Automotive electrical systems
More informationAt Global Parts, we offer a wide selection of original used car parts, including automotive electrical systems for many popular car brands such as BMW, Mini, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, and others. Each of our car parts undergoes quality control to ensure you receive a top-quality product.
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Part no. 9120788
BMW 5 Series E60 E61 Wiring Loom Harness Passenger Side 9120785
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Part no. 9230404
BMW X1 Series E84 Rear Bumper PDC Cables Wiring Loom Set 9230404
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Part no. 9181454
BMW X1 E84 Aerial Antenna Noise Suppression Filter 9181454
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Part no. 9247088
BMW X1 Series E84 Wiring Loom Harness Passenger Side 9233559
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Part no. 8624382
BMW 1 3 Series F20 F30 F31 LCI Line Cable Power Distribution Module 8624382
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Part no. 9168335
BMW X1 E84 Antenna Amplifier Diversity 868 MHZ 9168335
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Part no. 8585729
BMW 3 Series F30 320d N47N Engine Gearbox Module Wiring Loom Harness Cables Set
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Part no. 9184432-1
BMW 1 3 Series E81 E87 E90 E91 Control Unit Airbag ECU NO CRASH DATA 9184432
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Part no. 8507202-2
BMW 3 Series E90 E91 LCI 318d N47N 143HP ECU Kit DDE 8507202 CAS3 Key Automatic
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Part no. 7791352
BMW X5 Series E53 3.0d M57N Cable Starter Base B 7791352 12427791352
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Part no. 6938079
BMW E81 E87 E90 E91 PDC Speaker Trigger Contact 6969139 6938079
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Part no. 9335300
BMW 1 Series F20 LCI Front Door Wiring Loom Harness Passengers Side 9335300
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Part no. 9337879
BMW 1 3 4 Series F20 F21 F30 F31 F34 Power Distribution Fuse Box Front 9337879
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Part no. 9259831
BMW E93 Convertible Wiring Loom Front Door Cables Cable Passenger Side 9186668
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Part no. 6814183
Audio Control Panel BMW F20 F30 F31 F32 Operating Unit FBM 6814183
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Part no. 6772742
BMW 3 4 Series F80 M3 F82 M4 Control Unit Active Sound Design 2622362
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Part no. 7296108
BMW 4 Series F32 F82 M4 Rear Third Stoplamp Stop Lamp Brake Light White 7296108
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Part no. 8636064
Wiring Cable BMW F20 F30 LCI B48 Engine Injector Ignition Loom 8636064
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Part no. 8636054
BMW F20 F30 LCI 120i 320i 330i B48 Engine Wiring Cable Loom Harness 8636054
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Part no. 8682893
BMW F20 F30 LCI 120i 320i 330i B48 Engine Wiring Cable Loom Harness 8644504
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Part no. 9196669
CD Changer 6 Disc BMW E81 E87 E90 E91 E92 Without Magazine 9196669
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Part no. 7809999-2
BMW X3 E83 LCI 2.0d N47 Engine ECU Kit DDE 7809999 + EWS IV + Key Automatic
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Part no. 7636937
Ping Sensor BMW F20 F31 LCI Mini F55 F56 Engine Block Knock Sensor 7636937
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Part no. 7640132
BMW F20 LCI F30 F56 Alternator Generator DENSO 150A 7640132
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Part no. 6964140
BMW 7 Series E65 E66 Control Unit Door Rear Passenger Side 6933264
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Part no. 6933162
BMW E65 E66 On-board Navigation Display Monitor Screen 8,8" 6933162
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Part no. 9122100
BMW 1 Series E88 Mini Cooper R57 R59 Sat Nav GPS Antenna Amplifier 9122100
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Part no. 6970890
BMW 7 Series E65 E66 E67 Sensor B-pillar Left Airbag N/S 6970890
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Part no. 9118064
BMW 7 Series E65 E66 Centre Console Vent Storage Compartment Support 9118064
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Part no. 6970908
BMW E65 E66 Sensor Front Right Door Airbag O/S 6970908
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Part no. 6959987
BMW 7 Series E65 E66 Windscreen Wiper Switch Column Stalk 61316959987 6959987
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Part no. 9112454
BMW X3 X5 E53 E83 PDC Parking Distance Control Unit Active Module 9112454
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Part no. 6990089-1
BMW 6 X3 Series E63 E83 Radio Antenna Amplifier Suppression Filter
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Part no. 6964139
BMW 7 Series E65 E66 E67 Front Control Unit Door Passenger Side 6964139
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Part no. 6970889
BMW 7 Series E65 E66 E67 Sensor Vehicle Centre Airbag 6970889
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Part no. 6953424-2
BMW Z4 Series 2 E85 E86 Positive Battery Cable Plus Pole Lead 6953424
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Part no. 8366625
BMW 259 259R 259 R22 Connection Plug Relay Pink Tyco 8366625
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Part no. 9205930
BMW E92 Telematics Bluetooth Control Unit Module 9205930
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Part no. 6989994
BMW E65 E66 E67 Control Unit Front Centre Console Module 6989994
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Part no. 9306405
BMW F20 F21 F30 F31 F32 F36 Negative Minus Battery Cable Lead Pole IBS 9306405
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Part no. 8507893
BMW 1 2 3 Series F20 F21 F22 F30 F31 N47N Wiring Loom Harness Engine 8507893
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Part no. 9124583-KAS
BMW E87 E90 Front Rear PDC Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Kaschmir Silver A72 9124583
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Part no. 6960308
BMW 1 Series E88 Convertible Rear Bumper FM Radio Aerial Antenna 6960308
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Part no. 9284594
BMW 1 2 Series F20 F21 F30 F30 Mini F56 Front Seat Sensor Mat Left N/S 9284594
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Part no. 9261111
BMW 1 3 4 Series F20 F21 F30 F31 F32 Power Distribution Fuse Box Rear 9261111
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Part no. 9191408
BMW X1 Series E84 Wiring Cable Loom Set Rear Door Left Right N/O/S 9191408
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Part no. 9227179
BMW 1 Series E81 Body Control Module ECU L2 PL2RR JBBFE Junction Box 9227179
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Part no. 9157158
BMW E60 E61 LCI E63 E64 Body Gateway Module ECU Control Unit 9157158
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Part no. 6945145
BMW E60 E61 E63 Air Control Module Passenger Side Door 6945145
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Part no. 9297787
BMW F10 F20 F30 Battery For Telematics Control Unit Module 9297787
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Part no. 6926445
BMW 5 Series E60 E61 LCI Heated Front Seat Control Module 6926445 9182128
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Part no. 9143439
BMW E81 E87 E90 E91 E92 6-disc CD Changer without Magazine 9143439
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Part no. 9247468
BMW 1 Series E81 Body Control Module ECU L2 PL2RR JBBFE III Junction Box 9247468
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Part no. 8408783
BMW X5 E53 Flap Radio Partition Mounting Part Cover Dashboard 8408783
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Part no. 9176078
BMW E60 E61 LCI E63 E64 Body Gateway Module ECU Control Unit 9176078
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Part no. 9113064
BMW 5 Series E60 E61 LCI Centre Console Switch Cluster Control Unit ECU 9113064
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Part no. 6948692
BMW E60 E61 E63 Passenger Side Door Airbag Control Module 6948692
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Part no. 9177985
BMW E88 ECU Body Control Module H3 Junction Box 9177985
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Part no. 9243922
BMW E81 E87 E90 E91 LCI Professional CD Radio With Bluetooth 9243922
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Part no. 9141048
BMW E60 E87 E90 E91 Hands-Free Electronics Charging MULF2 9141048
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Part no. 6956748
BMW E87 E90 E91 LCI PDC Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Tiefgruen Green A43 6956748
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Part no. 9145401
BMW 5 Series E60 E60N E61 E61N LCI Airbag ECU Control Unit Module
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Part no. 6850375
BMW 1 3 Series E81 E87 LCI E88 E90 M3 E92 Speed Cluster Sensor 6780334
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Part no. 8368231
BMW E46 Door Speaker Tweeter Front Left N/S 8368231
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Part no. 8387551
BMW 3 Series E46 Battery Positive Cable Fuse Box Base B 8387551
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Part no. 6923502
Mini R50 One D Diesel W17 Cable Starter Base B- Wire 6923502
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Part no. 8387547
Fuse Box Base BMW X3 E83 Mini R50 R53 Battery Positive Cable B 8387547
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Part no. 8586540-2
BMW F30 F32 LCI 330dX 430dX N57N 258HP Control Unit ECU Kit DDE 8586540 FEM Key
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Part no. 7621178-5
BMW E81 E87 LCI E90 N43 118i 318i Engine Control ECU DME Kit 7621178 Automatic
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Part no. 8600358
BMW F20 F30 LCI MINI F55 F56 Integrated Relay Supply Module 8600358
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Part no. 7638477
Ignition Coil BMW E81 E87N LCI E90 E91 E92 F10 F11 Bosch 7638477
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Part no. 6951855
BMW 6 E64 E64N LCI Convertible Suppression Filter Aerial Module Antenna 6951855
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Part no. 6944875
BMW E36 Z4 E85 Z3 Module Radar Burglar Alarm Sensor 6944875
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Part no. 7612860
BMW F20 F21 F30 F31 F32 Battery Holder Bracket Supporting Rail 7612860
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Part no. 7572873
BMW Z4 E85 E86 Battery Holder Hold Down Bracket 7572873
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Part no. 6986077
BMW E81 E87 E90 E91 E92 6-disc CD Changer Without Magazine 6986077
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Part no. 6948182
BMW E60 E61 LCI Alarm System Unit Ultra Sonic Module
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Part no. 9157156
Body Gateway Module BMW E60 E61 LCI E63 E64 ECU Control Unit 9157156
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Part no. 6946400
BMW E60 E61 Air Module ECU Control Unit Centre Sensor 6946400 6963024 6952993
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Part no. 6906558
Relay Box BMW E60 E61 E63 E64 Rear Power Distribution Fuse 6906558
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Part no. 9172019
BMW 5 Series E60 E60N E61 E61N LCI Airbag ECU Control Unit Module 9172019
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Part no. 9261612
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor BMW F20 F21 F23 F87 PDC Black 9261612
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Part no. 6963013
BMW 5 6 Series E60 E61 E63 Driver Side Door Airbag Control Unit Module 6963013
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Part no. 6960433
BMW E60 E61 E63 E64 E90 E91 FBAS Analog Video Module Unit 6960433
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Part no. 9279822
BMW F20 F21 F30 F31 F32 Rear Body Control Unit Module REM 9279822
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Part no. 7301554
BMW F10 F20 F30 F32 Control Unit For Fuel Pump 7301554
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Part no. 9227470
BMW 1 Series F20 F21 LCI Antenna Aerial Noise Suppression Filter 9227470
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Part no. 9313614
BMW F30 F31 F80 M3 Driver's Side Door Wiring Loom Cable 9313614
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Part no. 9389068
Fuse Box BMW F20 F21 F30 F31 F34 Power Distribution Front 9389068
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Part no. 9355549
BMW 1 2 3 4 Series F20 F22 F21 F30 F32 LCI ECU USB Hub Module 9355549
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Part no. 9368383-1
BMW F20 F21 F30 F31 Mid-Range Sound Speaker Stereo HiFi Harman Kardon
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Part no. 7560626
BMW X3 Z4 E83 LCI E85 E86 Power Distribution Module Fuse Box 7560626
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Part no. 3417586
Electronic Box BMW X3 E83 LCI 2.5si 3.0si N52N Control Unit Mount Holder 3417586
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Part no. 6766003
BMW X3 E83 Z4 E85 E86 Fuel Pump Module Control Unit 6766003
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Part no. 7075944-3
BMW E60 E65 E70 Front Right Seat O/S Height Adjustment Drive 7075944
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Part no. 6974890-MYS
BMW E87 E90 E91 LCI PDC Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Mysticblau Blue - A07
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Part no. 9140942-BAR
BMW 1 3 Series E87 E90 E91 LCI Rear PDC Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Barbera Red
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Part no. 9146330
BMW X5 E60 E65 E70 Front Right Seat O/S Height Adjustment Drive
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BMW E60 E65 E70 Front Right Seat O/S Height Adjustment Drive 7075944
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Key components of vehicle electrical systems
Original electrical parts for popular car brands
A car's electrical system is a complex system responsible for many key functions—from engine starting to lighting and on-board electronics. Modern cars are equipped with increasingly advanced electrical solutions that not only improve driving comfort but also enhance safety. At the Global Parts automotive store you will find a wide range of used car parts , such as alternators, starters, batteries, control modules and other automotive electrical systems that perfectly fit BMW , Audi , Mercedes , Volkswagen , Mini and many others.
How does a car's electrical system work?
A car's electrical system is a complex system that consists of several key components that work together to ensure the vehicle's reliable operation:
- Battery accessories – Includes clamps, cables, holders and other components necessary for battery installation and maintenance.
- Electronic control modules and controllers – They control and manage the operation of various vehicle systems, such as the engine, air conditioning and ABS.
- Alternators and generators – Responsible for generating electricity and charging the battery while the engine is running.
- Parts for alternators and generators – Including voltage regulators, brushes and bearings that ensure proper operation of the alternator.
- Starters – Key components of the starting system that enable the engine to be started.
- Starter parts – Including bendixes, rotors and solenoids necessary for the proper operation of the starter.
- Batteries – They store the electrical energy necessary to start the engine and power on-board systems.
- Wires, harnesses and connectors – They transmit energy and electrical signals between various vehicle systems.
- Fuses and fuse boxes – Protect the electrical system against overloads and short circuits.
- Relays – They control the flow of current in individual electrical circuits of the vehicle. A functioning electrical system is the basis for the reliability of your car, regardless of operating conditions.
Key technical parameters of electrical systems
Each of these components has specific technical parameters that determine its compatibility with the vehicle. For example, alternators installed in mid-range cars (e.g., Volkswagen Passat B6) typically have a capacity of 90 A to 140 A, while luxury vehicles (e.g., Mercedes S-Class) require alternators with a capacity exceeding 180 A. Starter motors vary in torque and operating voltage – the standard is 12 V, while 24 V starters are used in heavy-duty vehicles.
Why is it worth taking care of your car's electrical system?
Regular maintenance and replacement of electrical system components is key to reliability and road safety. Faulty components can lead to:
- Problems starting the engine.
- Failure of safety systems such as ABS or airbags.
- Decreased efficiency of on-board equipment, e.g. lighting or air conditioning. At the Global Parts store we offer original used car parts , which have undergone detailed quality tests, ensuring their full functionality.
Symptoms of electrical system disruptions
In practice, electrical faults manifest themselves in a variety of ways. Drivers most often notice: dimming lights when parked, difficulty starting the engine, a voltage drop on the on-board computer, or air conditioning malfunctions. The table below presents typical correlations:
| Symptom | Possible cause | Item to check |
|---|---|---|
| Difficulty starting the engine | Worn out starter or battery | Starter motor, battery |
| Dimming the lights | Inefficient alternator | Alternator, voltage regulator |
| Electric windows not working | Damaged relays or harness | Relays, wires |
How to choose the right parts for your electrical system?
When choosing parts for the electrical system, such as alternators, starters or control modules, it is worth paying attention to:
- Vehicle-specific fit – Every car make and model requires specific specifications. At Global Parts, you'll find parts that perfectly fit BMW , Audi , Mercedes , Volkswagen , Mini, and many more .
- Technical condition – All used parts we offer are thoroughly checked to ensure their reliability.
- Technical parameters – For example, alternators should have appropriate current output, adapted to the needs of your vehicle.
Compatibility and fit
The selection of electrical parts is based primarily on OEM part numbers, but matching them to specific parameters is equally important, including current, voltage, and the number of connector pins. For example, the 120A alternator used in the Audi A4 B7 differs significantly from the 150A version installed in the Audi A6 C6 . Therefore, using manufacturer catalogs or providing the VIN makes finding the right component much easier.
Why choose used electrical parts?
Purchase of used car parts This solution allows you to combine savings with quality. Why choose it?
- Lower costs – Used alternators, starters and other parts are cheaper than new ones, but offer the same high quality.
- Ecology – You support recycling and reduce waste by choosing used car parts .
- Wide range – We offer electrical parts for the most popular car brands, so you can easily find what you need.
How to take care of your car's electrical system?
To ensure your electrical system operates reliably for years, it is worth remembering a few rules:
- Regularly check the battery condition and charge level.
- Take care of your cables and connectors – corrosion or damage can lead to voltage drops and failures.
- Monitor the operation of the alternator and starter – early detection of problems will help avoid more serious breakdowns. If you have any problems, you will find the right car parts at Global Parts that will help restore your vehicle to full working order.
Step-by-step control procedures
- Measure the battery voltage with a multimeter – the resting value should be approximately 12.6 V.
- Check the charging voltage with the engine running – the correct range is 13.8–14.5 V.
- Assess the condition of the wires and terminals – lack of corrosion and a firm seat are essential.
- If in doubt, check the quiescent current consumption – it should not exceed 0.05–0.08 A.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about electrical systems in cars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a car electrical system? | This is a set of components responsible for powering and controlling all electrical functions in the car – from engine starting to multimedia. |
| What is an alternator for in a car? | The alternator generates electrical current when the engine is running and charges the battery. |
| What is the difference between a starter and an alternator? | The starter motor is used solely to start the engine, while the alternator is responsible for generating energy while driving. |
| How to check if the battery is working? | Just measure its voltage – a healthy battery should have approximately 12.6 V at rest and maintain a voltage above 10 V during cranking. |
| What are the most common symptoms of car electrical failure? | Problems starting the engine, flashing warning lights, power windows not working or dimming lights. |
| Do electrical parts from one model fit another? | Sometimes yes, but the key is to match it by VIN or OEM number – this guarantees compatibility. |
| How often should you check your electrical system? | It is worth performing basic diagnostics (battery, alternator) at least once a year or before a long trip. |
Summary: Automotive electrical systems at Global Parts Automotive Store
Automotive electrical systems are the foundation of the reliability and comfort of every modern vehicle. By choosing the right parts, such as alternators, batteries, and control modules, you can ensure your car's full operational efficiency. The Global Parts automotive store invites you to browse our wide selection of original used car parts . Whether you're looking for car parts for BMW , Audi , Volkswagen , Mercedes, Mini , or others, you'll find them at competitive prices. We strive to ensure every customer finds the right parts for their car, and if you have any questions or concerns about selecting the right components, we're happy to help! Please contact us – we're here to help! For more information and interesting facts, visit our automotive blog .