hope this is the right section ALTERNATOR upgrades for 1.6TD

[clanton1.8T]

hello. i'm installing a good sized stereo in my 1983 1.6TD rabbit. it's got the factory low output alternator and i'm sure that i will need more power for the stereo. anyway. what are my options for say 90amp and up alternators?

[Possum79]

Links to ebay alternators

Found that the other day. Thought it was interesting.

[clanton1.8T]

very interesting thank you

[Dirtrag2]

may I suggest a capacitor as well as the alternator... with a 1 farad cap, you will get better bass and won't kill your car's electrical  :wink:

... oh and if you are planning on running any more than 150 watts RMS power, use at least 4 ga. ( the smaller the # the bigger the wire )  or you'll toast your amp.

[clanton1.8T]

thank you. yeah i've got the 4guage. and will need to get a cap. the stereo consists of 4 polk momo 6.5" component speakers (woofer/tweeters) run by a polk momo 4 channel 400W amp and 1 polk momo 10" run by a polk momo 500w mono amp. and the headunit is the alpine ida x-100.