Inspect
the car, does it need parts? Making money
is in trying to fix as much as possible and
not having to buy the parts.
Bondo
is the word. Ok alot of people don't like
the idea of bondo, but it does the job and
is pretty effective, nobody that buys the
car will ever know the difference...unless
of course you apply a gallon of bondo to a
quarter panel. Use it wisely, but don't be
affraid to use it.
Buying
aftermarket body parts instead of Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts is almost
allways the way to go. Most body parts for
most cars are available in aftermarket version.
www.partstrain.com
is a good aftermarket parts supplier. Also
check out your Yellow Pages Directory for
a local supplier.
After
market parts can be 50% to 70% cheaper than
OEM.
Parts
usually available aftermarket:
Hoods,
Fenders, Bumper Covers and Reinforcements,
Headlights, Taillights, Door skins, Windshields,
Radiators, A/C Condencers, Spoilers and other.
If
aftermarket part are nor available or you
need parts that are other then body parts,
used is the answer. Usually you can find almost
anything at the used auto parts yards. The
prices are always right, and most of the time
negotiable. There is also a version of a used
auto parts yards where you can go and pull
the parts yourself. They usually have a fixed
price for a part ( a price for a starter off
a 1975 Ford and a 1998 Honda would cost the
same, almost always cheaper then the full
service auto parts yards' prices ).
Here
is a great place to start looking for some
used parts, CarPart (www.car-part.com). They
have a searchable database where you can search
by location, so it'll pull out the inventory
lists from the yards near your location or
nationwide for rare parts. Very good site.
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