parts costs??

[hippy]

orginal post in SA board

i've been told that a brand new standard intercooler costs about 2000, is that true?? what would it cost for a second hand?? is the difference between new and second hand stuff generally true for all parts?? ie percentage wise, and what is the percentage??

thanks

[Guest]

what car is that for? for 2000 you can a brand new front mount

[hippy]

r33 gtst .. yeah they quoted me brand new parts ... i want to know what the difference is between new and second hand parts cause i got prices for all these new parts since i had an accident

[dAVE]

r33 gtst intercooler is tiny and can be picked up for under $50. $2000 will get you a very nice frount mount

[ex-static]

Hippy,

I'll sell you my standard gtst intercooler for 1000, thats half the price of the one you were quoted! bargain!

- ex

[whatsisname]

2 yrs ago my insurance company (at the time) got a quote on a brand new standard R33 GTS25t IC, direct from Nissan it was worth......

AUD $2,100+ !!! No it's not a misprint - $2,100+

I fairly sure the price was through Nissan Aust' ex Japan.

2nd hand I'd say about $50-$100 or so?

[hippy]

LOL you are all really funny ... made my day

the reason why i ask this is that i crashed my car .. front left corner ... and hit the back let wheel onto the gutter ... this really reputable crash repairer gave me a quote to fix the car ... but quoted me brand new nissan parts i think and thats why its so expensive ... and thats why i'm askin to know the difference between new prices and second hand ... other prices were:

driveshaft: 1100

grill: 255

rear axel: 600

theres quite a few more on the list, what do u guys think?? and would it be still ok to get second hand stuff?? just wanna know if the stuff will still be workin in say 3 years time

thanks

[51jay]

You would have to be a real idiot to pay out $2000 for a new IC.

You could get a decent fmic for that and the origional ic will prevent you from upping the performance. Replacing the ic is the next thing you do after replacing the exhaust, and yes a reasonable used price would be $100 and absolutely no reason why you shouldn't use one. Same would apply to most of the other parts too providing you buy good used parts as opposed to worn out used parts. That you are on this forum suggests you will have no problems finding sources for used Skyline parts. Good luck

[Evan]

And you would be surprised how hard to find old GTS-t stock intercoolers, i had to pay $300 the other day ! Ripped off but i need it and that was the only one i could find.

E

[Gradenko]

hippy, if your insured, let insurance pay for new parts, then ask them if you can use the 2k (that they were going to spend anyway) to buy a more effecient aftermarket 'cooler. Actually, it might be better to ask repairer after insurnace pays them, since they're the ones buying the parts.

I've asked about this in the past and they didn't have a problem with it.

Hope your insured

[hippy]

well i do have insurance luckily but i dont' wanna charge too much cause if i do that then my premium will likely rise much more that what i could afford ... so keep it low for now ... but yeah there are lots of parts i need to get ... or the crash repairer has to get ... i have spoken to the crash repairer and he is very much on my side so if i wanted anything aftermarket or mod then he will do it for me and charge the insurance LOL or i could even ask him to charge for a brand new intercooler but give me a used one and give me the change to pay for my excess LOL :lol: ... but i just want a normal working skyline ... nothing fancy ... its already got a full hks exhaust system ... i dont' care about much else

also another thing is i've seen this guys work and he has a few gtrs at his workshop along with ftos and toyotas ... since i crashed my left corner of the car, does that mean that he will just cut off the front corner and weld on another?? is that how crash repairs usually work??

thanks for the help guys ... i love this forum

[turbomad]

All the panels on the front end generally just unbolt, the rear end however would need to be cut if the panel was too badly damaged to beat out.

[Jay95R33]

Originally posted by Evan

And you would be surprised how hard to find old GTS-t stock intercoolers, i had to pay $300 the other day ! Ripped off but i need it and that was the only one i could find.

E

Holly snapping duck $hit Batman. I got given a stock GTS-t cooler !!! I just had to pay for postage !!!

Anybody want to buy it. It's going for a bargin price of... Ummm $800 !!

Just jokes.. I suppose if I really needed one, then I would've paid $300 too to get my car drivable again.

J