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Where to get CHEAP alternator?

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4K views 26 replies 7 participants last post by  SlowAss94LT1  
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Now that I've spent all my savings on a car, I don't have much to play with for an alternator. Where is the best place to get one?
 
#2 ·
reman is about 120 with a good core. which one needs the alt?
 
#4 · (Edited)
can you swap the one from the 93 for now? i dont know if they are the same or not...

edit, looks like autozone shows the same part number for 93 and 94... worth a shot until you can buy a new one!
 
#5 ·
have the broken one rebuilt, that is by far the cheapest way to go. poke around the classifieds as well. if you go on ls1tech, a guy JasonShort will definitely have a couple kickin around. very easy guy to deal with as well, tell him i sent ya.
 
#9 ·
I think i got the one on my car at AZ like 4 or 5 years ago for ~ $130. It's got kind of a cool looking shield on it too. i replaced it due to what i thought was a charging problem and since the battery was new i figured it couldn't be the battery, i was wrong. lol. A few years later when i finally replaced the battery the "if it sits for more than 3-4 days its dead" problem went away.

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Looks like AZ has them now for $134.99 new or $119.99 for a reman with a lifetime warrenty on the new one and 1 year on the reman
 
#10 ·
Hey BLK95TA, did the alternator come with that finish and color or did you get it powdercoated? It looks awesome. I assuming you painted it...
 
#11 · (Edited)
i didn't do a thing to it. what you see is what you get.

its mainly the sheld thats shiny. here's a pic from a different angle (the intake isn't painted in this pic because it was taken a few months before the intake gasket was replaced and the intake painted)

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IIRC yes. An autozone in Glendale, AZ. It was probably a reman since apparently the ones AZ sells are remans and the premium reman which i think i got came with a Lifetime warranty. what i said above about reman vs new i actually misread and its reman vs premium reman. either way its been in there for ~ 4 years w/o a problem.
 
#20 ·
Just came back from Autozone and Kragen, none of their alternators look as good as yours BLK95TA. The shields on all of them are black and the pulley is gold. I might just get mine powdercoated. Not sure how much that costs though.
 
#22 ·
LOL that would go with my black and gold theme :lol: j/k

i got that alternator like 4 years ago so i'm sure they've changed suppliers by now.
 
#21 ·
$broke$ w/ broke car? if u just want it 2 run... call ur local salvage, mayb u'll get lucky.
 
#24 ·
sweet