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Author Scrap yard bargain's and INTERESTING FIND'S! (No pic's tho sorry)
Cheese Man Chris
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7th Feb 09 at 10:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah me to, your not exaclty going to bring loads of clips and screws to the desk and pay for them. I think checking your tool box is fine, but not your pockets.
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7th Feb 09 at 10:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The amount of things Kirsty has put in her Handbag before and strolled out, giving the owner a smile is funny
Whittie
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Originally posted by pow
The amount of things Kirsty has put in her Handbag before and strolled out, giving the owner a smile is funny


Stealing something that would fit in a handbag is an epic fail.
pow
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7th Feb 09 at 11:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I mean clips and screws and cables and connectors.

Anything that is worth anything i'll pay for.

I aint no theif yooo
Twiggy
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top tip if its worth about £1 flash your credit card you will normally get told to fuck off and take it!
Whittie
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Stealing screws and clips? lol
pow
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Bought everything you've taken from a scrapyard have you Alex

I had a mate who used to throw stuff over the wall then go and collect it.

Managed to get a bumper before.
Cheese Man Chris
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Bought everything you've taken from a scrapyard have you Alex

I had a mate who used to throw stuff over the wall then go and collect it.

Managed to get a bumper before.


Thats the best tactic ever!
pow
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7th Feb 09 at 11:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
One that I go to has a river the otherside of the back wall
harrisp
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One that I go to has a river the otherside of the back wall



Where i go has to walls now

I once got a power steering pump in my toobox

But the wanted £30 for it, it broke a week later anyway

Must be karma.
Fro
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7th Feb 09 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by pow
One that I go to has a river the otherside of the back wall


Even better, throw it over and let it float down stream
Carl
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7th Feb 09 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The amount folk nick he does right checking people's pockets! Agree though, they just grunt at you around here, they would make loads more money if they were actually helpful.
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7th Feb 09 at 12:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well last time i went i got 6x9s nearly new for a fiver and also two elec driven speedos hidden down my coat
geezer never realised i loooked 10inch thinner round the waist
then when i had my old astra sport got 1 red door ,red sport bumper and 2 red wings with addition of 2 wing mirrors behind bumper for 20£ as the guy was either pissed outta his face or high on drugs or both

aewajd
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7th Feb 09 at 19:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
quote:
Originally posted by pow
The amount of things Kirsty has put in her Handbag before and strolled out, giving the owner a smile is funny


Stealing something that would fit in a handbag is an epic fail.


nah, women can get ANYTHING in a hand bag at a push,lol
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7th Feb 09 at 19:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nothing better than when you spy something on a car, that you know is worth shed loads and you get it for like £20-£30 = RESULT

[Edited on 07-02-2009 by RS6]
CorsaSport14
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bet someone had a field day with my old civic at the scrappies rota grids, 4 toyo proxie tires, straight through exhaust, HKS steering wheel, type R seats, Induction kit, strut braces, 'mini me' engine, alpine type r door speakers, tweeters and crossover's :'(

bad times
Jay
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I went to one yesterday and he was an arsehole! They all are I find! Every clio headlight I found the clips where snapped, and he said you must be breaking them trying to get them off. Cheeky cunt.
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Originally posted by CorsaSport14
bet someone had a field day with my old civic at the scrappies rota grids, 4 toyo proxie tires, straight through exhaust, HKS steering wheel, type R seats, Induction kit, strut braces, 'mini me' engine, alpine type r door speakers, tweeters and crossover's :'(

bad times



how come you didnt strip it or take the parts off?
Steveocee
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7th Feb 09 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had a good day today
Managed to get an electronic driven 4 clock speedo, mfd dome top thing with the display and a glovebox for £10

Will be going back in the week though as there was a few more bits and bobs i spy'ed but didnt get a chance to remove
CorsaSport14
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7th Feb 09 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sxibeast: because by the time i had got out of the hospital my car had been taken away to the scrappy and i didnt know which one lol it was about a month later so then i couldnt be bothered to chase it up as i knew most of it would of already been sold on.
sxibeast
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Bummer! Sorry to hear it went that way! Hope your all fixed from the accident now!
SR91
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I went to the same scrap yard today picked up: Mk3 Astra gear knob, center console.. Corsa B tool kit, Vectra C/C doorhandles and chrome interior handles, glasses tray and smoked light... Fog light switch and some grippy mats for the dash all for £18
TurboChris
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8th Feb 09 at 00:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ian, heres a start for your list

www.csautos.net

Performance Vauxhall Spares

Chris



[Edited on 08-02-2009 by TurboChris]
WATSON
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8th Feb 09 at 00:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've never had anything out the scrappys cheapness my mates been lucky tho he picked up a full car running, R33 gtr v-spec for £800 bbs wheels ect!
matt_wassall
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scrappy in tamworth wanted fiver for sum shitty drive shaft washes the jipo!!

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