Re: [FWDLK] SD salvage yard

[Dave Casey <dcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Except that they will now e-mail you a picture of the part before you order
it. Not only that, but there was nothing wrong with what they sold you,
expecially since it was usable. I have no experience with them, nor have I
heard of them before, but I don't think you were cheated.

Dave Casey

----- Original Message -----
From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] SD salvage yard


> "This" salvage yard advertises in Hemmings--they are NOT inexpensive, &
> all they do is pull-off a part, with no 'guaranty'; I bought Horace's
> steering gear-box  from them, for $250.00, plus shipping  & , to judge
> from the external-condition of its   'housing', AFTER  I removed the
> black-paintwork, that lares Corp applied, after they  overhauled its
> internals,
> the general-physical-condition of that gearbox  must have been HORRIBLE.
> But, Lares WAS able to do a TERRIFIC (for $600.00!!!)  overhaul of that
> gearbox, & I DO recommend Lares (notwithstanding their price) as far as
> "quality" is concerned.
>
> I 'took'  Lares' O/H'ed unit, stripped-off their crummy black-paint, &
> wire-wheel-polished
> the Wrecking-yard unit, & installed it. If anyone
> is interested in O/H'ing their P/S gearbox,  Horace's gearbox IS
> available to be bought by you ($200.00--hey, I'm cheap!) & sent-out by
> you to "wherever", for O/H, so you can install
>  IT into your car (incurring no 'down-time', or Risk-of-loss, etc) and
> then sell YOUR car's unit, to somebody else, who wants/needs to O/H
> THEIR gearbox!!
>
> AND, FINALLY, I realize that you should NOT
> expect to receive "NOS" quality, from ANY wrecking-yard, but there's
> ALWAYS a bit of
> "shock" to see what your big-bux have bought,  via "mail/sight-unseen",
> from a long-distance-wrecking-yard.
>
> Neil
>
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