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Got some quotes for some wheels from various scrap yards through a place called 1st Choice Spares.
I can apparently either call the scrap yard direct or order direct through the website.
Anyone used them and have any views on if it's all legit?
I've used similar when after a specific part - quotes come back and you pick the supplier.
As Fossy said.
My experience with a breakers in Smethwick was maddening. Had the quote via website, ordered form breaker via website for a second hand silver door mirror. A new pattern part arrived, not what ordered and the local garage set out it didn't work, back in the bubblewrap unmarked. Madness then ensued with the supplier setting out that they'd supplied a more valuable part and how dare I be so ungrateful.
Couple of calls later - position still more entrenched on their part. Stopped just short of being rude about my Mum. Genuinely the oddest customer service experience in my 51 years. You'd not dare to talk to someone like that in a pub.
Send part back.
Different chap at the breakers - jolly pleasant all resolved.
If using a breaker via a website and he's called 'Dave' which given the surname may or may not reflect the birth certificate , please do have a look a Trustpilot before parting with money.
The website folk were worse than useless.
Caveat emptor, fellas!
Conversely - a different breaker was ruddy marvellous, right thing, worked, timely delivery, all as it should be. Also paid £50 not £120 in the end. a karmic resolution?
Had learned the hard way to ask for photos of the actual items and a level of detailed pedantry before parting with cash, laced with suffuse apologies to the vendor.
Good luck. Trustpilot is your friend on this.
Depending where you are, I can recommend U Pull It. For most stuff, as the name says on the tin, you go and remove what you want from the cars and they charge you for it (stupidly small amounts vs eBay prices). They tend to remove wheels though before laying them out in the yard and sell seperately so you can get under the cars/access brakes etc.
Yard in York and Edinburgh I think but well worth a look.
My dealings with other breakers via ebay etc has been similar to the above - rude, not answering questions I've asked etc and yet charging top dollar for parts that sometimes look like they've been stored in a pond.
Worth having a look on silverlake, massive scrappy with modern inventory control - usually really helpful and have a dedicated parts picking/packing department.
https://www.silverlake.co.uk/parts/