I would tend to agree. My experience with 4 rebuilt starters on a bug and '71 type II was that the rebuilts were not as good as the original. I replaced them because the solenoids would get stuck (a common problem) and the cost of the rebuilt was less that the cost of a new solenoid. If I were to do it again, I'd buy the solenoid rather than go with the rebuilt. Also, many places will give you a different type of starter and say that they are all interchangeable - so watch it if you go that route. Todd '88 Westy Rico Sapolich wrote: > In a message dated 9/2/01 8:12:22 PM, vannman99@YAHOO.COM writes: > > << Thinking about just buying a new one >> > > jg, > > Don't do it. Come on now, after what you have just been through, you easily > can do anything else. Seriously, if you go with a new, as in NEW, starter > that is great. A rebuild has an element of risk attached to it. Although I > have no way of gauging the veracity of his contention, a VW parts specialist > with over 30 years in the business told me that the quality of Bosch rebuilt > starters and alternators has declined drastically in the last couple of > years. He claimed that he has never before seen such a rash of failing > rebuilt components. He said the warranty does little to assuage the chagrin > of the poor soul who has to get beat up a second time climbing under his car > or that of the guy trying to please a customer. > > I forgot to ask, did you remove the starter because of an intermittent > no-start problem or was it totally dead? > Rich |
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