AI James Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 id pass, fault alternators usually equaly car on fire or you stranded somewhere. the only accord alts ive owned worth a shit were EA and DC power...ive never owned a mechman, they werent around when i was looking for mine on the boards. but all those fly by night ebay companies i would not touch, hell id even buy an iraggi alt before those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominantimage Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 i bought 2 alts from that seller b4, the first showed up doa, of which they replaced promptly (i'll give them that), and output was less than factory (tested), and the second was for a friend of mine. his worked for 2 1/2 months, then shot craps. no refund ever given on either, even tho i sent both back. i hate paying for something twice, tryin to go the less expensive route the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) All I have to say, is that you can buy whatever Alt that you want, but BE CAREFUL.... you get what you pay for, i didnt believe it until it happened to me. I bought a DB Electrical alt off of Ebay, it was supposed to do 220 at max, 115 at idle. It went out on me twice in a months period. Come to find out it did 80 amps max, and i forgot the idle but, my volts without the Headunit on would dip into the 9's. I ordered a Mechman 270 for my car, which was more expensive but Does way more than it says, Now volts can stay around 14.8 Edited August 18, 2010 by Toady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderLoK Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 id pass, fault alternators usually equaly car on fire or you stranded somewhere. the only accord alts ive owned worth a shit were EA and DC power...ive never owned a mechman, they werent around when i was looking for mine on the boards. but all those fly by night ebay companies i would not touch, hell id even buy an iraggi alt before those. It's pathetic that in the past I had to drive around with two socket wrenches (one for the tensioner and one for bolts), two 15mm sockets, a belt, and my stock alt when I would go anywhere because my alts did nothing but fail. Out of the three times they died twice I had enough juice to make it home, but once I didn't. I had to do a roadside change because I didn't have enough power left to make it home (I was over an hour away). I had to swap it out when I got down in the 11's which came out of nowhere (I'm lucky the truck even started)... Luckily I had gloves or I would have been waiting 16 hours for it to cool down enough to swap it out or worse yet I didn't have a spare with me in which case I would have had to spend hundreds on a tow or wait hours for the wife to show up with tools, alt, belt, etc. What absolutely floors me is that some of these companies do not treat HO alternators as a key part of the vehicle... They create a key component of a vehicle to standards that wouldn't fly at a fluffy steering wheel cover company. Quote If at first you do not succeed, you are doing it wrong! -ARSCheck out my walled TBSS build over here4 Fi Team 18s on 2 Cactus K9 DS18 doors on 2 MBQ 1Ks, Vifa pillars on a STL4.500 Pioneer X8500 6 XS Power D7500, 1 3400S Second Skin 2 270a Mechman Alts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) id pass, fault alternators usually equaly car on fire or you stranded somewhere. the only accord alts ive owned worth a shit were EA and DC power...ive never owned a mechman, they werent around when i was looking for mine on the boards. but all those fly by night ebay companies i would not touch, hell id even buy an iraggi alt before those. but wait, iraggi is one of those ebay companies. ok, more glorified than that these days but a year ago, definitely. OP i would listen to mechman. he isnt trying to sell you anything, he is just giving you his expert opinion. and i have read his BIOS, dude has a ton of experience. Edited August 18, 2010 by skittlesRgood Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelivinlarge Posted August 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 yeah im trying to save for a dc or something but that will take a while so will a 80amp alt be enough to power 600rms amps r pioneer gm5400(60 amp fuse rating) and kenwood (25amp fuse rating) Quote 1) lookj to left 2) NOTICE BLKUE 3) ME > Y9OU 4) that is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 yeah im trying to save for a dc or something but that will take a while so will a 80amp alt be enough to power 600rms amps r pioneer gm5400(60 amp fuse rating) and kenwood (25amp fuse rating) ya, 600w will be fine on stock electrical. Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moetpoppin Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 oh baby this guy has alts for my car i thought a high output wouldnt exist for a 96-00 civic, even tho thats what meade runs in the civic build but i just didnt want to go through the hassle of finding one that fits bad ass! now i have hope to throw a few more kwatts into my system Quote TY Moet poppin', hoe hoppin', aint no stoppin' B.I.G. poppa, I'm a bad boy Party and Bullshit - The Notorious B.I.G. Honest estimate on this truck when it's all done........... 172.3........... Ehh.. U are aware of what 172.3 is, right? yep..... Two Pyle 15"s Build log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 oh baby this guy has alts for my car i thought a high output wouldnt exist for a 96-00 civic, even tho thats what meade runs in the civic build but i just didnt want to go through the hassle of finding one that fits bad ass! now i have hope to throw a few more kwatts into my system bracket and chevy alt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelivinlarge Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 ya, 600w will be fine on stock electrical. so just a new 8 0 amp will work for me? and maybe big 3 or a second bat Quote 1) lookj to left 2) NOTICE BLKUE 3) ME > Y9OU 4) that is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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