As I've just had a nasty out of forum argument with JollyGreen about this, I thought I might as well say something...
I was one of the mates helping him install the new alternator - anyone who says he should have paid the 500 is absolutely nuts (for the sake of saving so much anyway.) I recall someone saying if you have an elise you should be able to afford £500 off the cuff, N.Q.A.
There are a few things wrong with this, for starters - if you are happy to spend £500 on such a simple piece of equipment which can be installed yourself in a number of hours (as we did) then you have more money than sense.
The fact is, that alternator went in fine, faulty parts are a common thing - I wouldn't be surprised if they occur in new parts more than refurbished (although obviously the life of a refurbished item wont be as long.)
We had absolutely no way of knowing that the alt we put in would fail, and at the end of the day, no significant irrepairable damage has been done - yeah so a couple of bolts had their grooves ruined - big deal - he saved (and has still saved) much money.
Someone mentioned the price of the vehicle dropping as work was carried out by someone who wasn't certified, knowing JG fairly well I'd say he's probably going to own the car for a few more years yet - let's face it these things don't have great value going down the line anyway - I should imagine that if you're looking at a car's resale value before you buy it - you're probably looking at something more sensible than this - and JG isnt the sensible type
I think JG over-emphasised 'we didn't know what we were doing,' and meant to say 'we'd never replaced an alternator before.'
-We identified the alternator, we disconnected the battery, we disconnected the alt. leads, we unbolted the alt - and then we did the reverse order with the new one... It's not like we were taking the ****** engine out.
I was one of the mates helping him install the new alternator - anyone who says he should have paid the 500 is absolutely nuts (for the sake of saving so much anyway.) I recall someone saying if you have an elise you should be able to afford £500 off the cuff, N.Q.A.
There are a few things wrong with this, for starters - if you are happy to spend £500 on such a simple piece of equipment which can be installed yourself in a number of hours (as we did) then you have more money than sense.
The fact is, that alternator went in fine, faulty parts are a common thing - I wouldn't be surprised if they occur in new parts more than refurbished (although obviously the life of a refurbished item wont be as long.)
We had absolutely no way of knowing that the alt we put in would fail, and at the end of the day, no significant irrepairable damage has been done - yeah so a couple of bolts had their grooves ruined - big deal - he saved (and has still saved) much money.
Someone mentioned the price of the vehicle dropping as work was carried out by someone who wasn't certified, knowing JG fairly well I'd say he's probably going to own the car for a few more years yet - let's face it these things don't have great value going down the line anyway - I should imagine that if you're looking at a car's resale value before you buy it - you're probably looking at something more sensible than this - and JG isnt the sensible type
I think JG over-emphasised 'we didn't know what we were doing,' and meant to say 'we'd never replaced an alternator before.'
-We identified the alternator, we disconnected the battery, we disconnected the alt. leads, we unbolted the alt - and then we did the reverse order with the new one... It's not like we were taking the ****** engine out.
But then again she could build you a v6 engine also![[TW]Fox](/data/man-of-honor/2009.png){kind=avatar}
