samiamryan Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 Im not much of a mechanic so please help me out. I have a TGP and ive had my share of problems. Ive got it running fine now, but when Im driving, everything is fine, but when i slow down or come to a stop, the dash lights dim and my turn signal slows down. Then when i hit the gas, the lights brighten and the blinker speeds back up. Could this be and alternator or is this normal. And one other note, how much do shocks cost to be replaced. I think one is broken or stuck. Thanks, Ryan Quote
samiamryan Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Posted February 27, 2004 The car isnt much to look at and Im sick of working on it and sticking more and more money on it. What do cheap shocks run. Ill run it for the rest of the winter, race it, then its probably gone unless I smash it up on the track. Quote
no1kicker Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 If you go to autozone they can test your battery and alternator for free. For struts they usually cost $50 per strut labor, and the struts themselves are around $40 each. Quote
samiamryan Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Posted February 27, 2004 thats a good idea, I think ill get it tested this weekend. Do altornators on thes car cost any more than a plain Grand Prix SE? Quote
no1kicker Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 Don't think so. Pep boys is around $120 and I think AZ might be a bit higher. That's for the lifetime warranty one, IMO it's a good thing to have. Quote
grandprix104 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 $120 is a common price for the alts on our cars. Thats about how much they are a checker, and although they fired me their Autolite Alts are rebuilt with more new parts than most. Quote
RareGMFan Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 Yeah, but for $120, you could get an Iceberg alternator which will beat the living CRAP out of anything these pathetic chain stores offer for our era of GMs. Quote
SleeperRed90TGp Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 How long does an Iceberg alt last? Any warrenty? I go through alt's about every 2 years. I am on number 5 or 6 and only paid for the first one due to AZ lifetime warrenty. Jud Quote
90TGP Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 You also might have a loose belt which could be caused by having a belt too big or your tensioner pully is loose. Quote
dkorinko Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 Yeah, but for $120, you could get an Iceberg alternator which will beat the living CRAP out of anything these pathetic chain stores offer for our era of GMs. That's what I have! Quote
RareGMFan Posted March 2, 2004 Report Posted March 2, 2004 How long does an Iceberg alt last? Any warrenty? I go through alt's about every 2 years. I am on number 5 or 6 and only paid for the first one due to AZ lifetime warrenty. Jud I'm not sure on how long the warranty is. I've got lots of friends who have been using them for years, and I haven't heard a complaint out of a single one of them yet. They put a different rear caseing on to help dissapate the heat better (a large part of the reason alts from our era fail so much). Plus they have a 140 amp version available, too. Little extra power. Ask "The Great Korinko" what he thinks of his. How long have you had it, now? Quote
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