Does anyone know of any decent salvage yards around Tucson/Phoenix that might carry parts for newer 4Runners? I'm basically interested in a few bumper parts, so finding something locally would be great.

P.S.: Mod, if this should be in off-topic, please feel free to move.

-- Andrey

 

I haven't found much in the PHX area. Not even the "Toyota" yard. I've been looking pretty hard for an oak console out of a 3rd gen 4Runner to do the cup holder mod -- no luck so far. I also need a back interior panel for a 2nd gen, but the only one I've found so far was pretty well stripped.

Ed

 

When I was looking into building up a trail rig a couple years ago, I couldn't find ANYTHING in the Phoenix area. Of course, I only looked real hard on the west side of town and never checked the east side or Tucson for that matter.

My theory was that with vehicles lasting so long due to no rain/snow or rust, the Toyotas out here were probably still on the road instead of in the boneyard.

Of course, I did see an '87+ in one yard that had met a pretty painful demise, but as Ed mentioned it was pretty stripped by the time I got there.

Good luck and if you find one, let the rest of us know !

Steve

 

If anyone comes across a rust free spare tire lift in your searches, let me know!

 

I only know of a couple places in the Phx area that even have foreign parts. This website helped out alot:

http://www.aara.com/type.php?/foreign

These are all places in Az that carry foreign parts.

There is this place near Denver that I've got a few things from too:

http://www.yotayard.com/parts.htm

They were pretty easy to deal with and they had everything I needed, but you need to be VERY specific. I got a center console for my 89, and they send me the wrong one 2 times before they got it right.

 

Thank you, excellent site! I never knew one even existed!

-- Andrey