I was wondering if anyone had to upgrade their alternators to high output ones on their W124.

I'm putting in a fairly hefty system which may require gobs of power and was worried that the alternator might not be up to snuff, especially with Xenon lamps competing with the system at night for juice.

The system consists of the following:

Head Unit: Nakamichi CD700
Front Speakers: Dynaudio System 340
Rear Speakers: Dynaudio System 220 Mk II
Subwoofer: a/d/s/ rs10.2
Front Amplifiers: 2 Genesis Monoblocks ( http://www.genesis-ice.com ), one for each channel. This amp is conservatively rated at 250w at 4 ohms mono but typically puts out 400w. Maximum current draw per amp is 170 amperes, but that's at 1 ohm.
Rear Amplifier: Genesis Stereo 100. Rated at 50 wpc, typically delivers 95wpc. Max current draw is 37 amperes.
Sub Amplifier: Genesis Monoblock (same as above)

Given the current draw of the audio system, which, in and by itself is more than the output of the alternator, I will most likely need a higher output alternator, plus maybe an extra optima yellow top to boot.

Are there high output alternators that would fit in the hood of the 500E?

Has anyone here done something similar? Any input is greatly appreciated.

Diagram of my old system here: http://www.itsaboutthemusicstupid.com/wsnbb1b.html

Many thanks...

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