Removed two 1997 driver's taillight at junk yard - cost $34/pair

[ELeBlanc]

Took few minutes. Took the bulbs and bulb holder from one of the two.

Need driver's rear quarter panel window - guessing this will take an hour to remove by my self.

Was fun experience. Zero percent mechanic.

Also had SUV 235/75/R15 with almost new tread for $200 for a set of 4.

I think a teenager or teenagers who live in the area could make some money removing parts and selling on eBay.

 

[410Fortune]

Good job!

Let me tell you that you can make ALOT of money pulling JY parts and putting them on Ebay IF you know how to spot value
In this day and age there is opportunity all over
Some Ford center consoles are worth hundreds, some instrument clusters also worth hundreds of dollars...some rare parts are worth thousands. There are people who make their living doing exactly what you are thinking I have been known to part and recycle a truck or two (had 19 Gen II Explorers at my house at once)

Teenagers are too lazy LOL these days good luck with that! The smart hard working ones are getting rare

Imagine what the owner of the junk yard makes..............recycling batteries, cat converters and steel plus selling parts this is a huge industry

 

[XLTrunner]

I commend you for venturing out of your comfort zone and learning how to do some of your own maintenance. It's a rewarding experience the more you know about your vehicle and being able to work on it without being completely dependent on shops to do everything.

410 Fortune is absolutely correct about pulling/sellling used parts being lucrative. I've been doing this for the better part of 15 yrs as a sideline to earn some extra cash and to subsidize the restoration of my '67 Cougar XR7 and '75 Chevy Laguna S-3. I, however, focus exclusively on '60's/'70's parts that aren't readily available in the aftermarket. Love the thrill of the hunt browsing thru old JY's. I may be missing an opportunity, but it seems like it would be much more difficult with later model parts as there are too many cheap Chinese repros on e-Bay these days and too many U Pull yards that makes it very difficult to make any real profit after factoring in your time/costs. But, I'm sure it can be done if you know what parts are in demand and their price points vs aftermarket new parts.

 

[toypaseo]

Need driver's rear quarter panel window - guessing this will take an hour to remove by my self.

The rear cargo area glass? This MTX PDF shows what it takes to remove the rear cargo panels. The window itself is held in by factory nuts and factory butyl...

https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/ImageBank/v20130723145900/Manuals/236/236FEX1AT4.PDF

 

[ELeBlanc]

I commend you for venturing out of your comfort zone and learning how to do some of your own maintenance. It's a rewarding experience the more you know about your vehicle and being able to work on it without being completely dependent on shops to do everything.

410 Fortune is absolutely correct about pulling/sellling used parts being lucrative. I've been doing this for the better part of 15 yrs as a sideline to earn some extra cash and to subsidize the restoration of my '67 Cougar XR7 and '75 Chevy Laguna S-3. I, however, focus exclusively on '60's/'70's parts that aren't readily available in the aftermarket. Love the thrill of the hunt browsing thru old JY's. I may be missing an opportunity, but it seems like it would be much more difficult with later model parts as there are too many cheap Chinese repros on e-Bay these days and too many U Pull yards that makes it very difficult to make any real profit after factoring in your time/costs. But, I'm sure it can be done if you know what parts are in demand and their price points vs aftermarket new parts.

I owned a 70 Cougar with a 351C. My favorite car. Love the all of the 67-70 Cougars.
I had a guy outside of Pittsburgh with shop name Pittsburgh Mustang that restored Mustangs and other early cars. He fixed the floorboards in my 70 Cougar, Also as a college student I went to Carlisle with him during one of the shows where he was a vendor.

 

[koda2000]

I owned a 70 Cougar with a 351C. My favorite car. Love the all of the 67-70 Cougars.
I had a guy outside of Pittsburgh with shop name Pittsburgh Mustang that restored Mustangs and other early cars. He fixed the floorboards in my 70 Cougar, Also as a college student I went to Carlisle with him during one of the shows where he was a vendor.

My first brand new car was a '68 Cougar GT "S" code. I loved that car, but being a kid I pretty much drove it into the ground w/in 2-3 years. To my eye the Cougar was the Mustang's better looking sister.

 

[Turdle]

My first car was also a Cougar, '71 with 351c bright red. The reason I prefer the Mountaineer to be honest.
Girl next door had a 71 mustang "Ghia" landau with the same rear window wings. The 2 cars had some similarities but the differences back then were actual hard steel and chrome parts. The interiors were pretty much the same.