MODEL FROM 1977 -1980 YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION.... Crook Please compare with your defects .... have many CX 500 Please always open the lid first and see which Lima is installed !!! Later models from mid -80s have no thick ignition windings ... AND HERE'S THE ANSWER TO THE EVER RECURRING QUESTION.... YES THE IGNITION WINDINGS ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER AND NOT OPPOSITE... THIS LIMA IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NOT A REPLICA OF THE 40 THE INSTALLATION POSITION OF THE NEW LIMA IS.... IGNITION WINDINGS APPROXIMATELY 1-2 PM.... OR FOR THE GL 500 SILVERWING ...OR CX MODELS FROM APPROXIMATELY 1980... THEY HAVE NORMAL STAR WINDINGS.... WITHOUT IGNITION COILS.... ACCESSORIES ALTERNATOR REGULATOR EBAY NO. 151043655665 We sell a brand new CX 500 alternator models from 77 -80 Please check first your old one.