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Jonnycab
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Former owner of 2.3 Ultima Facelift saloon
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Re: ALTERNATORS- Buy new, refurb or breakers?
« on: Jul 5th, 2007, 3:24pm » |
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I bought a second hand one about six months ago & within two hours of fitting it completely died  .
Took it back to the breakers the next day & he gave me another one, which has been fine ever since 
It's cheapest to buy second hand, but it's the luck of the draw whether it's a good one or not. Someone on here may have a good one for sale if you put a post in 'Parts Wanted'
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sector-9
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Re: ALTERNATORS- Buy new, refurb or breakers?
« Reply #1 on: Jul 5th, 2007, 7:24pm » |
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A reconditioned one should cost around £60 (or less) and have a 12mth warranty. Go for second hand only if the scrapyard is willing to replace or refund if it's no good. OTOH, diesel alternators cost around £100 for a recon because these have a splined output on the rear for the vacuum pump - which means you can't fit a cheaper one from a petrol engine...
Darren
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v4-max aka Cheekyboy1
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Re: Re: ALTERNATORS- Buy new, refurb or breakers?
« Reply #2 on: Jul 7th, 2007, 7:21pm » |
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there is a brand new genuine 1 on ebay at the moment buy it now price of £70+£12 p&p. has a starting bid of £60. no bids as yet.
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