Thanks for the input.

I have read a few other posts that seem to say the same thing. So I just decided to drop the $220 and put the fast lane one in tommorrow.

I have a feeling that the previous one (note that I didn't say old one...) was a locally (SLC) rebuilt one.

(edit) In fact that was the case. It was a spanish bosch that was locally rebuilt by something like A&C alternator in Salt Lake city. The fastlane part was a german bosch that was rebuilt by bosch. Clearly a better product. It works nice.

later

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