avoid typical parts store rebuilt alts - if yours is OEM, find a local rebuilder to go thru it - or get an OEM from a junkyard

1 hour ago, 1 Lucky Texan said:

avoid typical parts store rebuilt alts - if yours is OEM, find a local rebuilder to go thru it - or get an OEM from a junkyard

Correct - avoid aftermarket like the plague - those are dirt cheap from Subaru anyway - buy it for $75 from the dealer. 

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Edited November 12, 20187 yr by idosubaru

called local dealer they quoted 185 called the dealer in across the river in oregon got it for 78. I think i am going to stop going to the local dealer... 

 

7 hours ago, whynot said:

called local dealer they quoted 185 called the dealer in across the river in oregon got it for 78. I think i am going to stop going to the local dealer... 

 

that's an unusual price difference across dealers,. that alternator is an odd example. they're the same way online - some places have them listed much higher, but many have it around the $80 range.  it's so cheap, most subaru alternators are like $400-$500.  so even the $185 is "cheap" compared to normal alternator prices. those two dealers wont' typically have a price spread of that much, usually it's just a few percent and at most it can't be more than 20-30% even for dealers who give excellent discounts to an individual/business/etc.  so i wouldn't necessarily assume that's a normal price difference or rule out using that local dealer for parts you might need later. 

headgaskets were 80, at one 50 at the other. I think it is the dealer. and they always need my vin why? they are engine parts do they really need me to get the vin to get me a part, 

Sorry just frustrated thinking of all the parts i got from them and thinking that i hve been charged that much more on all of them, it adds up.

well picked it up last night,  got to get it on today and go for a drive...

Some dealers just do that. They are free to markup the parts to as much as they like. But you can always see the MSRP from Subaru at parts.subaru.com

GD

Just looked up the price for a high-amp '07 STI alternator, good golly, $411!

Check out DC Power Engineering in CA. Really happy with their products for our high performance customers. About $650 for a high amp unit. 

GD

So far so good I do not see any signs of head gasket issues in the 200 miles. 

Do have a heater issue, lots of heat in town, goes cold on the highway. Seems odd. Any ideas? Could it just be the hoses are backwards on the block? I do have a subaru t-stat. and radiator and overflow bottle are full and working normally. 

Thanks