Jeff N
Your Mileage May Vary
So now that my son, who drove the X all summer, is off to college, I'm finally getting a lot more drive time. I've noticed now that when the headlights, windshield wipers and heater fan is on, or any combination of two of those, there's not enough juice left to power the turn signals. I've done the BWM and the headlight relay mod, as well as freshen every ground I find, but no difference. As far as I know, it has the original 45 amp Marelli alternator in it. Like a dummy, I didn't upgrade it when the engine was being rebuilt. I also tried installing LED turn signals, but couldn't get them to work right. I'm thinking now it was a low voltage/amp problem.
My question is, am I correct in assuming that installing a higher amp alternator would take care of this problem? Is the GM alternator mod worth the time, or should I stick with the Bosch?
My question is, am I correct in assuming that installing a higher amp alternator would take care of this problem? Is the GM alternator mod worth the time, or should I stick with the Bosch?