Car salvage spare parts - Autos - Maintenance and Repair

These days' car salvage stores are becoming increasingly popular as substitute car parts become more and more expensive. The benefit of using a salvage dealer is the rock bottom prices which can sometimes be 70% less than that of a new part. Generally cars that are brought in for salvage are only smashed in a limited area and the remainder of the parts can still be in terrific condition. For example a almost new car written off in a front collision will have a lot of good nearly new parts available - just not front end parts!

Motor salvage has come a long way since the days of the traditional "scrappies" in the local trade estate, most scrap and salvage dealers today will have all the parts from autos already stripped and ready for purchase much like the service departments of your local car dealer. In addition many scrap car breakers run a mail order service and can supply vehicle parts from telephone or internet orders with next day delivery.

Many second hand parts dealers will stock parts only from specific types of cars to stop their stock list from getting to big, there will be some for example who will only own parts for "American" cars.Many car salvage dealers are now operating in the first-class car markets, though there are a plethora of Ford, Vauxhall, Peugeot, Nissan, Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, Rover and Mitsubishi parts available, the big markets are in second hand spares for more exclusive models such as those from BMW, Mercedes, Porsche etc. The reason for this is basically that car salvage parts for these first-class makes are more expensive (as the dealer parts prices are extortionate) therefore allow a superior profit margin.

In the occurrence that your car is still within its guarantee period you should disregard this article as installing salvage parts in your car will affect a voiding of the warranty. For those who aren't within warranty period salvage parts are an superb way of repairing your car for a small part of the normal cost.

Nearly all car salvage operators online will offer some sort of parts application form where you can enter your auto particulars and information on the parts you want and they will get back to you with parts availability and prices.