Rims - Page 98

BigV · 10-03-2017, 02:44 PM

Don't cry, buy!

Gravdigr · 10-04-2017, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Don't cry, buy!

Can I borrow your credit card? Just for a minute?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2017, 07:06 PM

Want a used car, there's a shitload on them in Houston.

All recently washed too.

fargon · 10-03-2017, 04:13 PM

Want^^^

xoxoxoBruce · 10-03-2017, 05:51 PM

That one is in a lot better shape than a lot of the ones I've seen on the net.

I was surprised that crawler with the air tank in the rollbar uses an A/C compressor to fill it. Didn't know they could be used for air.

glatt · 10-04-2017, 07:11 PM

If I was dictator, I would order them all to be destroyed. They are lemons waiting to happen.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2017, 07:13 PM

Lot of good parts there though.

glatt · 10-04-2017, 07:19 PM

That's the problem with being a dictator. These rash judgements are sometimes regrettable.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2017, 07:23 PM

You could order them dismantled but when they tried that with the gas hog program there was a lot of hanky panky going on.

Clodfobble · 10-04-2017, 09:29 PM

Can you really ever get the mold smell out? I guess maybe you can replace all the upholstery and still sell a water-logged engine for some amount of profit.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2017, 11:23 PM

Upholstery and rugs, fugetaboutit. Electronics kind of depend on whether it was fresh or salt and if they were powered when they submerged. Wire harnesses try to reclaim the copper because they are probably corroded inside, plus most of them run at floor level these days.

However there's a shitload of plastic and metal parts that can be cleaned, glass can be reused. Mostly it depends on demand, parts for a Camry are more in demand than parts for a Rolls, and if the parts are cheap enough new to bother salvaging them.

Clodfobble · 10-05-2017, 07:07 AM

But is there really anything wrong with that? Surely the glass and plastic are fine and won't cause cars to become lemons once they're installed, right?

glatt · 10-05-2017, 07:12 AM

The existing cars will become lemons because of corrosion that will occur in their wire harnesses, causing all sorts of mysterious intermittent problems.

But you're right, the glass and plastic parts would be fine to reuse. Maybe metal parts too, if you inspect them closely and they have no areas for hidden damage to occur.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-05-2017, 10:07 AM

Absolutely, metal, glass and plastic are mostly cool to salvage. But the bottom line is there money to be made in some other way than selling them to unwary buyers. If it takes 2 hours to recover a $1 cup holder, then no. If it takes 2 hours to pull a $1,000 pair of fenders or $2,500 front clip, then yes.

I said before try to salvage the copper in the wiring harnesses, but thinking about it that may be not worth the trouble. With the increased use of electronics the harness contains less copper than ever. The wire has become tiny and even my 12 year old truck has the wires carrying power and data on the same wire.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-05-2017, 10:42 AM

For the MOPAR freaks...

10-03-2017, 02:44 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Don't cry, buy! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-04-2017, 07:06 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Want a used car, there's a shitload on them in Houston. All recently washed too. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-03-2017, 04:13 PM	#4
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Want^^^ __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

10-03-2017, 05:51 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That one is in a lot better shape than a lot of the ones I've seen on the net. I was surprised that crawler with the air tank in the rollbar uses an A/C compressor to fill it. Didn't know they could be used for air. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-04-2017, 07:13 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Lot of good parts there though. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-04-2017, 07:11 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If I was dictator, I would order them all to be destroyed. They are lemons waiting to happen.

10-04-2017, 07:19 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's the problem with being a dictator. These rash judgements are sometimes regrettable.

10-04-2017, 07:23 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You could order them dismantled but when they tried that with the gas hog program there was a lot of hanky panky going on. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-04-2017, 09:29 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Can you really ever get the mold smell out? I guess maybe you can replace all the upholstery and still sell a water-logged engine for some amount of profit. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-04-2017, 11:23 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Upholstery and rugs, fugetaboutit. Electronics kind of depend on whether it was fresh or salt and if they were powered when they submerged. Wire harnesses try to reclaim the copper because they are probably corroded inside, plus most of them run at floor level these days. However there's a shitload of plastic and metal parts that can be cleaned, glass can be reused. Mostly it depends on demand, parts for a Camry are more in demand than parts for a Rolls, and if the parts are cheap enough new to bother salvaging them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-05-2017, 07:07 AM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	But is there really anything wrong with that? Surely the glass and plastic are fine and won't cause cars to become lemons once they're installed, right? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-05-2017, 07:12 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The existing cars will become lemons because of corrosion that will occur in their wire harnesses, causing all sorts of mysterious intermittent problems. But you're right, the glass and plastic parts would be fine to reuse. Maybe metal parts too, if you inspect them closely and they have no areas for hidden damage to occur.

10-05-2017, 10:07 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Absolutely, metal, glass and plastic are mostly cool to salvage. But the bottom line is there money to be made in some other way than selling them to unwary buyers. If it takes 2 hours to recover a $1 cup holder, then no. If it takes 2 hours to pull a $1,000 pair of fenders or $2,500 front clip, then yes. I said before try to salvage the copper in the wiring harnesses, but thinking about it that may be not worth the trouble. With the increased use of electronics the harness contains less copper than ever. The wire has become tiny and even my 12 year old truck has the wires carrying power and data on the same wire. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-05-2017, 10:42 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	For the MOPAR freaks... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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