TheTeapot Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Need a part for my car, new would cost nearly as much as the car itself but the car is of the age and sold well enough for there to be a number of them getting broken up these days. I'll give Rambo a shout in the week, but is there anyone else? Does Brian Cartmell still do it? Used to do insurance write offs up by the Clypse, but was always difficult to get in touch with anyway. Don't really want to drive a not 100% car all the way up there to find he's retired. What about the Northern Scrap people out Andreas Airfield? I'd much rather buy local than take to the internet. Thanks for any useful suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombay Bad Boy Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 There isn't the local demand for scrapped car parts, so cars tend to get ground up and exported, rather than painstakingly disassembled and catalogued. If the chaps listed can't help you, then partfinder or ebay are your best options. Maybe the test centre can put you in touch with people they use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 Yeah that's what I thought. Bummer. Thanks for answering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Years ago I had a similar situation. My non functioning ancient , not worth fixing up car was stuck lifeless in a car park in Peel. Costains of Foxdale ( they of the annoying Manx Radio adverts) said they would collect it ( no key required to gain access) and give me £50 for it which they did . Must have been 15 years or soago mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Years ago I had a similar situation. My non functioning ancient , not worth fixing up car was stuck lifeless in a car park in Peel. Costains of Foxdale ( they of the annoying Manx Radio adverts) said they would collect it ( no key required to gain access) and give me £50 for it which they did . Must have been 15 years or soago mind Costains should branch out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I've got two numbers in my phone referencing Car Breakers, l'm not sure if still available. As follows Car Breakers Marty Downey tel 07624888999 ( work ) Car Breakers ( Rambo) work number 625262. I had a Z3 which often needed parts. Hope this is helpful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Lilly said: I've got two numbers in my phone referencing Car Breakers, l'm not sure if still available. As follows Car Breakers Marty Downey tel 07624888999 ( work ) Car Breakers ( Rambo) work number 625262. I had a Z3 which often needed parts. Hope this is helpful. Also slightly off topic, l have a Javlin glass window screen and Bumper ( l think it's a bumper). I not sure of the year? It's in the cellar... obviously a classic car. If anyone has any interest in this please let me know. Thanks 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 (edited) On 8/12/2023 at 10:30 AM, TheTeapot said: Need a part for my car, new would cost nearly as much as the car itself but the car is of the age and sold well enough for there to be a number of them getting broken up these days. I'll give Rambo a shout in the week, but is there anyone else? Does Brian Cartmell still do it? Used to do insurance write offs up by the Clypse, but was always difficult to get in touch with anyway. Don't really want to drive a not 100% car all the way up there to find he's retired. What about the Northern Scrap people out Andreas Airfield? I'd much rather buy local than take to the internet. Thanks for any useful suggestions. Get on Ebay. People advertise cars that are being broken up. Usually they just advertise a wheel nut or something small and silly for whatever car to get on the platform, but it means you can then message the seller/breaker for the specific part you need. I've successfully done this many times in the past. Or sometimes they'll also list the specific part. You can also get Chinese knock off parts too. Depends what the part is. If it was a wing mirror or something non-critical then these are usually ok. Edited August 15, 2023 by The Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdose Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 If you're on FB give Ben Hardy a try, he's normally got quite a few cars in for breaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darenisepic Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Partfinder has always been pretty good for me, not dirt cheap but still better than new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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