RonG wrote:
IIRC as long as the output capacity and connectors are a match, you can go with either supplier. Don't know if you've checked already but BavAuto carries the 120A Bosch unit (rectangular plug) for $203 after return of your core. The Valeo does not come up for an '01 525iT and they are usually right about what fits.
If you get rebuild quotes for much over $100 but the vendor doesn't give you that warm and fuzzy feeling, the peace of mind might be worth the extra coin.
from searching the interwebs it seems the Bosch uses a different pulley than the Valeo, and the rebuilds don't come with a pulley and I couldn't use my Valeo pulley on the Bosh alternator. Also the Bosch supposedly uses a different sized lower mounting bolt and with a nut to secure it (or maybe the guy had to use a nut due to the different sized bolt)
the BavAuto and other online vendors all seem priced around the same of the autozone/pep boys rebuilds and I'm guessing they are similar 'chinese' rebuilds?
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and gone but not forgotten:
'00 323Ci Steel Grey / Black Dinan & UUC & Schnitzer mods
'89 325iX Diamond Black / Black 4dr 5spd Dinan chip, Ireland exhaust, H&R+Koni
'01 525iTa