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Most of the time this place has been a miss to me, especially having to drive out there from Metairie, but today was a hit.
Been pricing roof rack cross bars for my WJ (Grand Cherokee), and most parts places and stealerships want over $150 for the pair. Ebay is anywhere from $50 to $90 depending on shipping. Was able to get a pretty nice set this morning from here, however, for about $9 apiece or less than $20 for the pair. There were two other Jeeps with decent crossbars. So, I picked those up as well to Craigslist/Ebay 'em myself and make up the price I paid and then some.
What topped it all off for me, though, was that I was able to pull a working window regulator (which are notorious for going bad on WJs) off of one of the yard's newest acquisitions. These are usually the first things stripped off of junked WJ's because of the price and frequency of replacement. So, I was surprised and stoked to see this Jeep's doors were still intact and the regulators still available, especially for $24 when they're going for anywhere between $50 to $190 online!
Someone in line behind me said, "I'm in the wrong business," when I told him how much I could get online for these parts. Speaking of which, anybody need a set of WJ crossbars?
edit: forgot to add - the other thing that made this an overall great visit was that the lady at the entrance desk gave me back my admittance fee when she found out I was former military (hey, $2 bucks is $2).
Been pricing roof rack cross bars for my WJ (Grand Cherokee), and most parts places and stealerships want over $150 for the pair. Ebay is anywhere from $50 to $90 depending on shipping. Was able to get a pretty nice set this morning from here, however, for about $9 apiece or less than $20 for the pair. There were two other Jeeps with decent crossbars. So, I picked those up as well to Craigslist/Ebay 'em myself and make up the price I paid and then some.
What topped it all off for me, though, was that I was able to pull a working window regulator (which are notorious for going bad on WJs) off of one of the yard's newest acquisitions. These are usually the first things stripped off of junked WJ's because of the price and frequency of replacement. So, I was surprised and stoked to see this Jeep's doors were still intact and the regulators still available, especially for $24 when they're going for anywhere between $50 to $190 online!
Someone in line behind me said, "I'm in the wrong business," when I told him how much I could get online for these parts. Speaking of which, anybody need a set of WJ crossbars?
edit: forgot to add - the other thing that made this an overall great visit was that the lady at the entrance desk gave me back my admittance fee when she found out I was former military (hey, $2 bucks is $2).
