Best auto glass and junkyards/used parts?

[john70t]

A casualty of last night's ice storm involved a 6" branch breaking the back window.

The trunk lid also got dented in. Although still usable I'd like to find someplace that sells a color matching OEM lid which I can just bolt in. It's a 90's Corolla and was probably pretty common at one point.

[HobieMarty]

If you have a Pull-a-Part near you, I would look there. You can go on their website and search your make and model and it will tell you what they have, and sometimes even the color is listed in the details.

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[stomachmonkey]

Bone yards are becoming fossils.

Unfortunate.

[fastfredracing]

Car-part.com will be your best friend here . Not many will want to deal with shipping you glass, or the decklid, so you may need to pick up your self

[john70t]

thx Fred. That site is..perfect. The lid is DIY but the glass is best left to the pros.

Any experience with Safelite? Glass doctor? Other chains?
I'd like to get quality but it's just a rear window.

[fastfredracing]

I use safelite enough, but the local body shop supply house also has glass service, and they outperform safelite and beat their prices every time .

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Car-part.com will be your best friend here .

You may find LKQ showing parts in car-part.com. Maybe give them a call if they have a location close to you.

They will ship any part from their bone yards in the midwest to any other in the midwest free to you.

I could call my LKQ contact in Akron if you post the year and color.

[john70t]

Bob it's a 2004 LE. Beige I think but has a gold tint in the day.
Looking for lid, right rear turn signal, and might as well do the bumper as well.

Low miles and little rust but it's a little cursed.
-Replaced bent wheels from Michigan roads. Mom trashed a cover.

-Got transmission fluid and filter changed at dealership, drove down to Indiana for Christmas and when I got back almost go creamed by a semi on an uphill on ramp. No fluid. They overfilled it and I had to explain the "hot" and cold markings to the service manager who looked it up and charged me for something else. Idiots.

-Got boned at a stop on sheet ice coming back from a funeral in Ohio. Guy was in a rusty family truckster wearing rags and apologetic. Stuff happens.

-Spent $500 on Eastwood undercoating w/rust treatment prep everything and sprayed inside A-arms and rockers chassis black. Thought I did a good job but it's poking through again after a couple years.

-Only good thing was that I wasn't parked a little further back...
Small limbs are still coming down tonight. Never saw this before with other ice storms.

These Siberian Elms are trash trees: Low split, long heavy limbs, sheds sap and detritus throughout the year, bark fall off., etc. Got rid of three so far.
The last two neighbors completely ignored me when I talked about getting rid of them. They didn't understand the concept of it falling right through their house.
The latest one also ignored me a year ago at purchase, but finally agreed. It is scheduled in another month with me heavily chipping in. Timing. Doh.