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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 01:10 AM
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any f-body heavens in central florida? i need a pass taillight. mines got a crack in it that i'm guessing is letting moisture in and making that side dimmer...i love junkyard shopping. you always find the sweetest stuff at junkyards
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 04:39 AM
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None I know of ... at least not ones which don't charge prices that are nearly the cost of new parts. The demand grows and so does the cost. The best source I've found is right here in the Parts Classifieds. The place 'pull-your-own-parts' place on 92, near I-4 hasn't had anything for F-Body's when I've went there, but, you never know, maybe you could drop by there and get lucky sometime. I have seen a Camaro or two there, however, they were already stripped out before they were brought in.

Once the taillights take on moisture, it usually causes the reflective backing to peek from the inside. That's what causes them to be dim. Good luck on finding parts for our car for cheap.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 05:47 AM
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Junkyards are not as much fun as they used to be, most of the good parts are long gone before they end up in the yard.

A tail light should be easy to come by though..
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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yea i figured the classified section right here would be pretty good but nothing yet. i'll probably end up ebaying it. the old junkyard i use to go to (Harry's U Pull It - Hazleton, PA) has miles of cars that were still very usable. anything you could ever want was there and it was all cheap as hell. any transmission you want for 65 bucks on certains days. motors were like 85. and just about anything else you could want for your car was like 35 bucks. nothing over 100 dollars there. go up with a couple buddies, a set of tools and just start yankin stuff, go back home and pound a couple beers and make something cool. good times... lots of bee's tho haha
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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I just heard a thing on the radio about a yard in orlando called "pull and pay" or something like that off Jet Drive

I think thats off 528 might want to check that out.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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sweet, thanks for the heads up
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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lots of bee's tho haha
hahaa! only ran into bees once... I usually am fighting off the mutant mosquitos! I now bathe in bug spray before I go junkyarding!
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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I had my share of bees too. Those damn red wasps can be a real bitch. I also had to fight off a snake in a Louisiana yard once.

I also found a sneaker wedged up in a dash once..... with the foot still in it.
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hahaa! only ran into bees once... I usually am fighting off the mutant mosquitos! I now bathe in bug spray before I go junkyarding!
$5 electric fly swatter for the win from harbor freight when heading to the junkyard. Will take care of bees, wasps, mosquitos, and even snakes lol. One of the guys at one of the shithole yards in apopka told me there is a place near 441 and gore st. that has a lot of late model cars inlcuding f-bodies.

hey if anyone knows some of the peeps in the f-body theft ring up in Louisiana, I'm sure they can hook you up with anything you need. ( BIG JUST KIDDING )
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