[Vwdiesel] change alternator on 03 TDI
Terry Briggs
vbriggs at stny.rr.com
Sat Nov 14 12:43:01 PST 2009
I tend top agree with that completely, I've gotten several bad
alternators and starters from autozone. I've never gotten a bad part or
incorrect part from NAPA.
On Nov 14, 2009, at 4:29 AM, William J Toensing wrote:
> Just some general advice from my experience on rebuilt starters,
> generators & alternators. Beware of cheap rebuilds from parts houses
> such as Pep Boys, AutoZone, etc. Often they are poorly rebuilt or not
> rebuilt at all, only cleaned up if they bench test OK. Of course, the
> parts house will gladly exchange a defective unit for another one.
> However, you are out the time of R&Ring it. In any town of a
> reasonable size, you should have an auto electric shop that can
> competently your starter/ alternator, etc., often at a price cheaper
> than a good "rebuilt" unit. NAPA auto parts stores usually have good
> rebuilt units as well as parts houses that cater to the professional
> auto mechanics as op[posed to the parts houses that cater to the
> DYIers like ourselves. This is a generalization. Get to know your
> local parts sources.
> Bill Toensing
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