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Before you scour the salvage yards, consider aftermarket. For just a little more money you can get a high quality, aftermarket replacement unit with a warranty. The average price for an aftermarket radiator in 2011 is $120 shipped.

Find a inspiring old salvage door at your local antique store, salvage yard, thrift store or a yard or estate sale. Any regular passage door will work but the truly great project will have at its nucleus a multi-panel, chipped paint or interestingly detailed salvage door. Be sure the door is "solid core" which means that the entire door is solid wood rather than a "hollow core" which is basically a frame with outer skin of laminated wood and hollow in the center. A hollow core door will not give you places to secure the bench or structural integrity against the elements.



There are particular things you want to look for when you call these companies. Ask them about their towing policy. Do they tow salvaged cars for free? Most scrap car buyers should offer free tows for scrap cars they are buying. It may be a bad sign if the company charges a fee to pick up your vehicle. Also, check for licenses, certifications, references, websites, and online reviews. This can also help determine which company can offer the best deal and who can be trusted the most.

Finally it's a good idea to call your local scrap yard after you have your scrap metals separated and inventoried to make sure they'll take the type of metal you'd like to recycle. Not all yards will take all types of metal, and some metals, like titanium, can be hard to find yards that will take them. So before you go ensure that the yard you intend to visit will take what you have.

The simplest and best way to do so is to speak to a used car salesman. They should be able to advise how much they think they would be able to sell the car for if they were selling it to make a profit for themselves. If the car is so old and broken down and that cannot be salvaged, then there is the chance that there is no salesman who would want to sell it. In this instance the only available option would be to sell it to a junk-yard. But, this is not a complete loss because the junk yards are prepared to pay some money for any old car, no matter its condition. Many people wrongly get motorcycle junkyard removal for their cars without receiving any money in exchange.

For cars that are very old and not worth investing in, the company decides to recycle them. The usable parts are salvaged from the vehicle and are sold to mechanics that are willing to buy them. Metal itself has a lot of value, so the rest of the car does give the company some money as well. The metal can be given to scrap yards or to companies that will melt the cars body and the other metal parts, to make other items out of recycled metal.

Verify the title. Your clunker may not have lien on it, but are you holding the title? Look through your important documents to find your title. If you cannot find it, then you'll need to contact your state's Department of Motor Vehicles for assistance. Likely, you'll have to demonstrate proof of ownership and pay a fee to secure a copy of your title.