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aewajd
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Registered: 26th Jan 09
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6th Feb 09 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Went to my local scrap yard today and got me some bargain's

i got...
-punto rear wiper arm
-X16XE engine cover
-Air box
-Tigra scuttle panel
-Tigra coin tray
-Vectra interior light with sun glasses holder
-Wheel brace
-Case for my CD player
-£3.72 in change...

All for £15!

Whilst i was there i also spotted some MINT astra sport alloy's, 2 2ltr astra's (one had 135k,not sure on other) and 2 corsa gsi spoiler's, one in arden blue and one in the dark green colour(not sure the name) if anyone is interested there in altham,burnley!
alan-g-w
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6th Feb 09 at 19:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

£3.72 in change, you pikey
harrisp
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6th Feb 09 at 19:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by aewajd
Went to my local scrap yard today and got me some bargain's

i got...
-punto rear wiper arm
-X16XE engine cover
-Air box
-Tigra scuttle panel
-Tigra coin tray
-Vectra interior light with sun glasses holder
-Wheel brace
-Case for my CD player
-£3.72 in change...

All for £15!

Whilst i was there i also spotted some MINT astra sport alloy's, 2 2ltr astra's (one had 135k,not sure on other) and 2 corsa gsi spoiler's, one in arden blue and one in the dark green colour(not sure the name) if anyone is interested there in altham,burnley!


Want to get the paint code for the green one and post it me if its the right one.
sxibeast
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Location: Milton Keynes
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6th Feb 09 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

the last scrap yard i went to was crap! there was hardly anything, and only 4 base model corsas that had been torn to shreds!

Was more french and fords than vaux as well
Cheese Man Chris
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Registered: 25th Sep 07
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6th Feb 09 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ahhhh I love a good trip to the scrappers. Once found a bag of hooler hoops in the back of a car (salt n vinigar) nice little snack whilst going round. Gave some to the twat in the office! I hate scrap yard owners! Why are they all wankers!
Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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6th Feb 09 at 20:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
Ahhhh I love a good trip to the scrappers. Once found a bag of hooler hoops in the back of a car (salt n vinigar) nice little snack whilst going round. Gave some to the twat in the office! I hate scrap yard owners! Why are they all wankers!


I can't believe you'd eat food found in a scrappy

Bargain buys though aewajd!
Haimsey
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6th Feb 09 at 20:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
Ahhhh I love a good trip to the scrappers. Once found a bag of hooler hoops in the back of a car (salt n vinigar) nice little snack whilst going round. Gave some to the twat in the office! I hate scrap yard owners! Why are they all wankers!


I can't believe you'd eat food found in a scrappy







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aewajd
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6th Feb 09 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
Ahhhh I love a good trip to the scrappers. Once found a bag of hooler hoops in the back of a car (salt n vinigar) nice little snack whilst going round. Gave some to the twat in the office! I hate scrap yard owners! Why are they all wankers!


the local one to me has quite a sound owner.he gave me the Tigra bit's cheap because i had to get them myself, in the snow and it was 3 car's high lol
bartstart
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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6th Feb 09 at 20:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i got type r 6 speed box for £50
dhanson08
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6th Feb 09 at 21:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

fare lee scrappers is mint for corsa bits its in luddenden foot halifax MCDVAUX is there so he has everything for corsas astras etc
N16K
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6th Feb 09 at 21:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Did you put the change in the coin tray?
Ian
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6th Feb 09 at 21:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Scrappy bargains

I would like a little database of scrappys at some point on this web site. Would make a nice little addition particularly if we could get an idea of what is in stock.
aewajd
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Registered: 26th Jan 09
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   6th Feb 09 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by N16K
Did you put the change in the coin tray?


lol,no all the bit's are in my workshop, prob sort them out tommorrow
bartstart
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6th Feb 09 at 21:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

me and me mate spend 1 day a month lookin round 1s near us and have found some good bargains

[Edited on 06-02-2009 by bartstart]
aewajd
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6th Feb 09 at 21:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

iv not been to my local one in time! i was well excited on my way there,lolol
bartstart
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6th Feb 09 at 22:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

you can find some good shit now and again like if u lucky
Cheese Man Chris
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6th Feb 09 at 22:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
Ahhhh I love a good trip to the scrappers. Once found a bag of hooler hoops in the back of a car (salt n vinigar) nice little snack whilst going round. Gave some to the twat in the office! I hate scrap yard owners! Why are they all wankers!


I can't believe you'd eat food found in a scrappy

Bargain buys though aewajd!


It was still sealed lol
bartstart
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6th Feb 09 at 22:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

thats ok then lol
PaulW
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7th Feb 09 at 00:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

best i did was

omega HID projector headlights with balasts and working adjusters
pair of omega fogs
3ltr v6 cams
horn
air compressor for self levelling suspension
full bose setup from elite omega inc. wiring harness, cdc2 changer and ccrt700 (even had the carpass with codes)
handfull of switches, fuses, and other randoms

all for £25

then sold it all for near £500
Anty
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7th Feb 09 at 00:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bargin, planning a trip to birmingham :d better stuff on offer..
Jordan C
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Registered: 3rd Dec 07
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7th Feb 09 at 00:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I got a irmy post 97 front spliter with bumper and the side skirts to go with! dear scrapys that i dont like tho so £60
am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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7th Feb 09 at 02:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i got my mud flaps for my first corsa from a scrappies think they cost me £5 they are like new still got them in my box of vauxhall stuff i stole of my last corsa before it was taken away
sand-eel
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7th Feb 09 at 03:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i got an engine cover bolt cover, 3 self tapping screws, a radiator bleed screw, and 4 plastic sill clips from a bmw 5 series for......

































£0.00
the guy said free of charge so they are not all bad, also saw a saught after m50 inlet manifold on the car which I may go back and get it prob for £10 and sell it to somebody that knows about them for £60-100

[Edited on 07-02-2009 by sand-eel]
Cheese Man Chris
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7th Feb 09 at 10:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My local scrap yard, must be run by dick heads. If you come back to the office with nothing (because they have fuck all in) he gets you to turn your pockets out! I mean wtf is that about.....its not like I dont go every week!
harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
My local scrap yard, must be run by dick heads. If you come back to the office with nothing (because they have fuck all in) he gets you to turn your pockets out! I mean wtf is that about.....its not like I dont go every week!


Thats quite bad, i always fill my pockets even if I'm buying something.

[Edited on 07-02-2009 by harrisp]

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