Bosch Starter: Rebuild vs. Replace with new

[Tachin]

I have a '69 original starter that still working fine, but is really really tired looking. Dirty and rusty as a result of east coast winter driving in the 70's.

I see Pelican sells new Bosch starters for ~$130, which is also the cost of a rebuild.

Is there anything special about the old Bosch starters that I should preserve with a rebuild, or should i just slap in a new one?

[Joe Bob]

No such thing as a "new" Bosch for your model. They are all remans.

There another thread on remans in the past few days.....take a look at that.

My opinion is to have a local shop rebuild it....they tend to replace everything that is marginal. Lot's of fails right out the box on cheap remans, or within a month or two.

Labor is expensive and/or time comsuming if you DIY....

[Eagledriver]

If it's still working then I'd leave it alone. 911s are easy to "bump start" if the starter fails. Nothing special about the original so if you want to replace it a rebuilt one is fine.

-Andy