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Old 31-10-2024, 11:07 AM   #1
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Default What brand Alternator to buy

There are many for sale on ebay for varying prices..
Are "Jaylec" just a rebranded chinese made cheapy?
Same as "Auto8" in Wangaratta?
How will I know if it is a quality item or not?
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Old 31-10-2024, 11:10 AM   #2
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There are many for sale on ebay for varying prices..
Are "Jaylec" just a rebranded chinese made cheapy?
Same as "Auto8" in Wangaratta?
How will I know if it is a quality item or not?
Jaylec is Cooldrive Distribution in house brand and its trash, its the ones I had the most warranty returns on,

OEX isn't bad as a Chinese cheapy replacement, they're NAPA's own in house brand.

Personally I'd stick to OEM brands like Bosch/Valeo/Marelli et al, not worth saving $20 to fit some Chinese piece of shit to the car.
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For what car?
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There are many for sale on ebay for varying prices..
Are "Jaylec" just a rebranded chinese made cheapy?
Same as "Auto8" in Wangaratta?
How will I know if it is a quality item or not?
Auto8 in Wang gives you a choice genuine Bosch or cheaper.

https://auto8.com.au/c/10002-electri...170-alternator

Wouldn't want to be up for a Merc/BMW one mind.
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Auto8 in Wang gives you a choice genuine Bosch or cheaper.

https://auto8.com.au/c/10002-electri...170-alternator

Wouldn't want to be up for a Merc/BMW one mind.
Anyone bought the Auto8 cheapy...Quality?
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Anyone bought the Auto8 cheapy...Quality?
Bought both from their Wangaratta store along with a starter motor for the Falcon and a couple of spare ones for the Traders.
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Bought both from their Wangaratta store along with a starter motor for the Falcon and a couple of spare ones for the Traders.
Thanks...And the cheapy was a good product?
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Thanks...And the cheapy was a good product?
Still in use, lets put it that way. The Bosch is better.
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Default Re: What brand Alternator to buy

I bought a BOSCH from auto8.
Fitted it my AU XR8 and it got very very hot and shot a bearing.
Returned it under warranty and got another, I'm hoping this one will be ok.
I put in a code on the box to check if it's genuine, Checked out as genuine so fingers crossed.
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Anyone bought the Auto8 cheapy...Quality?
Made the mistake of buying from Auto8. Even paid the extra for a bigger spec alternator for a Nissan big-6 diesel.
Failed after around 6 months, and when I contacted them for warranty, I was essentially told "don't bother."

You need to ship it back (at your cost) and wait for them to test it. Which, whilst inconvenient, seems straight-forward. However their customer service guy basically told me not to bother.

Either buy somewhere with a better returns policy, or buy from a physical store where you can take it back.
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