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posted on February 20th, 2011 at 08:30 PM
Need some help in bentleigh melbourne
hi all im new to all this vw stuff and have purchased my first notch
its a 1970 in white and i purchased the car up on the hawkesbry
a mate flew to syd to pick it up and drive it down to cobram so i could meet him there with his car
we did the deal and i drove her home, over 1100km in 24 hours the old girl
she did it well until about 100km out from melbourne the g light lit up but we continued on, we got 4 km from home and she stalled, would not kick
back over, it was 2 am so i cabbed it home 7 bucks thats how close i was
i i went back in the morning and she kicked over, got her home
another forum member whom i met thru here popped by to take a look
turns out i need a new alternater, now do i buy one and get some one to come put it in? im not real sure on any of this as im new to cars
im thinking get a new battery and alt but what im asking is there anyone able to come give me a hand? i restore vintage bikes and have never had a
car but i had to have a type 3.
where would my best bet be to go and get a alt? and battery? and what am i asking for?
cant get the car any where so is this the best option?
and what would i be expecting to pay for the alt and battery
cheers in advance
eccles
ps i would like to get on this asap as i wanna cruze my new notch in tha hood
im in bentleigh just near mckinnon researve, i have tools and the space to work just need the know how
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posted on February 21st, 2011 at 04:37 AM
Best auto electrician in your area is Chambers Auto Elect, 564 Hawthorn Rd., S. Caulfield, 9596 6238, close to North Rd. He's a one-man business, so
he's not going to come to your place, but he knows VWS (I think he's Sth African). I've had hime replace my regulator and test/setup my battery,
very satisfactory results.
Since yours is an auto, I guess you can't push start it, so you'd have to try for a jump start (cables from another vehicle).
If you're stuck, I live near by (Brighton East), so you could contact me and I'll get you to Chambers one way or the other.
How much? alternators are kinda expensive ($250?), but it could just be your regulator; batteries are a commodity, probably around $120. All plus
labour.
