Do you keep your old stuff after doing a modif?
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 00:29
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Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if you normally ask to keep your original gear when you have some modif done to your vehicle. For example would you ask to be handed back your original shocks and coils when doing a
suspension lift?
cheers,
SLY.
Reply By: Utemad - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 10:20
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 10:20
I always keep everything. Although I generally fit everything myself anyway. I have had my bullbar off twice and both times I have put the bumper back on during that time.
Just look on Ebay and see all the factory bumper bars etc. They go quite cheaply but if the fitters get $100 per bar then they would be pretty happy considering it cost them nothing.
Like when I worked in telecommunications and used to sell the scrap wire to Wanless. We could make a couple of hundred extra every month :-)
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Reply By: Crackles - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 10:25
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 10:25
I keep the lot including the plastic bumpers then refit it all when I go to sell. I found I got far more $$$ by selling the vehicle standard with all the nice new unscratched original parts. As the car looked stock the buyer was blissfully unaware of it's previous history unless he looked real close >:) When taken off & sold individually, all the assesories would sell for at least 1/2 price or better. If you were to sell a car with $15,000 worth of gear on it you would be lucky to get $3,000 above market value.
Keeping parts like shocks you can carry them as spares for
big Desert trips as
well.
Also if you decide to upgrade the the car you can swap the assesories to the new one & still have all the old gear to refit.
Cheers Craig.............
PS: Don't buy one of my old cars ;-))
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Follow Up By: Outnabout David (SA) - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 20:01
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 20:01
You mean youi drive on days other than Sunday to church Craig...lol
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 21:38
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 21:38
Dave, I never actually tell anyone that I drive the Cruiser to church on Sunday's but after it's all polished up if they get that impression who am I to argue O:)
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Reply By: Member - Melissa - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 23:30
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 23:30
Sly,
Definitely recommend you keep the old parts. Shockies, springs, belts, hoses etc can all go into tyour spares kit. In the case of modification, our experience has been that when selling your vehicle you're better off to strip it back to standard and sell off the mods 2nd hand. A fully kitted out 4WD might be appealing to a 4WD enthusiast but to most other people it just sounds off alarm bells about the vehicles history. For this reason, if trading in rather than selling privately, the dealers are more likely to knock the price down for a kitted out 4WD than bump the price up to reflect all the extras.
:o) Melissa
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