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After more than 12 months of running with an alternator that was giving signs of failing... you know, when driving at night, the lights would get brighter every now and then... It's finally failed!

My ex-boyfriend's uncle from Australia, and I went for a short break to North wales, visiting Llanberis, Snowdon, and Beddgelert... on the way back to Bristol while on the M5 the charge light started to glow a bit....and when I finally got into Bristol and needed the wipers, they were very slow which confirmed there was no charge.

Still, I found a suitable replacement on the bay, £48 including post, and according to the ad, it's a valeo!
We shall see....

erm, I have a few spares kicking about dude, that would have been £47 to you, fitted

You're soooo kind Doc

I know, overwhelming isn't it!

And now, my fucking glasses have fallen appart....shitsticks!

oooh, these things come in three's smiffy, i suggest you stay WELL away from the bike!

If all else fails, then a bit of mix'n'matchery with components from spare alternators might work in the short term... if they're the same make. One good 'un from two bad 'uns is not impossible.

He could have stopped by the farm on the way back and cured it for free there and then..
That said £48 delivered for an 80AMP Valeo aint bad darts..

It bloody is cheap that is. I paid 75 notes for a Valeo, over 2 years ago.

I paid a shocking amount more from a dealers in France once, although it did have pretty red chevrons on the box which made all the difference...and I was amazed that they had an 80 amp one on the shelf on a Friday at 6pm!

I'm amazed they were even open on a Friday at 1800..

smiffy wrote:And now, my fucking glasses have fallen appart....shitsticks!

ok i left it for a while didnt jump straight in , but


you should have gone to specsavers

it's ok Mick, you'll get away with it, Smiffy's blind as fuck without glasses, so he wont be able to see this!

Heard it all before.
I'm getting by at the moment, I'm wearing my work/safety glasses.

Heard but not seen eh!