Alternator Denso or OEM Volkswagen

Sorry for the late reply. just to go ahead and close this out, it was a bad alternator. Took the 400 dollar hit to my wallet and bought a new one. Spent a few hours yesterday replacing it. So far I've driven it about 30 miles without the battery light coming back on. Thanks everyone for the help.

Had the same issue with a reman denso alternator that went in a Honda, it was the cheap diode/rectifier pack that was fitted that was causing the bat light to stay on.

you can go on rockauto.com and should be able to purchase an OEM Denso Alternator.

If you are going to get a new or remanufactured alternator spend the $$$ for a DENSO one.

As some others have said, make sure you only get the remanufactured Denso alternator. No other alternator seems to work.

I replaced the alternator on my 2012 Odyssey the day before yesterday. Rebuilt Denso (I saw several suggestions online to -not- stray from Denso for this vehicle). was\\~$250 at Napa, after I got my core deposit back.

I'm using a MK2 Golf alternator. It has the correct mount width, and has the right frame to mate up with the nice rack and pinion style adjustment bracket also from the MK2 Golf.

The tech who replaced my alternator (@10K mi) left his permanent fingerprints on my hood...have to try to buff it out. Apart from the bad alternator documented in another thread (hopefully a one-off), the car has been great (especially in winter) - no leaks, no sunroof issues, buzzing, rattling, vibrations, etc.

okay so i installed an alternator in my car yesterday, boosted it, let the battery charge a bit, removed jumpers...car stalled.

My Rabbit's alternator lasted a solid 40,000 miles!