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Denso Alternator

I recently replaced the alternator on my 99 1MZ Solara (really just a 2 door "sporty" Camry), I went to an alternator/starter rebuild shop and swapped my 24-year old alternator for one they had in stock they'd rebuilt with a Denso core.

Vehicle: Toyota
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Denso Alternator
NinjaaMike
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Rating 4.0

Or since Denso is the OEM, you could get a remanufactured one at [NAPA](https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/DEN2105000) or [RockAuto](https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/denso,2105000,alternator+/+generator,2412), but it looks like they're out of stock. I would not trust the cheaper remanufactured ones that are made by the other brands. Denso is reliable, and I'd trust their reman parts, if you decide to go the reman route.

Pros: Denso is reliable
Cons: cheaper ones untrustworthy
Part number: 2105000
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Denso Alternator

Drives fine, maybe a bit of whirr from the alternator area but hard for my ears to tell of that's out of normal none of the unhappy noise from before battery kicked it.

Pros: drives fine
Cons: bit of whirr
Vehicle: Toyota
Mileage: 180000 km
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Denso Alternator
Mazda256
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Rating 2.0

Denso is usually one of the top ones, if they've tanked in quality I shudder to think how bad oem GM, and mopar/stellantis has gotten. I still have nightmares from absolute shit quality of GM parts, alternators and starters barely lasted over a year.

Pros: null
Cons: quality has declined
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