Well I lucked onto a Jul 2002 black 156 Alfa with the 2.5 V6 engine in it .
Only 120,000 K's and it has the tall wing the wheel arch flares and the trick rear bumper on it from new .
However I have the Reg/Rec in my hand as the alternator was not charging .
Please please please can someone tell me where to get a replacement in Brisbane ????
I really like it and my son who only drove for about 12 minutes now sez it's his Alfa cos he likes it so much !!
Ahsoka, check your PM's, sent you a message.
Found these guys here in Australia , this is who I will be buying from .
Thought it might help some others .
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Alternator-Voltage-regulator-IB252-VW-ALFA-CITROEN-PEUGEOT-BOSCH-FIAT-VRB263/292608583908?hash=item4420d4a8e4:g:fNkAAOSwhTBbKOj0
I told you eBay is an Alfa owners best friend. :)
Ok , new reg rec arrived in 1 1/2 days...awesome , could not get the top screw out from the back and also had to shorten a 3/8 drive 15 mm socket and cut flats on the back so I could use an open ender on the socket .
So unbolted the alt and turned it 180 in place so I could access the back of it through the inner guard....that made it easy and you can be absolutely bloody sure that the 5 mm philips head screw was replaced by a bolt and also that the 15 mm nuts were replaced by 12 mm flared nuts cos then you can use a 1/4 drive socket and ratchet to undo them !!
Next time it will be easy from the back !!
Total success , cranked it up and 14.4 volts at the battery...yayyy .
Very appy , now just to fix the fuel pump cracked plastic leak !!