Alternator OEM Mazda or Duralast

Please, genuine alternators are only like $30 more and you won't suffer these issues. And also they last.

I went and got a Mazda one off of Moss bc I was sick of AutoZone remanned ones blowing up. It's plenty nice for stock electrical load

The Duralast one looks to have a lifetime warranty.

Duralast Gold = new manufacture. A new unit from China. Sometimes OK, but often crap.

The only good thing about buying a duralast is it'll be the last alternator that you have to *PAY* for. But it def will *NOT* be the last alternator you install in the truck. Lol

I purchased a Duralast 115A Alternator 14921 (remanufactured) which, once we moved the pulley and fan from old to new, it mounted up without a hitch. Once the battery was charged I connected everything up and she started right up. However, the voltmeter was hanging around 12V so we put a multimeter on the battery and only saw 12V+/-.

Wouldn't recommend AutoZone based on my experience. Had a duralast gold fail on me and had to get a replacement one.

Labor time is like .7 on the RX8 alternator if I remember my time at Mazda right… imma say like 900 or so for labor is a rip

Made the mistake of buying the duralast, first one lasted a couple months, and the second one is dying, only charging the battery at highway speeds, just like the first one before it died.

We have a lady with an infinity that comes in once a year to get her duralast alternator replaced.