Getting a new starter, which brands have you liked?

[babyhauler]

Hi,

I just pulled my starter, it's sitting on the floor of my garage.

I am inclined to take it down to a local shop that has rebuilt other stuff for me and have them rebuild it.

But, I am also browsing the major online parts stores. They never post details about their starters, just a part number and price.

Where can I find objective specs or reviews to compare brands? Which ones are better, or maybe it doesn't matter.

Have you had great (or terrible) experience with one manufacturers starter over another?

[79Mercy]

I would use a original Bosch one, rebuilt of course.

[p100]

It's not so much one brand preference over another, as the rebuild quality that counts.

[babyhauler]

Originally Posted by 79Mercy

I would use a original Bosch one, rebuilt of course.

Can't my local shop do as good a job rebuilding the original bosch starter, can't their be as good or better than the online stores selling remanufactured bosch starters?

I should also add, car has at least 250,000 and it's kind of rough, but I am saving up parts and cash to buy a much nicer 123 next year, so I will have this starter for a long time.

[babyhauler]

Originally Posted by p100

It's not so much one brand preference over another, as the rebuild quality that counts.

. . .and that begs my question, how to tell where the rebuild quality is?

[cheapold280ce]

Autozone is nice as they offer lifetime replacement. So I go with them on alternators, and starters. Most likely they are rebuilt in india or china by people making $5.00 a day. Sometimes you get one where they earned their money and it actually works for years.

[babyhauler]

I decided I'm just going with my local rebuilder. All the other options are in the same price range $100 - $130, but I've had good luck with the local rebuilder so far. The autozone idea would be my 2nd choice, cuz at least I can work with a local store.

Still I think it's kind of wierd that the main online auto parts stores list similar looking parts with no explanation as to why one is priced more than the other.

[Zedd]

Mean Green.

[torkq]

Not sure if you have already had your starter rebuilt, or purchased a rebuilt one, but I bought one from Kragen, with a lifetime warranty, for about $65 or so, has been working just fine for months now


http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123...hlight=starter



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[rrgrassi]

Personally I go by the PITA factor. On the turbo, the starter is a PITA to remove. Just how many AutoZoo type do you want to replace?

Since just about all parts for our cars are re-builds now, It is hard to choose one that had a good longevity reputation, along with warrany.