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Author Message   Jorge P. Gutierrez, Jr. (Jpg2esq) Member Username: Jpg2esq Post Number: 64 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 10:40 am:    My alternator looks like it cant get rebuilt. They have tried twice with no luck. Any advice on what to get for my 95 Disco. NAPA? Pepboys? Heard about the mean greens as well.   Jared Schnelle (Jared) Member Username: Jared Post Number: 123 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 11:41 am:    I went through advance auto parts for my new alternator, since it had a lifetime warranty. It was 219 after core charge. I had the same problem, my alternator was fried.   Chris Browne (Chris_browne) Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 127 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 02:56 pm:    Consider the Mean Green unit. bolts and plugs in directly according to MG, 200amps $362 4x4 connection   John Steczkowski (Stecz) New Member Username: Stecz Post Number: 13 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 03:00 pm:    any disadvantages to the mean green unit?   Jared Schnelle (Jared) Member Username: Jared Post Number: 124 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 03:19 pm:    cost   Robert Sublett (Rubisco98) Senior Member Username: Rubisco98 Post Number: 891 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 04:32 pm:    Jorge, FWIW don't go with a rebuilt. Yeh, it may have a lifetime warranty, but you'll be mad as hell when it fails 3 months down the road. I've got a Mean Green, it was easy to install after I found a new serpentine belt which is required with the new alternator. If you go with MG, lemme know if you need pictures or the exact belt I purchased.. Later.. RS   John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 665 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 05:00 pm:    I always thought these were badass. Then again, I don't have $1K to drop on an alternator! http://premierpowerwelder.com/specs/PP185.html   Joe Still (Joedisco) Member Username: Joedisco Post Number: 81 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 08:57 am:    If he's not running extra lights, winch etc. how do we know a rebuilt won't last? I got a Bosch rebuilt and I trust it.   Jorge P. Gutierrez, Jr. (Jpg2esq) Member Username: Jpg2esq Post Number: 66 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 12:57 pm:    My truck is stock. The rebuilder is the dad of a good friend of mine so I trust him. He said he is looking for a new one which I can buy at cost. Guess he feels bad the rebuild didnt work. The mean green is an option only if I had more toys like lights etc.