Where are all the wheels?
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Where are all the wheels?
Hello All,
I'm curious: In the DFW area, it seems that all the wheels, except for the occasional one and the rusted awful steelies, are pulled off of all of the cars at the self-serve junkyards before they get put on the lot. Is that a Texas thing, a new thing in the industry, a near-DFW-area thing, or something else?
I've been parts-hunting at self-serve yards in five states and haven't seen this phenomenon before. I'll admit I got busy and missed out on any real `yarding from about 2022 to early 2025, so maybe things have changed or something.
Thoughts?
I'm curious: In the DFW area, it seems that all the wheels, except for the occasional one and the rusted awful steelies, are pulled off of all of the cars at the self-serve junkyards before they get put on the lot. Is that a Texas thing, a new thing in the industry, a near-DFW-area thing, or something else?
I've been parts-hunting at self-serve yards in five states and haven't seen this phenomenon before. I'll admit I got busy and missed out on any real `yarding from about 2022 to early 2025, so maybe things have changed or something.
Thoughts?
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I've noticed that a couple of yards around here pull all of the alloy rims and toss them all in a dumpster. I can't imagine they get more scrap value out of them than reselling them to consumers. It doesn't make sense!
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