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brand new rabbit alternator gone - 4/28/2008 10:44:55 AM

metsman1989

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i just recently purchased a 2008 vw rabbit and i put a system of 2 alpine type rs and the amp that goes along . its 1000 watts rms power which has been putting a strain on my alternator and all my lights are blinking and all that good stuff and today the battery light finally went on so i think my alternator is gone due to overload. is there any sites where i can get a stock alternator for cheap. the cheapest i've found is 300.00 dollars .. if you could reccomend a place that would be very helpfull.
thanks,
tim

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RE: brand new rabbit alternator gone - 4/28/2008 4:24:26 PM

bagel

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whoa!! don't need alternator, go to best buy, circuit city, or speaker store and get yourself a 1 ferrod capacitor. It stores battery power in it, doesn't let your lights dim, and helps power the system and not put a load on all your electrical. It wires into the same circuit as the amp.

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RE: brand new rabbit alternator gone - 4/28/2008 9:07:54 PM

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i am going to buy one but my battery light is already on. so therefore i think its either my alternator or maybe my battery is just shot. so can you give me your opinion.

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RE: brand new rabbit alternator gone - 4/29/2008 3:07:00 PM

bagel

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so your battery isn't getting charged? Take it to like autozone or another parts store that does free testing and they will tell you. I'd rather change battery then alt but I don't want to tell you to change the wrong thing. If you're battery keeps dying then it would def be the alt.

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RE: brand new rabbit alternator gone - 4/29/2008 8:48:10 PM

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i tested it myself today and i figured out that its my alternator ... by me putting subs in it does that void my warrenty?

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