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Need to know... ? £££ ? for a vibration damper

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:54 pm
by phil-c
Hello all. I'm breaking my 320 convertible and have a zoner interested in the vibration damper from the boot (the big block of metal that sits behind the drivers side rear wheel arch). Thing is I don't know how much to charge for it. I don't want to rip him off but I don't want to give it away either.

My local BMW dealer said it's been discontinued but was selling at £250. My local breaker said they'd never sold one. Can't find them on ebay or a google.

Part number 1942238

Any ideas?

Re: Need to know... ? £££ ? for a vibration damper

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:01 pm
by daimlerman
If the guy can collect it is worth it's scrap value!
If it is to be posted,I feel sorry for the postie...
£10-£25?

Re: Need to know... ? £££ ? for a vibration damper

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:23 pm
by phil-c
The guy can collect luckily. Poor postie indeed - just weighed it, 25kg. Imagine that in a bit of bubblewrap with a sticky label on it...

Re: Need to know... ? £££ ? for a vibration damper

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:13 pm
by daimlerman
So in effect you have 25kg of scrap at,say, £80 a ton?
Your bit of scrap is the correct shape for your buyer so price accordingly.If the buyer feels your price is too high,he can always keep on looking.

Re: Need to know... ? £££ ? for a vibration damper

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:25 pm
by phil-c
Ok I'll give it some thought. The other bit of advice I've had is to halve the retail price... £125 8O

Sounds a bit unrealistic to me so I think I'll try somewhere in the middle. Thanks for the advice.

Re: Need to know... ? £££ ? for a vibration damper

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:34 pm
by HairyScreech
id say closer to a tenth of the retail price. + postage.