Kharizma

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i have lots of car audio/video equipment and i was wondering if i needed to get an upgraded alternator for my car, or will a new factory one be fine? mine took a crap 'cause my car is 8 years old lol, i have 3 dvd screens, ps2, 2 12" subs, 1000w amp, 2 1 farad caps, optima red top battery..

suggestions please? thanks!

GS FONZy

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How long have you had the car with the system? Also, how often do you listen to the music at full volume?
I had alternator go bad on me once a year in most other cars and when I had my first gen, the car would almost turn off because of the system. I thought lexus had weak alternators, but so far the alternator on my 2nd gen has been holding up.
I have just as much stuff as you so, it is up to you if you want to spend the extra money.

Kharizma

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i've had the car with the system.. almost for 6 years, then i added the TV's and i've had those for a year in the car.

i'll probably just get a stock one.

GSteg

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OEM should be fine as long as you're not cranking at full blast all the time. Ours is kind of weak at 80A, but I guess Toyota knew most people were going to keep their car stock.

Hectorm

In any case what you might need is more powerful battery.

Kharizma

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k - going with a factory one

and i'm gonna look at the yellow top instead of red, or maybe run a yellow in addition to red.. thanks everyone for suggestions.

flipish

has anyone done the big 3 upgrade on their 2gen? if so, how hard is it to do? Iv been wanting to do it for a while, but wanted to get info from someone who has already done it.

GS FONZy

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I got the red top, so far so good.

JeffTsai

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I've seen a few upgraded alternators on ebay. Just search for GS300 alternator. Some are like 180-200A!