Anumber1 wrote:
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here is an ignorant question I'm hoping there is an easy answer to:
>> who makes the decisions when it comes to which brand of starter motor
>> or alternator?
>>
>> Is it the auto electrician himself? Do they have preferred suppliers
>> and are they incentivised to stick with them?
>>
>> Do consumers have any say in which brand they should choose from?
>>
>> Stu
>
> Rebuild the OEM part. An alternator or starter is cheap to have rebuilt
> at a local auto electric re-builder (there are three in my neck of the
> woods in a fairly small town).
>
> Brushes and diodes are cheap and a good auto electric shop will make the
> original part good as new for half the price of the off-shore "rebuild"
> that you buy from a chain autoparts store (that may or may not have been
> done "well")
>
> It is not as convenient as going to autozone but will outlast anything
> they offer, lifetime warranty or not.
> Al

Around here an in house rebuild is about 2x the cost of an OTC reman.
That said I still would second your advice.

nate

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