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Post by ricktathes on Sept 2, 2017 21:16:47 GMT -5
It's best to have a plan when you're on the lookout for used parts, so you'll need to figure out what you need, where best to get it, and who has it. There are definitely things you don't want to get at the junkyard: timing belts/chains, accessory belts, hoses, filters (unless they happen to be brand new ... you can score from time to time if someone's car was sent to the boneyard right after a tuneup), ignition tuneup parts, etc. But there are a ton of parts that are great to get from a salvage yard:
body parts glass and mirrors trim and interior parts durable suspension parts, such as springs, control arms, and axles engines and transmissions, in some cases intact door and window rubber screws, weird fasteners, blade fuses cool emblems (hey, why not?)
That perfect world I mentioned earlier is nonexistent, but in the real perfect world (the one I live in, anyway), you would have an extra or two of the car you own, just for parts. But usually, there's no place to keep stuff like that. You don't want your house to be that house (unless it already is, in which case, good for you!). So you go for someone who has all that stuff: the auto recycler, the specialist, or, well, the guy who lives in that house.
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