rare spares

[5lt caprice]

Trying to source parts for my VQ Caprice thought i would head to the all mighty EBAY.:bang: I was left gob smacked when two ppl were selling part 1st one was a caprice roof lineing $500 2nd was set of fog lights $500, WTF are these standard prices for vq parts, think i can put up with a cracked fog light a bit longer lol.

 

[seraphic06]

Keep looking mate. I've picked up a couple of VQ parts for my VS for a song.

 

[THE STATESMAN]

Fog lights are expensive wont see sets below $300. Hunt around you'll find some picked my fist set up (broken but with spares) for $300. Then i picked up another set for $100 (1 had broken brackets). I made a spare set with the other spares i had but i aint selling them (just in case i have a prang). If its the glass your after they do come up separately. What else you after?

 

[5lt caprice]

just the fog light glass on the drivers side, bonnet badge (centre piece is missing) and centre cap off rim plastic clips snapped and flew off on the highway some time. every thing else is mint roof lining is perfect i just seen that one on ebay and thought wtf

 

[THE STATESMAN]

Bonnet emblem's are about $100 on ebay for your style (cant get them new any more). i put a WH caprice emblem on mine cost just over $100 new. The chrome on the bumpers are hard to get and cost a bit too. You will find that there aint many new parts you can get for the vq caprice/statesman anymore.

 

[THE STATESMAN]

oh and dont brake your front grill = $300+ if you can find one. considering they where $255 new about 3-4 years ago ( i got the last one in australia)

 

[Morton]

That's why VQ Caprice and Statesmans are almost always written off immediately in front-on accidents. Spares are impossible to pick up genuine, and second handies cost a fortune.

 

[THE STATESMAN]

Thats why you get a good insurace company that will insure your vq for $20g. or just buy all the spares you come accross at a resonable price. bumpers are cheap just all the other bits are over priced

 

[Morton]

Yeah, if I had the money to throw at spares I'd be picking them up now So in 10yrs I don't fork out $1000 for a grille.

 

[STEALTHY™]

Ebay is shocking. Someone puts a stupid price on something, someone who needs it for a restoration buys it, and sets the price for every other item the same to follow.


I bought 2 Stato roof linings for $17ea, much better than the 200+ a wreckers wanted.