PNP find
#16
I stopped going to the yards around here because of the lack of trucks and the BS at the counter. Now I scrub Kijiji and buy complete trucks that have a good supply of needed parts and project material. What I know I don't need gets listed as it's free to advertise and the junk goes to the recycler, glass goes to the glass bin at the glass shop a block away. Usually takes 2 trucks to make for a recycler run. Saves me headaches and I aint got no room for anything thats big and needs to be stored.
#17
I stopped going to the yards around here because of the lack of trucks and the BS at the counter. Now I scrub Kijiji and buy complete trucks that have a good supply of needed parts and project material. What I know I don't need gets listed as it's free to advertise and the junk goes to the recycler, glass goes to the glass bin at the glass shop a block away. Usually takes 2 trucks to make for a recycler run. Saves me headaches and I aint got no room for anything thats big and needs to be stored.
PnP, a division of Schnitzer Steel, maintains all their vehicles in a database which is updated pretty much every week. Tour the 'yard and you'll see each vehicle has a bar coded tag which gets scanned when rows are replaced with different vehicles.
Pricing is simple.. they have a fixed parts list with fixed prices. Their 50 percent off promotions typically occur on holidays - MLK, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day. Sometimes there are unadvertised 50 percent off days as a "Manager's Special".
The differences in pricing between parts are generally complete assemblies (like an axle), car vs truck/van, or size like a console (smaller than or larger than 19 inches), miscellaneous brackets (smaller or larger than four inches) . For example, those Dennis Carpenter $200 tailgate decor panels are considered a "large emblem"... Therefore, it is $12. A glove box emblem would be $6.
Sometimes there are things not on their list like a light bar I scored off a tow truck. That required some quick dickering but I recall we settled on $50 or so.
#18
Actually it was cleaner then normal. They must've cleaned up before I arrived. Of course the Rocklin PnP is a small one compared to the other 4 in my immediate area.
I'm surprised that transfer case was still there. That truck has been there since the first. And of course I find another 78 supercab 4x4 with the more then likely front dana 60 gone.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
kennyray
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
25
05-18-2014 02:06 PM
LARIAT 85
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
3
06-22-2005 07:49 AM