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salvage yard rant
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Author:  maudyZ28 [Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:06 am ]
Post subject:  salvage yard rant
Well i'm so annoyed I felt I HAD to come on here and vent

just run a salvage yard to get a price on some second hand calipers and disc to set up some brakes, the discs were rust and proby would be usable anyway just required for a set up.

the salvage company...who I shal not name here.. said they wanted £260 + VAT....WTF

UK based usautomotive, or john wolfe racing do recon calipers for £100 each roughly....and discs and pad sets can be had for £130....so why would I pay nearly fully price for old stuff and unusable discs

you try to explain this and they just fob you off...what a bunch of ****s (enter what word you want :) )...how do these companies even stay open !!!
Author:  chevy-stu [Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: salvage yard rant
I paid quite alot of money for my Corvette calipers and abutments from a Uk breaker couple of years ago, not the new or recon price .... so I suspect it may the same place... :shh:
Author:  maudyZ28 [Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:40 am ]
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Quote:
I paid quite alot of money for my Corvette calipers and abutments from a Uk breaker couple of years ago, not the new or recon price .... so I suspect it may the same place... :shh:
probably.....

can get the calipers elsewhere but need the abutments then which need to come from US anyway....so might as well get the calipers new/recon....just hassle...prob stick with LS1 ones I have and adapt my spindle to suit...more info on my swap will be coming :D
Author:  BillyBob 780 [Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: salvage yard rant
It would'nt be a breaker with the Canadian flag symbol in its name would it?? They tried to do me dry over a wiring loom once!!! Not many US scrapers left in this country thanks to EU regulations. Stateside in Atherstone was a treasure trove and one in the centre of Brum who's name I forget was another cracker! I got a fantastic tailgate for a Fox body Mustang from him at a cheap price. Christ !! Altogether now " those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end...." :dance:
Author:  maudyZ28 [Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: salvage yard rant
actually not this time, although I have deal with them before....and equally expensive for some stuff..but they did negotiate a price

It was one more up north, no negotiation, just an outright arse !
Author:  BillyBob 780 [Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: salvage yard rant
Say no more !!! Bring back the strong pound against the dollar!!!
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