gaffa1988
07-02-2007, 16:00
any one recomend a place to buy an alternator for a 1994, 320i coupe. as i have just got a reconditioned one from quarry motors and after spending quite a large amount of time and money and the garage having the old one taken off and the new one fitted only to find that the new one is just as useless as the old one. after phoning them back and getting told thats the risk with a second hand one to order one would cost around £120ish. does any one know where i can get hold of one?
Ghostrider
07-02-2007, 16:10
But if the one from quarry motors is dead you should be able to get a refund....
gaffa1988
07-02-2007, 16:15
they said that i had to go back to the garage to pay to have it removed then go and order a new one and pay to have it fitted. waste of time. it took two hours to change it. and i cant affored to keep taking it back
but both the garage and breakers yard is own by the brothers, dont let them fob you off like that
gingablade
07-02-2007, 21:16
Try Autostart think thats whats is called got a branch on London Road and one in the cliffe they do proper recondition stuff
try these people ...you will have to take the alternator off or leave the car but they are very old established and don't charge the earth
Chapman Auto Electrics
58, Trinity St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7AJ
Tel: 0114 272 4541
Car Electrics
Topthread tyres are very good value for money
they are obliged to sell you working reconditioned parts. if the parts no good, then its upto them to sort it out. If they wont trading standards. id have a look on ebay etc and get yourself a haynes/ bentley manual and some spanners, a car that age is ideal for the diyer to get to grips with basic mechanics
RootsBooster
04-03-2011, 11:48
Topthread tyres are very good value for money
If you mean Toptread, I don't think they sell alternators.
Have you tried GSF, Andrew Page or Euro Car Parts?
They are big suppliers of alternators to the trade
errrrr this thread is 4 years old..he might have found an alternator by now
bezzydan
04-03-2011, 20:28
errrrr this thread is 4 years old..he might have found an alternator by now
Hahahahaha :) :) :)
I will never go to quarry motors again! They carried out work on my bm wiv out my say so which cost me 150 quid, could ave got it done else where for less. And they didnt even know what was wrong wiv it...I did and I'm not a mechanic!
yes quarry motors is not like before, the brothers are too lazy and only there to count money while leaving all the work to untrain youths.