Also list where to get them at @ that price....
Thanks!

 

I got one from Mazda for $200, but I'd have to dig up the reciept to know for sure. Autozone actually wanted more for a rebuilt one...

You can probably get a better idea if you called a dealership or some parts stores.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=113679

NAPA wants 239 for a NAPA brand rebuilt one or 300 for a bosch after core.

 

why not just have yours rebuilt! The last one I had rebuilt only cost me around $35. Thats a hell of a lot cheaper than a reman.

 

Well it actually works great, but i got the housings ceramic coated, and the terminal black plastic piece is all cracked to ****, plus i wanted to put a new brushes and bearings in... although they dont need those last 2 parts.

 

For $230 from AutoZone you get a rebuilt with a Lifetime warranty. For the extra 30 bucks I would definitly buy it from them over the dealer.

 

I heard their quality was suspect, but I've heard that second hand.

 

Hey ninetyfourfd3s,

You only paid 200 for yours? Hmmm.. ill check the dealer out

 

I've tried getting one from the dealer about 4 months ago....and they told me it was backed up...infact the nearest dealer was in Arizona!!!! If i'd really wanted the dealer said that I would have pay all of the freight and tax fees....my mechanic actually found a used one for about 75 bucks...its been ok so far...knock on wood!!! If not I would have gotten the Autozone one.

 

mazdacomp wants almost 500 for one!!

 

I've worked there for about 6 months now, and don't see very many of our autozone alts come back unless there pretty old, they have the life time warranty anyway.

 

I hate autozone, because the shop i work at is called Advanced Autozone and we get people calling to check stock and price and parts all day long. Anyways, theres a reason why autozone, kragen, napa and others have a lifetime warranty. Number one, most people dont use it, and i think you need to keep the original receipt, and because they need it because they have a higher failure rate. In San Francisco and the bay area, we have a few local rebuilders that have a very good reputation. We use a company call ASE and i think we had like 3 combacks in like 2 years. My friends car went through 3 Kragen starters in a year. This is from first hand experience. I once did a side job and changed the alternater twice within 6 months on a friends car, it was a Kragen starter. I rather use a used oe part with a know low mileage than a shitty rebuil/reman. My oe alternater and starter lasted 150k.

 

I just had my alternator replaced under warranty, it was about $225 for a new Mazda part.

 

What? They wanted to charge you for shipping? My dealership orders parts for me without charge, and they can usually get them within 3 business days.

Some dealerships just give Mazda a bad name...

 

HAHAHA wow, I'm surprised there has been a lawsuit or sumthin like that. The closest we have aroudn here is advanced autoparts.

ummmm doesn't that mean the part is good?

nope, warranty information is kept in the computer by the persons phone number. So if u loose your receipt its still in the computer.