Rebuild alternator in Houston?
 

Where is a good place to get my 1978SC alternator rebuilt in Houston, Texas? Or should I just buy the one from Pelican Parts?

...a little help here. I need to take it in tomorrow.

I was in the same position not too long ago and I could not find anyone in the Houston area with the alternator I needed. I also could not find anyone who could rebuild. What I did was ordered one from Pelican, next-day air to my home and installed. This was on a Thursday and by early Sat. I was on the raod. Still running!

Have you tried the Yellow Pages for alternator rebuilders? The alternator on my 84 went bad, and I found a local foreign alternator rebuilder who rebuilt it for $89. No sense paying the "Porsche Tax" if you don't have to. A quick Yahoo search revealed these places:

A-1 Auto Electric
(713) 784-4248 3817 Waldo St
Houston, TX

AAA Alternator Svc
(713) 869-5849 2111 Washington Ave
Houston, TX

Alamo Rebuilders
(713) 464-6874 8537 Long Point Rd
Houston, TX

Bap-Geon Import Car Parts
(713) 783-5122 6423 Richmond Ave # Q
Houston, TX

C J Auto Electric
(281) 561-7584 12132 Beechnut St
Houston, TX

Commercial Starter & Altrntr
(713) 464-2118 9013 Long Point Rd
Houston, TX

D S Alternator Shop
(713) 785-6070 9964 Harwin Dr
Houston, TX

Ellis Electric Svc
(713) 695-7832 4335 Irvington Blvd
Houston, TX

Finch Alternator & Starter
(713) 692-0507 4440 N Shepherd Dr
Houston, TX

Gulfcoast Breakers & Starters
(832) 736-9771 2437 Bay Area Blvd # 233
Houston, TX

Harwin Auto City
(713) 785-6070 9964 Harwin Dr
Houston, TX

Houston Alternator Inc
(713) 862-8500 1835 N Shepherd Dr
Houston, TX

North Houston Car Care
(281) 586-9653 14444 Stuebner Airline Rd
Houston, TX

Rpw Inc
(713) 236-8142 3501 Harrisburg Blvd
Houston, TX

Rusty's Carburetor Svc
(713) 991-6595 7905 Almeda Genoa Rd # P
Houston, TX

S & H Diesel Products
(713) 675-7051 4807 N Mccarty St
Houston, TX

Wood Alternator & Starter Svc
(281) 448-0445 680 Aldine Mail Rd
Houston, TX

Wow. That's quite a list. Thank you.

RAM, if I can't get it rebuilt, I'll definately go Pelican.

Edit: AAA Alternator Svc
(713) 869-5849 2111 Washington Ave
Houston, TX

AAA said they can do it in a couple of hours. I'll report back on their service.

There's nothing special about these alternators and probably any of those shops can rebuild it for you for less than $100.

On the wall of my shop we have a list of a couple places that we use for alternator builds/ starter builds I'll see if I can get them. We use them all the time and the stuff comes out great.

Let us know where you go, I tried in Houston and couldnt find one....

Here's the place we use at my shops we use them A LOT (probably have sent 50+) haven't had a fault with them yet, and the repairs are relatively quick.
Metro Alternators & Starters