I need a new Alternator?
05-18-2006, 08:51 PM
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I need a new Alternator? I have been getting intermitten voltage drops in which the volts drop swiftly, then after a few minutes come back up just as fast. I believe it to be the regulator in the Alternator. I tested this by disconnecting the battery when the volts were low. The car immediately shut off.
The Alternator is a Palladium I bought at Advanced Auto 6 months back. I am very hesitant to replace this with the same Alternator. I do not want to keep replacing the alternator with crap.
Anyone have any luck with any other brands? Specifically DIRECT REPLACEMENT alternators?
This is on my 99 LS1 TA
-Fredzep
The Alternator is a Palladium I bought at Advanced Auto 6 months back. I am very hesitant to replace this with the same Alternator. I do not want to keep replacing the alternator with crap.
Anyone have any luck with any other brands? Specifically DIRECT REPLACEMENT alternators?
This is on my 99 LS1 TA
-Fredzep
05-18-2006, 09:00 PM
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Just go get the OEM GM alternator, it's more $$$, but it works and lasts.
Those Chinese remaned alternators you get from the parts houses are a crap shoot, sometime it takes 6 to get a good one, other times you get a good one first time
It took me 6 tries to get one that would work for more than a week for my Z, I could change the alternator in 5 mins in the parking lot, after the 6th one I said F*ck it and got a new GM one, no problems after that
Those Chinese remaned alternators you get from the parts houses are a crap shoot, sometime it takes 6 to get a good one, other times you get a good one first time
It took me 6 tries to get one that would work for more than a week for my Z, I could change the alternator in 5 mins in the parking lot, after the 6th one I said F*ck it and got a new GM one, no problems after that
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You could go with an Afterthoughts altenator as well. They're 160 amp and arent to bad price wise. I got one a couple of years ago and I have a massive stereo setup and its still going strong. They're a sponser over there ------------>.
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Originally Posted by WhiteRhino
You could go with an Afterthoughts altenator as well. They're 160 amp and arent to bad price wise. I got one a couple of years ago and I have a massive stereo setup and its still going strong. They're a sponser over there ------------>.
Do you know who the "company with over 20 years quality experience in the industry" that makes these Alternators for Afterthoughts is? Also, Thanks for the Suggestion!
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Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
Just go get the OEM GM alternator, it's more $$$, but it works and lasts.
Those Chinese remaned alternators you get from the parts houses are a crap shoot, sometime it takes 6 to get a good one, other times you get a good one first time
It took me 6 tries to get one that would work for more than a week for my Z, I could change the alternator in 5 mins in the parking lot, after the 6th one I said F*ck it and got a new GM one, no problems after that
Those Chinese remaned alternators you get from the parts houses are a crap shoot, sometime it takes 6 to get a good one, other times you get a good one first time
It took me 6 tries to get one that would work for more than a week for my Z, I could change the alternator in 5 mins in the parking lot, after the 6th one I said F*ck it and got a new GM one, no problems after that
