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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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I live in Pinellas Park. Which junk yards in the tampa bay area are the best?
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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LKQ aka Cophers U-PULL-IT... their in Clearwater off of Ulmerton Rd.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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any VW stuff?
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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If you have a Jetta Magic in about the same area, but I've been out there a few times and they haven't always had the parts they told they had on the phone.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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You won't catch newer vehicles at junkyards. I have yet to find a 95-99 Eclipse at Cophers/LKQ and this car are a few years old.

Magic is right up the road from LKQ/Cophers they might have what you looking for but they are a bit expensive depends on what you need.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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i am just parting my car out and i need alot of stock parts to replace them with
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Old May 31, 2006 | 03:55 AM
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Ive seen several 2g eclipses at cophers off of causeway...even a couple 4g63s!
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Old May 31, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMevo
You won't catch newer vehicles at junkyards. I have yet to find a 95-99 Eclipse at Cophers/LKQ and this car are a few years old.

Magic is right up the road from LKQ/Cophers they might have what you looking for but they are a bit expensive depends on what you need.
I too saw a few at cophers. Seems like they only take cars in that are at least 20 years old. And they domestics are swapped out slower than imports.
Walk in at magics, ask what you need, the guy picks up the phone, and ask for the price of it new, then lowers it 10%-20%.
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Let's say a door panel for a stang would cost $100 brand new, they would sell you a used one for $75.00

I hate going there, and magic is a asshole.
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Yeah Magic was the only place that had a transmission for my old car pulled already and it cost more then what I would have expected. Especially with just a 30-day warranty. Transmission came out great but still cost a pretty penny. But if you can't find it anywhere else what can you do...

Yeah at Cophers in Clearwater I saw 1 2g Talon and it was stripped by the time I go to it. Then 1 2g Eclipse that I thought they were going to put out on the lot but then I found out by a friend that it was already stripped. Funny thing about Cophers in Clearwater, 3 of my cars ended up there. It would be nice if they got more 2g's in there but some DSM people have connections and as soon as the car gets there their "friend aka Copher Employee" calls them up and they get first dibs which I think its BS and not right.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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its not what you know its who you know

gophers out here trades imports out quick, but they are great when they have em, my headlight cover from honda new was 35, from the place next to gophers where they pull it was like 50something, and cophers, and plus another part was...6 dollars, it was great
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