Aftermarket Alternator from Reliance? Other cheap brands?
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From: Montreal, Canada
2005 C240 2011 R350
Aftermarket Alternator from Reliance? Other cheap brands?
About to buy a replacement alternator. In Canada Auto Parts way sells new Reliance brand for $160 Canadian.
https://www.autopartsway.ca/partdeta...nts/alternator
Any one have experience with this or other cheap brands (not bosch or Valeo OEM)
thanks
https://www.autopartsway.ca/partdeta...nts/alternator
Any one have experience with this or other cheap brands (not bosch or Valeo OEM)
thanks
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Don't do it.
Pull the Brushes/ Voltage regulator from the alternator, take it to an autp electrics shop,
have new brushes soldered in, and you're done for like 20 bucks.
Otherwise pull the stock Alt, and have it rebuilt by said auto electrics shop.
They disassemble, clean, replace the bearings, but new regulator brushes, and diodes.
$200.
Pull the Brushes/ Voltage regulator from the alternator, take it to an autp electrics shop,
have new brushes soldered in, and you're done for like 20 bucks.
Otherwise pull the stock Alt, and have it rebuilt by said auto electrics shop.
They disassemble, clean, replace the bearings, but new regulator brushes, and diodes.
$200.
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Posts: 938
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From: Montreal, Canada
2005 C240 2011 R350
yeah you may have been right, finding a local shop, driving to it and back twice.. etc all costs time and money. But the job was done the day I posted this.
Thanks for your suggestion. Next car!
Thanks for your suggestion. Next car!
