My alternator died last weekend at the track. Car is an E36. The alternator was a Bosch reman that was less than two years old and maybe 4000 miles on it. Fortunately I can warranty it but I still missed a day at the track. Are there any options that will last as long as a new OEM alternator when only remans are available? Is the $600 BMW reman better than the $300 Bosch reman? Is having it locally rebuilt a better option?
I don't know who your local rebuilders are or what quality work they do, but I trust my local shop completely. They do a great job and stand behind their work. I trust them with irreplaceable vintage Ferrari, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce parts and also with my crappy old 80's VW and BMW stuff.
+1 for finding a local shop that specializes in it. You should get much better work there than from whatever place does them en masse. The only better option might be retrofitting an alternator from something more modern.
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