Upgraded alternator?

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10-16-08, 09:27 AM

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What I did, was purchased a used alternator from salvage yard. Then I took it to a shop here in town and they rebuilt/rewound it to my specs. They are able to build it just as good or better than those high end ones you buy. They come with a waranty....and since I bought another alternator, my car wasnt down during the build up. And for a spare, I have my OEM stock one just in case its needed.

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10-16-08, 09:41 AM

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I think www.hearingaids.com is in your future

Aftermarket was hit or miss for me when I was doing my research and I take a lot of road trips so I wanted something reliable.

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yea, I actually DO have a problem on the left ear! not funny either! I only have it to show off every once in a while, not to mention dont want the $200 ticket!

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10-16-08, 11:22 AM

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Hmmm I'm definitely look into throwing the lincoln internals into the lexus housing... 135amps should suffice... for now...

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10-16-08, 03:39 PM

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my lights dim when my stereo is on, as well as my idle drops.

I bought 14 gauge wire to upgrade the big 3 first and if that doesn't work, I'm going to get a bigger alt. thanks guys

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10-16-08, 07:16 PM

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my lights dim when my stereo is on, as well as my idle drops.

I bought 14 gauge wire to upgrade the big 3 first and if that doesn't work, I'm going to get a bigger alt. thanks guys

14 gauge wire isnt going to do anything stock is 6 why would you go smaller? If you want to do the big 3 than 0 gauge is the best but 4 gauge would suffice.

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10-16-08, 07:55 PM

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14 gauge wire isnt going to do anything stock is 6 why would you go smaller? If you want to do the big 3 than 0 gauge is the best but 4 gauge would suffice.

yeah, I'm going to go with prob 0

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10-16-08, 08:23 PM

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