Online spare parts breakers for older cars

VanMan2007

Got a 1998 Mazda Xedos that needs a new boot lock.

Can anyone recommend any of the online breaker sites please? I have put a request in with Breakerlink to start it off, please add any others:

www.breakerlink.com

forgotmyname

Ebay. Several being broken for spares.

I wouldnt touch online breakers, Too many people order parts and they dont turn up or are not of a decent quality.
By the time you have chased your bank or card for a refund and paid return costs. You have spent more than buying it from a main dealer.

Phone the local breakers.

tommyjj

I second forgotmyname's comment.

Get on the 'bay or go to a scrapyard in person. You can usually phone ahead to see if they have an example of your car.

A lot of online 'breakers' are actually just agents that search the parts you require from real breakers and charge a premium.

See if you can find out whether any other more common vehicles had the same lock. You may find the lock on an MX-5 is the same for example, which will make tracking one down much easier.

Rolandtheroadie

Never had any good results via online breaker brokers (thinking partsgateway).
Sister had a result though, bought an engine, wrong one sent(Isuzu sent instead of GM) full refund but never came back for the engine.

Engine later sold for a couple of hundred.

VanMan2007

Thanks guys, will re-think my strategy along the lines you suggested.

Flying-High_2

Ive used the online parts brokers with mixed Success.... Usually end up Spitting moring Coffee over the comedy price of parts price given... Also Handy in reverse physcology if breaking a vehicle.:)