Archive for January, 2007

The legendary Aston martin vehicles starred in the James bond movies (latest one being the Aston Martin DBS) might not continue in the movies. Rumors have it that the new Jaguar C-XF (concept only at the moment) will be the new star.

The bond movies drag in allot of other car manufactures including ford who are still on contract for one more movie.

In any case the car will look stunning as always and will inevitably get destroyed and hopefully will end up on SalvageSpareFinder as vehicle salvage for us to do up and sell. in any case there will be aston martin car parts or ford car parts or jaguar car parts to go.

Remember on CarSpareFinder we can help you find car parts from a Ford Alternator to a Jaguar gearbox.

rumor and a nice image from autoblog

This lovely car due out 2008, with a expected price tag of £50,000 is worth a mention in the car parts store since its a Lexus and it looks amazing.

As well as being a great looking car it has several great car parts to make it worthy of the car parts store. These legendary car parts include multi link rear suspension, double wishbone front, the 5 liter v8 engine which exhumes 350ft.-lbs torque and over 420 horsepower.

It also breaks the mold with a car gearbox being the worlds first 8 speed gearbox and of course has the option of automatic. And if this was not enough they place up and down gear buttons on the steering wheel so its now more like playing on the playstation than driving.

The breaking system is also awesome because well, whats the point of traveling like a bullet if you cannot stop. the specks include 14.2 inch cross drilled discs powered by 6 piston aluminum capers and high friction brake pads on all wheels.

The car parts may be good looking but the car is stunning and another reason to ass it to the car parts store is the interior. The interior comes with a aluminum trim on most the fittings, leather interior of course.

source from Jalopnik. More images available there also.

The weekly checks on the vehicle may well be the ones that are ignored but after all these are the checks that will display early signs of trouble, for example, the engine coolant level is found to be low, this leads to a quick look around the engine bay and a poor hose connection is found on the radiator, a few minutes later, aided by a screwdriver, the leak is fixed at zero cost and the possibility of a £300 plus head gasket failure has been averted even if you buy used car parts which are cheaper it is worth a few minutes work. The time taken is minimal and the savings made can be massive. Aside from the time element the weekly check procedures require little in the way of equipment, a tyre pressure gauge and a tyre depth gauge are all that is required, the cost of these items is unlikely to exceed £5 for the two.

Assuming that the owner has access to the correct materials the regular vehicle checks and top ups should take no more than 15-20 minutes to cover the following; tyres, battery, brake fluid, engine oil, engine coolant, windscreen wipers/washers, lights, fuel. These are in no particular order but obviously some of the above are located in the same general area and can be checked alongside their neighbours. Again in no particular order we can look at each in turn detailing maximums and minimums.

Tyres- if you read From The Road Up - Tyres you would know that a tyre in good condition is capable of removing 5 litres of water per second from the road contact patch, vital if grip is to be maintained on a wet road surface at 70mph. Looking at tread depth, the legal minimum is 1.6mm across the centre three quarters of the road contact area and round the tyre circumference, the tyre must be free from cuts that expose the underlying structure, bulges that betray a structural fault, any bald areas worn sufficient to expose the tyre structure and any other defect causing the tread to separate. Using the tread depth gauge always measure the tread at its minimum on the tyre contact area, it is this minimum that can earn you a fine and penalty points not the maximum. If your check reveals uneven wear get it investigated by a garage or tyre specialist as this can suggest a mechanical fault with the suspension which in turn can affect the handling of the vehicle. With the vehicle sat on the road there will be four patches that cannot be checked so don’t forget to move the vehicle backwards or forwards to allow checking of these areas. Just a brief note on the subject of tread wear indicators, these are raised bars moulded into the tread equally spaced in 5 or 6 points around the tyre, these bars will become easier to see as the tyre wears and when the tread is flush with the bars minimum tread depth has been reached. A useful addition but no substitute for an accurate depth gauge. Moving on to tyre pressure, all pneumatic tyres have a design operating pressure range and car manufacturers publish these figures in the vehicle handbook. This figure may vary depending on the use to which the vehicle is put, high speed or laden, the pressure may be 5 pounds per square inch higher than the figure for “normal� use. It is important that when the tyre pressures are checked the tyres are cold and should you need to top up always slightly over inflate and adjust down to the correct reading; this will negate any residual pressure in the gauge unit supplying the air.  Moving into the engine bay, and of vital importance, when the engine is cold, reasons for which will be made clear later.

External checks on the battery consist of making sure that it is secure and the positive and negative connections are clean and tight, by clean and tight I mean free from the build up of corrosive salts and tight, sufficient to resist a wriggle test. Without going deeper into the battery subject, there is nothing more to do within the scope of weekly checks
                             
The next port of call is the brake fluid reservoir and providing the level of fluid inside can be seen all that is required is a visual check ensuring that it sits no higher than the maximum and no lower than the minimum. The maximum and minimum marks may take several forms including lines, arrows or words and if you are in any doubt refer to the vehicles handbook or ask at a reputable garage. Most fluid reservoirs are fitted with some kind of level warning sensor which when activated should operate a dashboard warning light, this is no substitute for routine and regular physical checks it is there merely to worn the driver of a sudden loss of fluid during a journey. On the subject of level, as the brake friction material wears away during its service life the level in the reservoir will very gradually drop and providing the level does not drop suddenly, indicating a leak, topping up to the maximum is fine.

Now for the biggest lump in the engine bay, the car engine itself. For day to day running the engine requires a supply of oil and a quantity of coolant. Ensuring that the vehicle is on level ground withdraw the dipstick, wipe it and replace, take it out again and check the indicated level is between the maximum and minimum, no higher and no lower. It is important to note that when checking the level the dipstick must not be held with the marked end upper most as this will allow the oil sample to move along the stick and give the impression that the level is higher than it actually is. It  may well be that the engine in question runs well and is very reliable but has a tendency to “use�oil, providing that this usage does not exceed 800 miles per litre then engine wear can be considered to be within acceptable limits. Should topping up of the engine oil be required add a little and re-check, it is far easier to add oil than be forced into draining some out from underneath! The amount of oil required to take the level from minimum to maximum can be surprisingly small and in some cases 1/3 litre (1/2 pint) is sufficient. When some oil has been added always allow 2-3 minutes for it to reach the sump at the bottom of the engine and possibly a little longer if the engine has been left for a long period e.g. overnight.

Home entertainment was the theme for the new Suzuki Fix concept with some unusual car parts which are mentioned in this post. (ps yes that is a projector and screen).

The car has some funky car parts including a high definition projector and screen, but it would not be home entertainment if the seats did not all swivel round, the roof comes down and it comes with full on integrated surround sound and some red neon lights to simulate the cinema.

Whether or not the home cinema car parts are your thing, you have to admire the concept. if your bored or want to impress simply drive somewere and let rip the ebutifull HD movies or games your car can produce. Personally i would not move out of my car.

The major thing is though how much, i mean a high def projector costs around £1500, and you have to pay extra for surround sound, swiveling chairs etc. This car will cost as much as a home with a cinema inbuilt. Maybe in 50 years when Im retired and rich.

Back to today, we can still get some fancy car parts including inbuilt consoles and DVD players, nice sound systems and soft top roofs. If your thinking about modification or fixing a spare, why not try finding one at CarSpareFinder, you might surprise yourself

[image and facts from autoblog.com]

If you read around the web you will see that vehicle salvage is become a more and more used means of purchasing a car since you get the vehicle for much less of the price, even after repairs (if repairs are needed).

At SalvageSparefinder you can find out all you need to know about vehicle salvage can even purchase vehicle salvage, from cars to motorbikes with varying damage from major to none (depending on the category). There are many vehicles on sale including a land rover discovery to a Kawasaki zx6r motorbike (shown above)
I myself own some vehicle salvage, i got myself a nice Peugeot 206, 2000 fixed up for under £1300. Its worth a hell of allot more. don’t believe me then check out the auto trader.

Anyway with vehicle salvage demands going up we though we would let you know, so why not check SalvageSpareFinder out today for vehicle salvage, you may surprise yourself

The Audi is worth a car parts store mention for several reasons. It does not have the extra special look to it like some of the others, but it does have some impressive car parts (i mean lots).

Firstly the 6L diesel that makes 500 HP and 737 lb-ft (1800- 3000 RPM), achieved by two variable-vane turbochargers. The system does some amazing stuff and can pop out an impressive compression ratio of 16:1 and meets the 2010 EURO-5 standard

The Audi dirves like a heavy sports car due to its 40:60 front:rear balance, and with this you need the best ventilation brakes in town. Right back to power, it can do 0 - 62MPH in just 5.5 seconds, and for a big car, well actually for a small car this is impressive, so for a big car it is greatly impressive. So you see for its car parts its worth a mention.

Yes this is only a concept model and will not be out to the public for a while, however for a more in depth read more picture visit the autoblog article

[information from the autoblog article]

YourTube is a fascinating place and every now and again we bring you some entertaining videos. Today is Richard Hammond and the top gear boys put £100,000 worth of lotus magic into a Lada, and yes the person who owns the car looks like a complete geek, but he does now have a great car and some amazing car parts.

Personally on the outside the Lada looks a little better, nothing flash but its the other extra car parts which make it worth while (£100,000 worth of car parts to be exact). They pretty much strip the car of its car parts and pimp them up, from the car engine and car gearbox, to the wheels and brakes.

Enjoy this little bit of magic

SalvageSpareFinder is still only young but 2006 brought a lot of good vehicle salvage to customers all over the world. The site will soon be much like eBay allowing a auction style system to take place in which customers can bid on vehicle salvage such as car salvage and van salvage, from categories C, D, X and uncategorized (see vehicle salvage guidelines)
Breakers can also start selling vehicle salvage on the site once registered with ourselves to open a new avenue of income.

Remember vehicle salvage does not mean unprofitable or unusable and all the salvage on the site can be repaired and run normally for less than the retail selling price and often you can sell them on for a profit.

Whether the vehicle salvage your after is car salvage, van salvage or bike salvage we have it all, so why not visit www.salvagesparefinder.co.uk today and have a look for yourself!

Welcome back everyone. I hope everyone had a good holiday and are nice and refreshed for the new year. Here at CarSpareFinder we ended 2006 on a high. Firstly the site is was doing well and car parts were being located left right and center. We are also starting to get foreign car parts requests showing the recognition CarspareFinder is achieving for locating car parts and van parts.

Secondly More and more breakers are joining our team and thus increasing the success rate of car parts requests.

So we enjoyed last year but this year (2007) should be fantastic and as always are working to make a better service for you the customer.

Remember whatever car parts you would like, from car engines to windscreen motors, from car wheels to car gearboxes, we can locate them for you. After all it is our motto ‘Every make, Every model, Every Part’

And yes it is free to use this service, so why not find a car part today