Auto Parts Made Easier in Redlands

A Trip to the Auto Parts Store Shouldn't Hurt like a Root Canal

By Gary Thornburg, published Dec 15, 2005
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Auto parts, we all need them, we all want high quality and low, low prices. But how do we get all ob the above? Be a smarter shopper, that’s how. I know many of you are asking “How do I become a smarter shopper?” By asking the right questions and giving good information. Here’s an example; you own a 1996 Acura Integra. You need an alternator, the part which provides a charge to the battery when the engine is running. You want to change it yourself because labor at your local garage is well over $65 an hour. You know yours is dead because your battery light is lit on the dashboard and you need a jump every time you need to start the car. Why do I know it’s the alternator? Well the car IS 9 years old and that’s prime grounds for dead alternators. The best thing to do next is either remove the dead alternator and have it handy, or write down as much information as you can find from it. The more you can tell the people helping you the better the help will be.

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