NAPA - Experiences

[Leegamer]

Originally Posted by ex-x-fire

All I can say about remans is that they did fit once correctly on the car. Finding good parts can be a challenge.

I'm picking up the replacement today, so we'll see if it's any better. It's hard for me to justify the cost of a brand new one, but I'm thinking it might have been worth it. lol.

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by Leegamer

I'm picking up the replacement today, so we'll see if it's any better. It's hard for me to justify the cost of a brand new one, but I'm thinking it might have been worth it. lol.

I agree with you on tje cost of a new one sometimes making reman'd parts and the potential headache that comes a long withbit worth it. This is one of the reason I buy used oem parts from a local recycler. It's only 2 mins from my house and theybtypucally cost half of what a reman'd unit costs.

The only issue I have ever had with that is an alternator that almost caught sire as it was full of grease inside. Returned it and got another oem used one with out issue. I should have known to not go with it based on how dirty it looked.

When I did my 2zr swap i used an old alternator from a corolla that went bad last year, in went another $50 oem alternator...still cheaper than a reman'd unit locally (approx $280)

[Leegamer]

Originally Posted by tmontague

I agree with you on tje cost of a new one sometimes making reman'd parts and the potential headache that comes a long withbit worth it. This is one of the reason I buy used oem parts from a local recycler. It's only 2 mins from my house and theybtypucally cost half of what a reman'd unit costs.

The only issue I have ever had with that is an alternator that almost caught sire as it was full of grease inside. Returned it and got another oem used one with out issue. I should have known to not go with it based on how dirty it looked.

When I did my 2zr swap i used an old alternator from a corolla that went bad last year, in went another $50 oem alternator...still cheaper than a reman'd unit locally (approx $280)

Will have to keep that in mind! I bought one from a wrecker on ebay for 45 that lasted about 2 weeks and the voltage regulator went bad.