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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 11:36 AM
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I got in a wreck on Thursday night. A van hit me on the side of the car and I spun in to the wall of the freeway. The van did not stop. My damamge is at the right rear quarter panel, rear camaro panel and the bumper clip. Where would be the best place to shop for these parts? I will not be going through my insurance company because I was involved in another accident a month ago and was injured. I don't want anyone telling me that I was injured in this accident because I have a law suit pending. Oh, I also need to know where to get the right rear tail light. Any help would be appreciated. The body shop told me that if I brought them these parts that it would be cheeper in the long run. As long as I can get them for a reasonable price. Thanx in advance!!!!!!
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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Ebay has some parted out stuff from time to time, also look for the same thing in are classified section..Good Luck.. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 02:07 PM
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Yes, Thanx. I made a mistake. The only parts I need are the Tail light and the rear camaro panel. Everything else will just be pulled straight. I have a red camero and I have seen other red camaros with black panels and was thinking about getting one that was black or painting it black. Oh, and I forgot that I could look for 93-97 parts as well; so thanx.
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 05:01 PM
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if you want brand new parts, get the part numbers and try www.gmpartsdirect.com. Their prices are cheaper than the shop prices.

If not, junkyard is the best place to go.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 12:55 AM
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Wow! Sorry to hear about the bad luck. If it was me, I would go to some junkyards and see if I could find what I needed there. If you don't then the parts are going to cost you some serious $$$
If I'm not mistaken, your later model camaro shares some parts with the earlier 4th gens, so finding them at a boneyard shouldn't be so hard. Good luck (especially with all the legal stuff)
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 09:25 AM
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ebay and the dealership but my dad is a dealer so I got a discount on stuff..
I'd look around here too Sometimes you see some bumper reinforcements or whatever <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 02:10 PM
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Sorry to hear about that man, happened to me a few weeks ago too but mine was with a piece of plywood on the highway at 80+ mph. Anyway try this site, since the plywood screwed up my front end I got a new bumper cover and signal light from them. Fast shipping and easy transaction.

http://www.chevyautobodypartstore.com

Later.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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I really appreciate all of the help!
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www.gmpartsdirect.com is awesome, they are GM parts so you know everything will fit nice and snug.
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 09:56 PM
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Sorry about the bad luck! Try any used parts company. The bigger ones have a computer system that links all the biggest yards in the country. They can find you any part on line, get you a price, and quote it with shipping in seconds. It's slick, I know I had to find a t-top after I got ripped off on ebay.

Some punk did not ship it as promissed--in 3 days! It showed up 40 days later, after I bought another one, after he refused to respond to my phone calls or emails. I guess my small claims action reached him, because it showed up just days later!
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