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
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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!
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