Does anyone have opinions on buying a salvaged car from an online auction and swapping out parts that you want? Like you can take the brembos or interior or any parts that might be broken and switch the parts out. Then you can part out the rest of the car and sell it on craigslist, online, or here. I don't know how to go about this, but it was just a thought I've had for awhile.

 

Many people on the forums have done it. If you can pick up a well decked out donor car for a great price, it's worth a shot.

 

Sounds like a ton of fun as a project if you have the time, tools, work-space and know-how or at least the motivation to learn.

The only problem with an auction is that you're taking a risk without ever seeing it in person and being able to inspect it. You could buy a car hoping to swap out the drivetrain and find out that it has a rod knock or some other same major problem that the car you were planning on swapping the parts into already has.

I don't like to buy anything that's not brand new unless I can physically inspect it first or at least be provided some sort of no-hassle returns warranty or guarantee that it will be OK. Even with a warranty/guarantee, i wouldn't do this for a big-ticket item such as a car.... but yes for things like a used cell-phone, etc.

 

I was looking into that. Theres online auctions u can buy from but i think you need a dealer license. I bought some parts off someone who did that. It was a 06 he got for about 4k and all he needed was a hood, 1 headlight and a fender. You could get lucky and have your self a fixer upper and make some good money ,or u can end up with a parts car. In your case its a good idea since u want a parts car

 

There was a member on here who picked up one at auction that had bullet holes in it. Took the parts he needs and has a part-out thread going for the rest. Bottom-line, it can be done. These cars are getting near that age where stuff falls apart and is still worth fixing.

 

Do a local search on craigslist and you'll find plenty of wrecked Gs to pull parts from.
About to do that for a set of Brembos...some people don't know what they have so you can get parts on the cheap.