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I have the worst luck!
I brought my Camaro to a local shop to get the windows tinted yesterday. 20% all around. Looks pretty good. But somehow between the process of dropping the car off and picking it up later that day my alternator decided to die on me! What the hell could the tinting guy have done to kill my alternator?
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Chances are, it was just it's time to go.
They always go at the worst possible time, and with no warning.
Theres really not a whole lot someone can do to bring death on an alternator, unless you have a large system and he was testing it good.*Matt
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Purely coincidenceComment
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Sheer bad luck.Y87 Package
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Figures...Comment
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go to rockauto.com for a new one. I got one there and it's great, especially for the price.
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If the camaro wasn't my DD I'd do that. I can not wait for an alternator to ship. I will pick up a new one from autozone. Such a PITA. I pay $180 to get my windows tinted just to spend another $125 for an alternator.Comment
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Hey, you'll have a bit more piece of mind knowing you have a new alternator in there for awhile.
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Well, I replaced the alternator and bupkis. It continued to drain the battery til it wouldn't run. So now that alternator is out of the equation I'll test my battery next. I just hope Autozone will take the alternator back.Comment
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you hooked it up correctly right ? did you check the connections for corrosion ?1997 Camaro LS1 RS
1994 Camaro - Sold
1999 Trans am Vert - Sold
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I believe it is connected correctly. And there was little to no corrosion when I disconnected the terminals doing the replacement.Originally posted by Tom Rs View PostComment
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make sure there is a red wire going from the alt back to the battery. also make sure the little harness is plugged in all the way1997 Camaro LS1 RS
1994 Camaro - Sold
1999 Trans am Vert - Sold
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