Yep, the A8Q in question uses a conventional alternator, and is only 150 rebuilt Bosch from worldpac, not bad at all. Good thinking though. Tony On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:46 PM, <laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote: > Good then, I was sure the A8 had such an alternator, but now that I’ve > checked this on ETKA, I can only find the VW Phaeton V8.