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Originally Posted by tool
Again, I know nothing about Kia's but likely the voltage regulator is built into your alternator, most are.
If you can get charged or get a ride, take your alternator that you already have off to a starter/alternator shop, they can test it for you and likely rebuild it for much less than you will pay for an exchange unit from a major parts house.
If you have some skills, you can generally rebuild an alternator yourself for very cheap. Most aprt places sell kits for them. They are pretty simple components.
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Skills aren't a problem, my cars have only see a garage twice for major warranty stuff, otherwise I do it myself. Rebuilt many alternators over the years, can't find one for the Rio unfortunately. Stuck buying a reman or new. and Canadian Tire is the only one that has one in stock. I'll be pulling it in the morning, get it tested and hopefully it fails, don't want to be chasing electrical issues.