ARB, TJM or Independants

assuming your talking about a front and rear bar then to be honest they are simply worthless to all but the guy that has still got a factory one that is dented. 99% of people that have these accessories fitted dont look back over their shoulder for the old parts just incase they are Forced to take them! Disposal rather than Hoard.

Side Steps? Maybe worth keeping and selling to someone that has bent one? Anything else? Junk!

Bumpers, Seats, Radios, even factory Intercoolers are all junk! I might chase the intercooler for spares but the rest is worthless. The Wrecker values them because they are trying to make their money on every part of the wreck they buy, thats the point! but ask them if they want to buy that rear bumper off you for even Half what they want to sell it to you for and Good luck with that! They would say...... I have 20 mate! in every colour! No thanks.

Your Local ARB store would have a Pile of front and rear bars for a GU8 sitting out the back, my local had a big pile of rear Tub Roll bars out of Navaras stacked up, i said mate put them on ebay! he said nah mate thy are junk, i take them off to fit canopies and no one want them, every car has them already so junk they are.

If your talking about the rear Seats (3rd Row) because you fitted drawers? You are welcome to mine mate ;) They ahve been bagged and on the top shelf in my shed for 5 years becaus i cant bring myself to put them on the trailer for the tip. Worthless! Nissan want $1200 for them and the wreckers want $600 but they are worthless and junk to all but a small few.

Dont let it do your head in mate, noone is swindling you, there is not really a business in selling this stuff. ;)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TheLocksmith

I think if these stores were franchised the owner of the store wouldn't let the looting of car bits go on.

The rear lights that were accidentally left on the shelf. New were $244 each, eBay say about $100/150, wreckers prob the same? Not talking 20 yr old stuff, just week old stuff.

Offer me $150 for the lot and you have a great buy and I get $150 for looting?

Comes down to doing the right thing and morals. At least tell the customer and show some respect.

9 out of 10 people going in wouldn't have a clue of the scam.

Come Get Some - Sent from my iPhone

---

The rear quater lights i assume your talking about? Again your welcome to mine mate, worthless to most, swapped for prewired fully functional ones for the $150 your talking about. Only silly people would pay $150 for a Blank light. I know they do but few and far between, they are listed on ebay waiting for those silly people but sit there listed for a long time.

Most ARB and TJM stores are franchised.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD

The rear quater lights i assume your talking about? Again your welcome to mine mate, worthless to most, swapped for prewired fully functional ones for the $150 your talking about. Only silly people would pay $150 for a Blank light. I know they do but few and far between, they are listed on ebay waiting for those silly people but sit there listed for a long time.

Most ARB and TJM stores are franchised.

---

Not the blank lights, the working lights in the rear bar.

As I say its not the $ so much, more the not informing or offering that got me mad and not going back.

Local independent for me, discussed the pros and cons of the lift I eventually installed. My safari snorkel was installed by a franchise and they didn't seal it between the air box and the inner guard.

It does not matter if the parts are worth nothing,
They still belong to you, I think its poor service for them not to at least give you the choice whether to keep them or not,
Especially after speeding that much coin.

Addition to my earlier post... Arb store I go to, always asked what I wanted them to do with the redundant parts. It's even printed on receipts, customer to collect redundant parts for before X amount of time otherwise it's disposed of or something along those lines.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Hodge

Addition to my earlier post... Arb store I go to, always asked what I wanted them to do with the redundant parts. It's even printed on receipts, customer to collect redundant parts for before X amount of time otherwise it's disposed of or something along those lines.

---

x 2, my local ARB dealer is the same

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Hodge

customer to collect redundant parts for before X amount of time otherwise it's disposed of or something along those lines.

---

Wouldn't a better policy be that the customer owns everything and unless stated all looting of parts be returned to the rightful owner?

Why have that printed on a receipt? Even though I was clued in what goes on, I felt I struggled to get everything back and in the end I WAS LOOTED of my possessions!! Got out with most but still not everything.

I personally think they should be placed in the back of your car and the the bloke you deal with shows you all the work done then says "Oh and here are all the left over bits mate"...!!!

A - Aggressive
R - Ripoff
B - Bullshi*ers

That would take your last coin out of your glovebox and feel around under your back seat to fleece you of every last thing they think they can get without you noticing!!!!

Sorry I made a mistake, they would do it right in front of your face.