Agree with Dan. I'd say grab the starter, alternator, battery (assuming they fit the 1999 model) and anything else that commonly fails like relays, or really expensive things like the engine computer. If the headlights, tail lights, and signal lights are compatible, those are easy to take off and store. Radio? Speakers? Rear view mirror(s)? Window regulators and motors? Antenna? Dash instrument cluster? Get a plastic storage bin, fill it up and write the inventory on the top lid and store that away. I'll bet that you may only need one or two of the items, but I could be wrong.
If you want to sell the parts, find an online forum and advertise the entire car for parts, local pick up only. If you have a place away from your house to store it, advertise on your local Craigs list. ------------- Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 4:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sorry for your loss, Donald. > > As for parting, take what you can use off of it as log as you have a place > to store it, and scrap the car. Parting it to sell off parts requires a > significant commitment of time and resources, and unless there are a few > items that have significant value, isn’t worth the effort to do so. > > Considering your current situation, I don’t see how you could possibly > benefit from parting it out except to get the parts you can use yourself > for your other car. > > -D > > > > On Jan 17, 2018, at 4:11 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Its been a while since I emailed. I am still receiving digest, but with > my new job I haven't had much time to respond to any. I think many of you > know I have two BMW 7 series. One is a 2000 740IL and the other is a 1999 > 740IL. The 2000 has almost 240,000 miles. Last week the poor car > experienced a catastrophic failure. These engines have plastic timing > chain guides and they typical fail between 150,000 and 200,000 miles. > Sometimes they fail sooner. Well, mine lasted almost 240,000 miles. They > apparently let go and there is almost no time to stop the damage from > occurring. So, my 2000 7 series is done. It is going to BMW heaven. My > question is for you all with experience parting out cars. I needed the > radiator for the other car and have already removed it. I know this is a > Mercedes list, but I'm wondering if it is worth the trouble to start > scavenging parts off the car to use for mine AND also to sell for $. I > have never tried to do this. > > > > I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm in this nasty weather. > > > > Don Snook > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
