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My alternator isn't charging my battery and i can't seem to find one anywhere to buy other than BMW at the price of a small fortune!
Can anyone make a suggestion on where to get one, one that can be fitted with little or no modification
Any help would be great as I'm tired of pushing the old girl haha

I got a refurbed unit from here for about £120...

http://www.emsgarage.co.uk/site/alterna ... ter-motors

Alternatively, have you just tried replacing the brushes?

Disconnect the battery and then pull out the brushes first indeed. For details see the FAQ section

lee, im not sure if a m20 will fit but i have a spare one foe a m20 mate

I've also got a couple of spare, working M10 alternators for sale if you need one.

Had the same problem, the guys at EMS offered to refurb mine for about £50 (two weeks ago). I ended up with 7 series alternator he had that works better than the 316's ever did, bolted straight on. Call him and ask him what model 7 series (long shot) but it may be worthwhile

Cheers guys I'm sorting out my best options atm I've got a mate who has one going to check and see what his is saying first,a 7 series? Really!? Give me his number and il give him a bell

hsgnf wrote:Had the same problem, the guys at EMS offered to refurb mine for about £50 (two weeks ago). I ended up with 7 series alternator he had that works better than the 316's ever did, bolted straight on. Call him and ask him what model 7 series (long shot) but it may be worthwhile

I rang them they weren't interested in helping mate just said if you want us to recondition yours there's a surcharge lol oh well