I installed a Bosch re-manufactured unit. Under $200. It has a 24 month warranty and roadside assistance included.
Aftermarket units from Bosch and other are about $300.
The most expensive one at Rock is a Bosch for $186.79+ core.
Mine went out at like 105k swapped out a Bosch immediately but if not always go with denso.
Well I definitely wouldn't have gone aftermarket but I understand you might have been in a pickle
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As far as why it's not working at all, you need very good clean connections including good ground connections everywhere
Bosch is a OE supplier to BMW - I would choose that over Valeo if it were a choice I needed to make.
It’s either Bosch or Valeo.
oddly enough, I've only ever been completely stranded by failed alternators. once in my '98 Jetta GLX VR6 and once in my '09 Outback 3.0R
Bosch has a high failing rate unfortunately not like the good old days.
I bought an aftermarket bosch alternator, (new not refurbished) and after installing the pulley to 80NM (black part), I noticed a wobble and a brushing sound. The original alternator does not have this brushing sound.
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