |
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6 | 35.29% |
Reconditioned by Valeo Unit £430 |
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1 | 5.88% |
Reconditioned by Lucas Unit £310 |
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0 | 0% |
Reconditioned by Delco Reme Unit £174 |
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0 | 0% |
Leave it until it fails |
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9 | 52.94% |
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My car has done nearly 70k miles and i reckon the next thing to go wrong will be the alternator - at which point you get caught for recovery and full price new one probably costing me at the same time a missed ferry or a missed trackday
![]() So i have decided to swap mine out now and fit a new one trying to avoid this issue (no warranty) but as with most things on investigation there seems to be endless choices to make so ill put them up here and you can all decide what to do. It seems like gearboxes most available are recon from old units with new interiors. Some have 2 year warranties some 1 year Not with the prices i have allowed for NOW handing my unit back to them which saves £50-100 as i reckon with my unit still running i can sell it for more on ebay
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No option for a super special carbon and titanium lightweight one? I'm disappointed in you.
PS. Underdrive pulley may help with alternator reliability?
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![]() smarty, underdrive pulleys going on next week hence the thought to swap out the alternator at the same time! ![]()
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lol, great minds and all that
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Ah yes the alternator, did this on mine fairly easy job, went to GSF they do a fully reconed unit with yours as exchange think it was a Valeo, but they may have a choice.
Only about 160quid. Comes with a 12 month warranty same a s a new part! Much cheaper than the dealers. |
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With the cash you have shimmy buy the £400 one
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trouble Mark when it goes bang it will cost double the £400 in other costs if i swap it out now i might pay £250 then sell mine for £150 ![]()
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Smart thinking there Shimmy
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Last time I checked with GSF (Nov. '09) they quoted me £170 + VAT for a Valeo one, plus they wanted my old unit in p/x, as you say. The benefits for buying from Main Steeler are, you get 24 months warranty, not the standard 12 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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What did you go for in the end Shimster? Did you fit it yourself?
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