Service at Toyota local dealer

[ctrj]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

^ Yeah, mine did the same thing. Told me they absolutely will not 'rebuild' the alternator. They will only replace. Still waiting to deal with the voltage regulator myself and save some coin.

It is not cost effective to rebuild an alternator. By the time you add labor and the parts price, you're spending more than a remaned Toyota alternator to start with!

[beZzZ]

Originally Posted by ctrj

It is not cost effective to rebuild an alternator. By the time you add labor and the parts price, you're spending more than a remaned Toyota alternator to start with!

It's not totally right I guess, I got an 09 alternator from a scrap yard for CND $140, with a year warranty.

Then I get a quote from my friend's shop for assemble and rebuild the alternator, it's no more than $200. All you gotta worry is find a reputable and realiable shop.

Also, with the dealership, a brand new alternator is $690 + labour. Really a rip off, I'm not sure about the price in US, but Canada is really ridiculous.