junkyard finds

[gszczyrb]

Had to drive 2 hours to the U Pull It. But it was worth it. For $24 (Yes $24), I walked out of there with:

7 series leather e-brake handle
M20 AFM
ashtray surround
later style rear parcel shelf and brake light
all sorts of misc lights and seat bolt covers

and....
a drivers side 'is' factory side skirt (both pieces, but yes only drivers side) They are both cracked a little too, but for the price, what the hell, they need to be painted anyway. Now, I need to get the passenger side pieces.

[george graves]

Where waht the yard located? In a small town? - prices are high here....Santa Barbara, CA

[LikeCDoos]

wow you did great, my yard down here is always picked through very well

[MR 325]

My only real good junkyard find ever was a 3.73 LSD for $33. Usually my yard is raped too.

[george graves]

I actually went to the local junk yard the other day...

[gszczyrb]

Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Most of the cars here are wqell picked over too, but I did manage to get few things. Best yet.

[Sean]

They don't even let people walk thru the yards here, and the one that does is only full of domestic cars from the mid to late 80's... :x

Damn nice find though! :up:

[bimmerlover]

Ah nice.
I have actually NEVER bought only parts from a junkyard. I always end up buying the whole car.

My best find thus far.. was a wrecked (front and rear) 86 325 auto with newly reupholstered sport seats. I got a lot of other good parts from it too. Whole car for $200.
I'm pursuing right now.. a 90 325is, also wrecked front and rear for $400 delivered.
It's so nice to have good connections :-)

[golde30]

i was at the junk yards on friday, came across some plastic bumpers, an IS trunk spoiler, and some door trim in good condition...but i forgot my tools, so i was kicking myself all the way home...

also found 2 sets of sport seats, one black, the other beige, the leather was trashed on both of them, but if some1 is interested in re-upolstering them, then i can pick them up.

[Smoove1]

The best I ever came up with is a complete "i" motor for $600. A guy I know owns a junkyard in SoCal so if he doesn't have the part, he can always find someone who does.

[golde30]

The best I ever came up with is a complete "i" motor for $600. A guy I know owns a junkyard in SoCal so if he doesn't have the part, he can always find someone who does.

wow, $600 is a good deal on an i motor? ive been trying to sell mine for $500, and it has 140k miles and a brand new timing belt, water pump, thermostat, owned for 130k miles by a middle aged couple.

[M3 Ryan]

I got some great deals at one by my parents house...
I got an M30 valve cover/ignition wires/dist cap & rotor (all fairly new) for $20, and then I got a set of euro H1 headlights out of a Euro E21 323i for $5, e28 radiator and afm for $50.
Small yards are the best, the one I go to knows NOTHING about bimmers, but they only have 2 so there isn't much to get...

[takaaco]

i go to the junk yards in germany almost half the dam cars there are e30s
so i got problem finding used parts., every once and a while i find some wierd bmw part
like a sunroof with a solor panel , and yellow projector (from france),yesterday i got a digital clock to replace my analog.one,