Alternator

Alright People,

Got a slight problem with the rebuild, Alternator fried last saturday and now shes dead! got a price on a new one but i need to know whether its 55 or 65 amp, its a MK1 GTI Cab 8v B reg 1984, any ideas?. Just in case they saw me coming, the price is about 75 squid + VAT????


Thanks A Lot

Dubster

Has it got a VAG part number?  Is it a MOTOROLA (2), VALEO (3) or BOSCH (11)?

The number in the bracket is the number of part numbers.  MOTOROLA only did 65A, Valeo 55+65A and Bosch, 55, 65 +90A

bosch did 35amp too but on older cars hehe

My GTI had a 45 amp one in it when I got it. When that died last year GSF recomended using a 65 amp one as they reckoned 45 amps is a bit marginal? Didn't say what make just asked for year and model of car. think was ?55 plus VAT.

Cheers

i always wonder when upgradin whether the larger current will burn the wires out?

The details i posted were for an 84 cab  

i know but i went off on a tangent lol (i got vws on the brain )

Hi my alternator went the other month :cry: .
I went to Greggies my local scrappy and found a Bosch alternator which looked identical to my old Bosch alty (same mounts, pully size & offset) But it's a 90 amper!!!!!  8O (must be off a big diesel ). Only cost me tenner.

She runs much better and my wiring has not fried (touch wood).

It's coming in handy as I have just fitted a relayed headlight wiring harness and 120 / 160 w bulbs.    

Bling! :mrgreen:

woho sounds good and i though i was doign good by uprading from 35 to 45 amp haha

Anyone know the max size alternator you can go to without melting anything?

to be honest it wouldnt take much to upgrade the wiring all youd need is about 2 metres of o gauge thick battery cable run between alternator starter and battery sorted

oops yeah forgot to say the little blue wire goes to the dash and tells you if the alternator is not workign i.e voltage drops below the 13.5v