alternator help

1. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

   #1 8th December 2004, 02:55

   guys, can anyone explain how do i upgrade the wire connections on the alternator? how thick wires do i use?
2. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #2 8th December 2004, 03:13

   Use 4 guage, simply disconnect the thickest wire on the alternator and replace it with the 4 guage cable and trace it all the way back to the battery
3. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

   #3 8th December 2004, 17:23

   how much square mm's is a 4 gauge wire?
   
   i need to replace only 1 wire?
4. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

   #4 8th December 2004, 17:25

   how much square mm's is a 4 gauge wire?
   
   i need to replace only 1 wire?
5. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

   #5 8th December 2004, 17:27

   i've found this calculator and it says that a 4AWG is 21.0439 mm square. is that true?
6. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #6 9th December 2004, 05:24

   i think my 4 guage wire is around 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter
7. rsands Established Member Joined: Oct 2004 Banbridge United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Posts: 1222

   #7 9th December 2004, 16:22

   it is 20mm squared
8. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

   #8 10th December 2004, 04:00

   ok thanx...
   
   one last question (i hope)
   
   is this simple enough? can i " D I Y " it?
9. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #9 10th December 2004, 05:04

   aye mate it should be one of the easier jobs, just a case of tracing where the wire goes. While your doing that upgrade the battery earth to the chassis with the 4 guage as well
10. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #10 16th December 2004, 04:32

    guys, i know i'll sound pretty stupid, but can someone please post me a pic of the alternator and which wire to replace...
    
    thanx
11. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #11 17th December 2004, 04:36

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    trust me, you won't regret the time you wasted to explain this to me... (i simply need a pic of the alternator. i think i know where it is, but i'm not 100% sure...)
12. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #12 17th December 2004, 04:44

    ok, here's the link...
    
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13. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #13 17th December 2004, 04:46

    feel free to comment
14. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

    #14 17th December 2004, 04:49

    sorry never seen your post, that link seen it before she has a fine ass but wheres the nudity
    
    i dont have a proper pic but this will do:
    
    
    
    the alternator is on the left of the picture. it has two terminals. One is smaller than the other you want the larger one which has the thicker wire than the others, trace that wire it should return to the battery thats the one you want to replace.
15. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #15 17th December 2004, 04:50

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16. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #16 17th December 2004, 04:52

    so that's not a girl from croatia?
    i'm really dissapointed...
    i was hoping to run into her some day, maybe meet the artist who made her...
17. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #17 17th December 2004, 04:54

    scott, this is on the left when you open the hood?
    i have a 1.1 engine. should i replace my alternator for a 1.5d one?
18. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

    #18 17th December 2004, 04:59

    if you can get one cheap then go for it
19. Simop Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Warrington Posts: 20561 Blue Saxo VTS Turbo/White Megane F1 R26

    #19 29th December 2004, 19:23

    Can I ask why you are upgrading the wiring for the alternator?
    
    TYhe alternator is only capable of generating a certain current, which the existing wire is capable of handling safely... what advantage is there to renew it?
20. KAMENi Established Member Joined: Nov 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1217 C4 1.6 16v

    #20 30th December 2004, 00:59

    i thought about that, aswell...
    later i'll get an diesel alternator, so i guess that's when i'm gonna need it. right?