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I have used these people before with great luck. About 2.5 years ago, I needed a dash piece while a friend needed a wire harness for his car. When we asked for a price, the guy said we could have them for free. I've tried to use them in the past again, but they never had what I needed.
Let me start by saying I called the junkyard last Wednesday about a mechanical fan blade at about 10am. I specified that all the mechanical fans from a 99-04 grand Cherokee would work for me, but that not all them came with a mechanical fan.. The electric fan was a standard feature while the mechanical fan came with the tow package. He told me he knew they were interchangeable and that not all Jeeps had the mechanical fan and that he would check to see if they had one and that he would be back with me.. I left my cell number.
Wednesday afternoon rolls around and I didn't hear from him so I called him back asking if he had any luck. He told me he said he'd call me back Thursday on our previous phone conversation and that they were a day behind. I said okay and said talk to you later. He got back with me Friday afternoon while I was at work. Around 4pm. He was fine with me getting it Tuesday.
The girlfriend and I show up there today to pick it up. The kid behind the counter asked me what year Jeep it was for so I said 2003, but he said I told him 99. It was the same guy that called me.. I said politely "no, I told you on the phone it was for a 2003, but the 99-04's will work." He said he wasn't sure if it would work since I told him the wrong year, but I asked to see the fan anyways. He came back and said the fan they had pulled was an electric fan. I then said he told me on the phone it was in fact the mechanical fan and not the electric, but looking back, mentioning that didn't do any good. I asked if he had the correct part I needed (still offering my business) and without looking at their computer, he said no. I said ok thanks and we left..
I guess I'm just mainly frustrated about the wasted gas and time. Spending time with her was of course fun, but at the same time its still frustrated me. Looks like I'll pay $90 for NOS at the dealer rather than $45 for used. Junkyard to dealer.. I am going from one hive of scum to the next.. lol.
I have used these people before with great luck. About 2.5 years ago, I needed a dash piece while a friend needed a wire harness for his car. When we asked for a price, the guy said we could have them for free. I've tried to use them in the past again, but they never had what I needed.
Let me start by saying I called the junkyard last Wednesday about a mechanical fan blade at about 10am. I specified that all the mechanical fans from a 99-04 grand Cherokee would work for me, but that not all them came with a mechanical fan.. The electric fan was a standard feature while the mechanical fan came with the tow package. He told me he knew they were interchangeable and that not all Jeeps had the mechanical fan and that he would check to see if they had one and that he would be back with me.. I left my cell number.
Wednesday afternoon rolls around and I didn't hear from him so I called him back asking if he had any luck. He told me he said he'd call me back Thursday on our previous phone conversation and that they were a day behind. I said okay and said talk to you later. He got back with me Friday afternoon while I was at work. Around 4pm. He was fine with me getting it Tuesday.
The girlfriend and I show up there today to pick it up. The kid behind the counter asked me what year Jeep it was for so I said 2003, but he said I told him 99. It was the same guy that called me.. I said politely "no, I told you on the phone it was for a 2003, but the 99-04's will work." He said he wasn't sure if it would work since I told him the wrong year, but I asked to see the fan anyways. He came back and said the fan they had pulled was an electric fan. I then said he told me on the phone it was in fact the mechanical fan and not the electric, but looking back, mentioning that didn't do any good. I asked if he had the correct part I needed (still offering my business) and without looking at their computer, he said no. I said ok thanks and we left..
I guess I'm just mainly frustrated about the wasted gas and time. Spending time with her was of course fun, but at the same time its still frustrated me. Looks like I'll pay $90 for NOS at the dealer rather than $45 for used. Junkyard to dealer.. I am going from one hive of scum to the next.. lol.
