Thinking Of Fitting A Second Hand / Cheap Unit

Think Again !!!!!

As Cars get more and more reliant on Electronics here's a couple of cautionary tales.

Ford Focus

The owner of this ford Focus decided to purchase a second hand Alternator for his car. he saved around £ 50.00 over the price of a new unit. Not having the knowledge to fit it himself asked a friend to help and paid him £ 20.00. Job Done.

A couple of days later he noticed a strange smell after 30 or so minutes driving, had a quick glance under the bonnet all seemed in place didn't think to much of it.

By the weekend the car failed to start... the owner was puzzled and decided to pay a visit to his local Garage. The news was not good !!

The garage informed him that the alternator was Over charging producing 16volts consistently. This had literally boiled the battery dry and buckled the plates .

The Owner ended up purchasing a new alternator, a new battery and had to pay for the fitting of the new alternator. He estimated that the episode cost him over £ 100.00 on top of what he would have paid for a new alternator on it's own.

Vauxhall Astra

This vehicle arrived at the garage on the back of a breakdown truck refusing to start due to a flat battery. The owner lived some 300 miles away and was visiting relatives.

He informed the garage that he had recently had the alternator repaired by his local Auto - Electrician. The diagnostics test carried out by the garage showed that the alternator was not producing any charge.

A new unit was fitted , battery recharged and the car was back to full running order.

The owner however had paid for the original repair and labour £ 78.00 + VAT and paid the garage for the new unit to be supplied and fitted.

Ask Yourself the Following

Is a repair really worth it ??

It might seem cheap at the time but when it goes wrong it will cost you more money.

What Guarantee do you get with a second hand unit  ??

None !!!!

Do you or your family really have time for your car breaking down ?

Once is bad enough but twice  !!!!

We've not met anyone yet

The above is in no way telling you what to do just sharing some of the knowledge we've built up in our 30 year History

Hence our modern day motto

FIT IT FORGET IT