Marty Nowak (Got-Speed) wrote:
> Well I wouldn't just go up to the parts dept and ask. (I tried)
> You need to goto the body shop and ask around to some of the repair guys.
> You'd be surprised what a $20 will buy :)
> Therotically you could ask about anything. I was told that most of the time
> if a bumper for instance has a gouge, they will replace it and throw away
> the gouged one. Nothing a little bondo or poxy won't fix.
> Same with door handles, I was told its cheaper to buy a set than seperatly.
> They have 2 kinds of prices, collision, and accessories. Usually the
> accessories are cheaper than the collision prices, which is good for people
> like us, since the unused parts get tossed :)
>
> Hmmmm, anyone up for some dodge dumpster diving, I wanna find that viper
> that got thrown away :) LOL
>
> Marty
> http://members.cox.net/got-speed
Reason it's so easy? The dealer writes off those parts as "trash" or
otherwise a loss, so they'd normally go right to the dumpster. That
money's pure cash in the service guy's pocket.
Of course, if you all got caught, there could be hell to pay, but I
dunno for sure (would depend on local laws, dealer policy, etc.)
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