a photoblog of what i did today.....

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Vurry nize.

But, $42?? Daaaaaaaaaayum.

Yeah. Cheaper than new though.

That included shipping, and the seller swore that the switch lever worked and it was tight on the swivel, and of course once I had gotten him to answer those questions, other people got excited about the auction and started bidding against me.

I wish we had a local junkyard. I probably could have found one for $5 and an afternoon of walking around rows of old broken cars.

The DC area isn't known for its industrial sector or for its junkyards. Not many people here tinker with their own cars. Too rich here.

[glatt]

Wait! Hold that! I was just checking on something else I bought on Ebay and saw the mirror was $32 not $42.

[Gravdigr]

Most junkyards won't even let you in the yard anymore, unless it's one of those yards where you remove the part you need from the donor car yourself, i.e. Pick-a-Part, PullAPart, You Pick...none of which has locations near you (DC).

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Most junkyards won't even let you in the yard anymore, unless it's one of those yards where you remove the part you need from the donor car yourself, i.e. Pick-a-Part, PullAPart, You Pick...none of which has locations near you (DC).

That's true. Of course the biggest problem is lawyers and insurance companies dragging them to litigationville.

But even before that they got tired of people destroying good parts to get at the part they needed. Also breaking several parts leaning how to take one off intact, of course they only pay for one.