I already made an appointment with my trusty mech., but curiosity got the better of me so I had to see what went wrong (since it started so suddenly i.e. rattling noise and battery light)
Well, I popped off the front passenger wheel and removed the splash guard to see the alternator.
See if you can tell what is wrong...(hehe)
http://groups.msn.com/inb4dalock/alternatoroops.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=13