![Took the car for a spin this morning. Battery light shows but it's new. Is it time for a new alternator? : r/e46 Took the car for a spin this morning. Battery light shows but it's new. Is it time for a new alternator? : r/e46](https://preview.redd.it/took-the-car-for-a-spin-this-morning-battery-light-shows-v0-694v3ljbo9ea1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c2af722abb0981e79e3207afd14c71d1acbd85df)
Took the car for a spin this morning. Battery light shows but it's new. Is it time for a new alternator? : r/e46
![headlight - BMW E46 2002 Check Control and Radiator is lighting on Dashboard - Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Stack Exchange headlight - BMW E46 2002 Check Control and Radiator is lighting on Dashboard - Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dpT2O.jpg)
headlight - BMW E46 2002 Check Control and Radiator is lighting on Dashboard - Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Stack Exchange
![Such a satisfying sight to an E46 driver - instrument cluster with no warning lights, pixels out, or weird temp reading... for now : r/e46 Such a satisfying sight to an E46 driver - instrument cluster with no warning lights, pixels out, or weird temp reading... for now : r/e46](https://i.redd.it/pg11mqr0q9821.jpg)
Such a satisfying sight to an E46 driver - instrument cluster with no warning lights, pixels out, or weird temp reading... for now : r/e46
![E46 M3 New Starter, Alternator, and Battery ... then OCD kicked in and I detailed the engine bay. : r/BMW E46 M3 New Starter, Alternator, and Battery ... then OCD kicked in and I detailed the engine bay. : r/BMW](https://i.redd.it/psjhld6coir01.jpg)