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RosieMarie_91

Can anyone tell me of car breakers around Sligo that would have a good selection (preferably Toyota parts) or anybody breaking a 98 Corolla. I need 2 back shocks for my car.

Thanks guys

red sean

NW Cars, near Grange. Huge selection.

RosieMarie_91

North West Car Dismantlers, Cashelgarron, Carney, Sligo << Is this them? Dont really know sligo too well

red sean

Thats them. Main Bundoran road from Sligo, turn left about 8 miles out. Signposted.

mountainy man

Be prepared for rudeness and to be ignored coz you is a woman

wayoutwest

I found that the scrappers around sligo/roscommon are expensive and/or rude.Now I just ring Traynors in the north,who are helpfull and cheaper and deliver free to sligo once a week at a pick up point in town [C.O.D].I once ordered the wrong part [due to me supplying them with the wrong vehicle data] - it was no problem for them and I just swapped it for the right one the following week.

Slidey

For Toyota parts there is a fella in Aclare who specialises in them.

For shocks you are far better off just buying a pair of them from an auto factors.

Avoid that shower in Grange, they have a woeful attitude

RosieMarie_91

I've tried the fella in Aclare hes going to keep his eyes peeled for me. I would buy new ones but they're 80euro and i'm trying to mind the pennies at the minute.

Wayoutwest i was trying to think of the name of them to be honest because somebody told me about them years ago. I heard they are very good. I'll give them a ring monday morning.

Thanks very much everyone

mancity1

have to agree with Slidey here far better to buy new from motor factors or online from micksgarage or mister auto.ie second hand shocks are a lottery as to regards quality and not a big difference in price either for the new ones.

wayoutwest

I agree with slidey + mancity1 - get new ones if you can - fitting shocks with only half a life left on them means you've only got to replace them again in the near future,which unless you are doing the work yourself, will cost you more again in fitting. I'm guessing,but I'd say that a secondhand pair might cost one third the price of new ones?

Mint Sauce

Thing to remember with shocks is, and I can see your doing this OP, that if you are getting new, is to replace both sides. If you have an old one on one side and new on the other, its possible to fail the NCT due to the difference in the imbalance between the two.

One of my fronts oddly went a few days after passing the NCT, only needed once side replacing, mechanic told me the above when he was ordering in for me. Think he uses somewhere in Fermanagh, near Enniskilan.

I've used the place near Grange as well, knew exaclty what I needed, am a bloke, and found them not the most helpful either. Maybe its just a personalty thing.

devil-80

Try http://www.dempseydismantlers.com/index.html they deliver to Sligo but like some people say better to buy 2 new one shocks.