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> VOLTAGE REGULATORS --WHY DIFFERENCE IN PRICE?, BOSCH, HELLA vs BERU??
R8CERX
post Mar 1 2019, 03:18 PM
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OK....I get it.... if you buy cheap, you get what you paid for.

BUT!!

Why would a voltage regulator for a 914 cost from

BERU=$28
HELLA=$44
BOSCH=$300!!!

I get that maybe a filter or materials are better in one over the other, but AT WHAT POINT it really makes a difference between a $300 vs a $28?

Am I missing something?

Don't they ALL the same thing?

If my alternator is faulty, it will kill ANY of them regulators.... would it not?
The output from any of them should be same...

Please, enlighten me with your knowledge, since I need to buy one.... and I could get 10 for the BERU vs 1 of the BOSCH!!!

Thank you for the help as always!

Felix
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post Mar 1 2019, 09:29 PM
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Biggest problem with the non Bosch replacement stuff is they do not fit and they do not seem to last. I have not tried the Beru voltage regulator but the Hella does not fit. I still have 5 NOS Bosch Large hole VR's coming in next week. $55each shipped.
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post Mar 1 2019, 11:32 PM
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Biggest problem with the non Bosch replacement stuff is they do not fit and they do not seem to last. I have not tried the Beru voltage regulator but the Hella does not fit. I still have 5 NOS Bosch Large hole VR's coming in next week. $55each shipped.


Thank you!

$55 for BOSCH? NOS? what is the difference from the OEM? ($300)-- I just don't get the differences?
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