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Alternator for 00 Ford Focus

  • 14-03-2017 10:41am
    #1
    Polly2591
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi everyone does anybody have any idea what it would cost to buy a new alternator and have it fitted on to a 00 Ford Focus?


Comments

  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not DIY, moved to main forum.


  • #3
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,858 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Ring a few breakers I'd say. Or get yours reconditioned. Fitting it isn't difficult.


  • #4
    kildarelad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭kildarelad


    you will get a secondhand one for 50 euro fitting it be about another 50 euro


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    If you plan to keep the car then reconditioned is a better option in the long run.


  • #6
    Indricotherium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭Indricotherium


    bazz26 wrote: »
    If you plan to keep the car then reconditioned is a better option in the long run.

    Why?


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  • #7
    FMG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭FMG


    kildarelad wrote: »
    you will get a secondhand one for 50 euro fitting it be about another 50 euro
    Thats exactly how I got mine sorted a few weeks back.


  • #8
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Because you don't know what condition the second hand unit is in when it came out of the last car, it could last you only a month and then you're back to square one. A reconditioned one is self explanatory and will come with a guarantee. Penny wise, pound foolish and all that.


  • #9
    Polly2591
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Polly2591


    Great thanks everyone for your help. My mechanic gave it a knock of a hammer a few weeks ago and it was back running perfect. Went into the petrol station this evening and came back out and wouldn't start. Time to get a new one


  • #10
    Polly2591
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Polly2591


    Great thanks everyone for your help. My mechanic gave it a knock of a hammer a few weeks ago and it was back running perfect. Went into the petrol station this evening and came back out and wouldn't start. Time to get a new one


  • #11
    whizbang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭whizbang


    Its not the alternator that needs a knock of a hammer...


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