Can anyone reccomend a good brand of remenufactured starter? I would rather pay a little more that have to do the job again in one or two years.

Regards,
William

 

i'd like to know too. i just put the third starter on my daughters car ,from Auto Value store. i'd stay away from auto zone and other discount places. napa should be a safe choice.

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1st & 3rd

 

I bought a reman starter for my truck at NAPA. It lasted 6 months then died. I went to the junk yard and found one that looked in good condition. That was 4 years ago and it still works fine at a fraction of the price of a new one.

 

NAPA is a peice of ****

Kragans is OK

If you want one thats going to last, look for an aftermarket Unit, Summit has a few that are quite resonably Priced, I have no personal experiance with them But Most Stuff with the Summit Name is quite High Quality.



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85 Z28 - Daily Driver
60 Ranchero - Project ( Money Hole )

 

For the money, you can't beat an AC-DELCO starter. They're about $25 more than most discount parts stores, and they only have a 1 year warranty. However, they will last ALOT longer than most anything else you can get. If you can't get a local dealer to give you wholesale, try somewhere like www.gmpartsdirect.com.



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87 IROC-Z, 5.7, auto, 3.27, leather, !cat, Holley fpr, K&N'S, SLP 1-3/4" Jet-Hot coated headers, SLP .218/.224 .495/.502 cam, Comp 1.5 roller tip rockers, $uperPITAram, Edelbrock lower intake, Holley 52mm tb, Dynomax\Flowmaster catback. Coming Soon(?)- Fasttrack/Accell DFI

1989 Pontiac 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am - 160,000 miles, K&N filter

 

I'd go with an AC Delco reman starter. I worked for a parts store for about 5 years, and we sold those to people willing to pay. The other junk we carried would come back at about a 20-30% rate, while I can only remember 2 Delcos coming back while I was there. One was a $2xx vette starter that was bad right outa the box. Try to find a place that will give you a better warranty on it though, because unless something has changed, Delco only gives a 90 day warranty. We would take them back up to 5 years. Better to be safe than sorry...

EDIT: I see someone is thinking the same I am
A year huh? Thats new and different...

[This message has been edited by madmax (edited November 20, 2000).]

 

I used to replace stock starters about 1 every 8 to 10 months in my RS. I switched to a mini torque starter ( $119.00 ) it's now been in there over a year and a half. Just a thought, but you could give it a try.

 

i work at a parts store and the brand of reman starters/alternators we carried sucked. it was called Perfection. we got tons of them back as defects, but the company still gave a lifetime warranty. anyway i put one on my car a while ago and it works fine...but ive had them go after a month too so its just luck i guess. theres a good brand out there...starts with an "R" but i just cant remember the rest. oh well..

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I get mine from a shop, where the owner rebuilds alternators & starters himself. I'm on my second one of his ($60 each) in six years- not too shabby!


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