Sometimes we don’t want to spend an absolute fortune on buying a specific part for a car when we know we can get it cheaper from a wrecker’s yard. Aftermarket parts are parts that are generally made by the original manufacturer, but sold under a different label, or alternatively, a part made to the same specifications as the originals but made by a company that can make and sell them cheaper.
A salvage yard in Gloucester, or any other city and town might have spare parts that they have taken from a wrecked car. Many thousands of people visit salvage yards every year to buy replacement body parts and spares for their vehicles. Some parts are more easy to come by than others, especially for certain makes and models that are more common. Some cars, such as foreign made cars might be less likely to turn up in a wrecker’s yard because they are less common. However, parts for those cars might also be a little bit more expensive than the more common cars and therefore, getting hold of spare parts for your model might be harder or more expensive.
Aftermarket and Salvage Yard Comparisons
Aftermarket parts are usually sold in car spares shops, but some wrecker’s yards can order parts from the company that makes them. If you know your local scrap yard or salvage yard workers well you could ask them how much they charge for the part you are after. If you can get a decent spare off a wrecked vehicle and you know it’s in good condition you could save quite a bit of money compared with aftermarket and OEM’s—Original Manufacturer’s Models.
Doing a search on the internet will get a few results when it comes to OEM prices and you can compare those to the results of the Aftermarket results and then the scrap yard results and see which ones are more favourable.
You might be a petrol head who is rebuilding a car just for the fun of it and in that case you might want to save as much as possible on your project. Saving money is most people’s primary thought when doing most things, but when we invest money in a car we want to spend as little as possible and get the most of our money.
To find a salvage yard in Gloucester contact Phelps Brothers Ltd for a list of the parts they stock and an idea of prices and availability.
