north west

[b3kaw]

hi, i'm trying to find a scrap yard, the ones where you can look round yourself, get what bits you need and pay on the way out.

do these still exist? or have health and safety killed them off.

if so, somewhere around preston, lancashire?? and has a good stock of citroens.

thanks in advance

[Lancs Jag Boy]

Try a Citroen dealer, they're usually full of junk.

[Wacky Racer]

Not a very helpful post..^^..

To the OP:-

I would think many salvage/scrap yards would discourage customers rooting round themselves these days, for obvious health and safety issues, with four or five cars parked on top of one another....

[Pesky]

Contact Hill's Salvage in Skelmersdale. There's no way you will be able to wander around, but they will probably be able to sort the parts http://www.hills-motors.co.uk/

[sider]

Douglas Valley Breakers at Standish once let me wander around one of their indoor places but i had to leave some ID whilst i did it.

Plenty of stuff there - but more damaged cars for sale rather than bits for breaking.

Google 'em!

[b3kaw]

thanks for all the helpfully post's.

ventured to douglas valley, very good, they basiclly fetch the car over and you tell them what bits you want, only small complaint is there very rough removing parts. didn't ask if i could remove them myself!

only went for a few saxo bits ended up walking away with a new project!! awaiting delivery!!

[sider]

Good stuff.

Is it a Porsche?

I recall they've got big massive racks full of battered old Porsches there. Or they used to.

I once drove past after picking my Dad up from a works do nearby and cut through Bradley Hall and at 1am in the morning, the night light reflecting of a rack full of old Porsches was a bit eerie and surreal!

[sider]

Was it

http://www.douglasvalley.co.uk/item.asp?prodid=260... ??

or

a trackday damaged special

http://www.douglasvalley.co.uk/item.asp?prodid=148...

[sider]

Ouch! Back wheel looks painful!

Edited by sider on Wednesday 10th February 21:42

[b3kaw]

sider said:

Ouch! Back wheel looks painful!

Edited by sider on Wednesday 10th February 21:42

th whole thing looks painfull, no its not a porsche, don't think my bodyshop guy is going to me pleased when it get delivered!

[magpie215]

Pesky said:

Contact Hill's Salvage in Skelmersdale. There's no way you will be able to wander around, but they will probably be able to sort the parts http://www.hills-motors.co.uk/

I have used these prices were ok and they let me take the bits off myself...was about 3 years ago though

[ian_touring]

Is Bury in Lancs any good for you? if so Pimhole in Bury is good for breakers, about 5/6 iirc all next door to each other, though some are much better than others.

[*Kosta*]

http://www.autosaveltd.co.uk/ based in Bury. I know the owners and they are a very helpful bunch!



As for Douglas Valley.. what a bunch of cocks, but lets not go there haha

Edited by *Kosta* on Thursday 11th February 01:00

[Pesky]

*Kosta* said:

As for Douglas Valley.. what a bunch of cocks, but lets not go there haha

The only place where you actually pay more for parts than oem - well, on Lotus bits anyway!

[b3kaw]

*Kosta* said:

http://www.autosaveltd.co.uk/ based in Bury. I know the owners and they are a very helpful bunch!



As for Douglas Valley.. what a bunch of cocks, but lets not go there haha

Edited by *Kosta* on Thursday 11th February 01:00

i'll be using autosave for next weeks parts, thanks, i'll compare them to douglas valley.

do autosave stock a broad range of cars?

[*Kosta*]

b3kaw said:

*Kosta* said:

http://www.autosaveltd.co.uk/ based in Bury. I know the owners and they are a very helpful bunch!



As for Douglas Valley.. what a bunch of cocks, but lets not go there haha

Edited by *Kosta* on Thursday 11th February 01:00

i'll be using autosave for next weeks parts, thanks, i'll compare them to douglas valley.

do autosave stock a broad range of cars?

Yeah they do. Stock allsorts.

[sider]

b3kaw said:

sider said:

Ouch! Back wheel looks painful!

Edited by sider on Wednesday 10th February 21:42

th whole thing looks painfull, no its not a porsche, don't think my bodyshop guy is going to me pleased when it get delivered!

Well - what is it???

[Adz The Rat]

One of the big scrapyards over Altham way near Accrington always seem to let me wander about, its a huge place too so hundreds of cars to look around.

[duncancallum]

Pimhole in bury. Theres a 3 yards grouped together.

Whatcha after?

[EvoBarry]

magpie215 said:

Pesky said:

Contact Hill's Salvage in Skelmersdale. There's no way you will be able to wander around, but they will probably be able to sort the parts http://www.hills-motors.co.uk/

I have used these prices were ok and they let me take the bits off myself...was about 3 years ago though

They've gone all professional now, the yard's organised and closed to public access, but you have a nice warm reception area to wait in. They prefer you to ring ahead for the part too, so they have time to source it for you. I know a chap that works there