Excellent info -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Holland J. Phillips Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:24 PM To: Andrew White Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Re: WTB: used 16V alternator
Yup. The 110 amp bolts right up. At least it does to a '92 GTI 16V with A/C, which had the 90 amp unit from the factory. The wires connect to the alt. via an M8x1.25 threaded post for the output, and a M5x1.0 threaded post for the field or "exciter" wire (blue). Some of the older cars had a 2 position plug on the harness that plugged into a large and small male blade type deal. If your car has the plug, you can just cut it off and crimp on the appropriate size ring lug, and the 110 amper will work fine. One thing, I strongly suggest if you go with the big boy (or even if you don't), get a couple of feet of 6 ga. wire (car stereo places usually have heavy power cable with a high strand count, which makes it very flexible), and a couple of the correct size ring lugs, and make a cable where one end goes under a short M6 bolt that goes into an unused tapped hole in the rear of the alternator case, and the other end connects to the negative battery terminal. That will guarantee that you have a good ground between the alternator and battery, so you get the full benefit of the high output alternator. The higher output will insure that the battery will stay fully charged even if you're running high wattage lighting, a 3000 watt stereo, and six or seven flat screens with a Play Station and DVD player;-). Another thing, if you get a genuine Bosch rebuild, it comes with a one year warranty with road side assistance, so if the thing craps out on you, they cover the towing. But the lifetime warranty's that the big chain auto parts store offer are hard to beat. --Holland [email protected] On Sep 8, 2005, at 09:54, Andrew White wrote: > > So the 110amp is a direct fit? I'm assuming that would give some > greater power for relayed lights, fogs, stuff like that? > > I got my last 90amp from the local PepBoys, think it was $70 or so, > but I could be wrong. It was rebuilt with a lifetime warranty, > which is good, since it fried itself in about 2 months. Returned it > for a replacement, it's been doing OK for about 6 months. I'm > running standard lights, but with relays, so I don't think I'm > taxing it too much- no big stereo either. When this one goes, maybe > I'll try out the 110! > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
