2) The other type of yard is a buyer and reseller of salvaged items from demolition companies, remodeling home owners, builders, private parties. These I call “Secondaries”.
One outlet for used car parts is the local newspaper’s classified section. Run an ad and see what happens. Selling parts from your car isn’t going to make you a lot of money, but it beats just leaving them on the car as it’s towed to the junkyard. You can also sell your car parts by word of mouth. You never know what can happen.
There are different places one can look for auto parts such as local specialty stores, online stores or volkswagen austin auctions, and last but not least junk or salvage yards. Every place has its pros and cons.
Prepping a car to be towed to the car salvage yard isn’t something most people want to deal with. So the next option is to call a professional car removal company.
Small, electric water heater $160 – $180 (In one property, I bought a small one that would accommodate the no more than, count ’em, “two” people that should have been living in the rental property.) Just remember, you don’t have to buy everything “new.” They know me well at the local junk and salvage yards in my area and I saved a bundle on things like doors and windows. Some stuff will need to be new, but buy salvage as much as you can.
Other junk yards will hire special staff to pull all road worthy parts from a totaled vehicle and put them up for sale. Buying 2nd hand car parts from places like these will often have some sort of guarantee on all parts other than electronics. This is because electronic 2nd hand car parts can sometimes be damaged simply by hooking up to a faulty electrical system, and there is no way to determine who is at fault. Those junk yards will however have a process for determining quality control so you can shop with comfort.
Farm owners usually own vintage F150s to be used in their farms for transportation. You should find the leading dealerships that have made loyal customers for years now. Most of them own the American brand like the Raptor, Super Duty, and F150 for farming and other industrial work while the others with families own a new Escape, Flex, Explorer, or Edge. Even those who want to go for the most inexpensive vehicles also get the chance to choose from an amazing list of authentic car parts and trucks.
For electronic systems, the short answer to “parts” is Forget it. These systems literally operate the car, and mistakes aren’t likely to be pretty. Electronic parts have very short generational shelf lives, and they’re usually not up to speed with newer systems after a while. The electronics in this year’s car may be OK for some parts in next year’s model, but after that, they’re not an option and would have to be fully replaced anyway. Just get the current stuff.
