GoFaster
Moderator at Large
Re: I\'m Buying a Rebuilt Starter for the TDI
If you're not inclined enough to take the starter off and re-install it, who is going to do that? Who are you going to PAY to do that?
If you are going to go to an independent shop to get them to change it out, why not let the shop source the replacement starter? They probably have access to sources that you don't, and/or can buy the starter at a discount price that you can't.
In any case, you might want to try picking up the local yellow pages and look for a local auto electric starter-and-alternator place. If you find the right one, they can rebuild YOUR starter and they can probably do the remove/replace, too. The last new-brushes job on my starter cost me about $100, although I did the remove/replace from vehicle myself.
If you're not inclined enough to take the starter off and re-install it, who is going to do that? Who are you going to PAY to do that?
If you are going to go to an independent shop to get them to change it out, why not let the shop source the replacement starter? They probably have access to sources that you don't, and/or can buy the starter at a discount price that you can't.
In any case, you might want to try picking up the local yellow pages and look for a local auto electric starter-and-alternator place. If you find the right one, they can rebuild YOUR starter and they can probably do the remove/replace, too. The last new-brushes job on my starter cost me about $100, although I did the remove/replace from vehicle myself.