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Old 03-31-2010, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Zeus View Post
We're in Canada and auto parts here are generally far more expensive than in the US. Some are the same, but most are more. I only mentioned the 80A as it was the standard upgrade at the time, as per the tech's comments in my original post. If you can get a 143A for the same price, I would definitely install that one if there were no other drawbacks and it was the same bolt on fit. Why not have more power on tap?

benzborg is having his existing 80A rebuilt for $120. There is no way you could get a 143A in Canada for that price. A reman'd Bosch will be about $300. The 80A will be sufficient for the 300E.


Parts yards? Car-part.com ? I am sure if you actually look around you can find one. Hell, I bet someone here parting a car with one would mail it. 400E had a 110 or 120A from memory, I bet you can get that super cheap.

I had to file my bracket SLIGHTLY to get mine to fit. I just attribute that to acceptable manufacturing clearance differences.
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