my alternator is super shot.. heard there were issues with fitment from auto store alternators vise oem..the threads here are old wondering if the issue was resolved...altrnators from autozone are 80 bucks oem 300..if you bought a non oem alernator post your experience..appreciated

 

dont do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i did mine last jan and the damn alternator started charging 19 volts after a week and fried alot of stuff...i ended up buyin a oem either way

 

good to know
how much and where did you get oem

 

u can also pick up a decent one on ebay

 

no one rebuilds stuff anymore?

You probably only need to rebrush it or get a new voltage regulator. That being said i have a parts store alternator in my Evo and it was running fine until i blew the motor up

 

My experience is that once the wrong part # gets into the parts house computer it never gets fixed.

 

i bought a oem one..not taking any chances or electrical gremlins in my evo

 

Never buy one. I was in your shoes, bought three and decided to go Oem. And it worked perfect after the Oem. On the autozone ones it would only get around 12v and go down as the car (alt.) Got hotter. The rectified and all internals in those are reman'd in Mexico usually, so they're never band new.