I used to buy them at Auto-Zone for less than $20.00 for my Mercedes, but
they never listed one for any of my cars. I had to look one up in their
"paper" catalog. I don't remember the part number but they were Beck-Arnley
parts. Reverse lookup showed they fit Bosch alternators in a few VWs and
some other cars but they regulated my Mercedes gas and diesel alternators
fine.

Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Dennis Haynes
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:01 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: alternators, voltages, rebuild, idiocracy

The alternator shops know where to get the Chinese knock off regulator brush
assemblies for ~$16.00. Almost all the other parts are available this way.
Almost works the same way auto tranny parts.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Alistair Bell
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: alternators, voltages, rebuild, idiocracy

50 bucks around here. Tell me where I can find a bosch volt reg for
13.95!

busdepot price is around 53 bucks

oh, its not a recitfier in the reg, its a transistor, the rectifiers
are in the diode plate inside the alternator.

alistair

On 28-Jan-10, at 4:22 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

Why buy just brushes for $13 when the entire brush pak including the
rectifiers can be had for $13.95??

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com