Volkswagen Alternator Upgrade

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Printed Date: May 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Topic: Volkswagen Alternator Upgrade

Posted By: jettagli03
Subject: Volkswagen Alternator Upgrade
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 10:18 PM

I NEED an upgrade for my alternator after putting in my new subwoofer, anyone know where i can get one for a VOLKSWAGEN?

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Posted By: Bigsingh
Date Posted: July 13, 2005 at 3:56 AM

what sub have you put in. i'm sure you can resolve it by sticking an extra battery in. you could use a decent 'stinger' alternator,k they make models for all cars so you just have to get to a stinger retailer and stick in an order. plenty of stinger e-tailers

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Posted By: jettagli03
Date Posted: July 13, 2005 at 5:59 PM

more batteries only help when the car is off. the closest stinger retailer is like an hour away from me. i put in an Orion H2 15

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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: July 13, 2005 at 10:51 PM

www.mechman.com is definately a top choice in my book, they are very knowledgable.

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Posted By: jettadude
Date Posted: July 14, 2005 at 8:00 PM

what year vw? does it have ac? the reality of the issue is VW does not offer upgrades. if you have an older vw with no ac you have i think a 60amp alt. you can put in a 90amp alt from a vw that has ac, if you have a newer vw, i think the vr6's have stronger alts then the 2.0's im not sure on this. you would be better off getting a deep cycle battery. oh and messing with a vw's electrical is like poking a shark, if you poke the wrong way your gonna get bit. and its gonna cost alot or if you can even find why the car wont start again, i speak from experence. hope this helped.