What's everyone doing with all the OEM bits and bobs you are replacing with aftermarket?

[Dopplemax]

Im finding the collection of swapped out parts is growing rapidly. I was keeping everything but now I am having second thoughts on why I would be holding onto trim pieces, sun visors, grab handles, cup holders, off-road lights etc. Maybe with tariffs these will become valuable to repair shops?

 

[Nadir5]

Lesson learned from my Land Rover Defender - keep it all together, somewhere dry. When the day comes to sell your Grenadier, someone wishing to return it to stock will want all of those (this gets likelier as the truck gets older). JMHO

 

[TheDocAUS]

The lower plastic door trims (with brackets) were removed for my ABNTR4x4 rock sliders. I gave them to the dealer so they could be reused - someone will damage their lower trim at some point.

I kept a few other bits and pieces.

 

[Asnes]

Mine live in a grenadier random bits box

 

[Dopplemax]

Lesson learned from my Land Rover Defender - keep it all together, somewhere dry. When the day comes to sell your Grenadier, someone wishing to return it to stock will want all of those (this gets likelier as the truck gets older). JMHO

LOL - my NAS90 is long gone but my shed still has OEM front and rear bumpers, spare wheel holder etc. SMH

 

[Tazzieman]

My experience with classic cars is that interior trim pieces are the most valuable. They wear, break and get tossed. Then one day somebody wants a perfect original MY x and is prepared to pay for new or minimally used original parts NLA from the Mfr.
Might have to wait 20-30 years.

 

[Rupert]

I tossed them in the rubbish can....I, like Dopplemax have parts from vehicles long gone and so on the IG I decided I didn't care nor do I have the space to continue to store crap I will never use. Part of the "Fun" building a classic is searching for parts, let hte next guy worry about finding what he needs. No intention of sounding like an arse, but I just dont have the space to store parts anymore.....

 

[Dopplemax]

My experience with classic cars is that interior trim pieces are the most valuable. They wear, break and get tossed. Then one day somebody wants a perfect original MY x and is prepared to pay for new or minimally used original parts NLA from the Mfr.
Might have to wait 20-30 years.

Agree with that. Finding those details for our classic cars is always one of the hardest things but they aren’t usually plastic bits.

 

[Dopplemax]

I tossed them in the rubbish can....I, like Dopplemax have parts from vehicles long gone and so on the IG I decided I didn't care nor do I have the space to continue to store crap I will never use. Part of the "Fun" building a classic is searching for parts, let hte next guy worry about finding what he needs. No intention of sounding like an arse, but I just dont have the space to store parts anymore.....

I agree with going this route.

 

[Tazzieman]

I agree with going this route.

I built a small shed to store parts. Seel ém on ebay all around the world. Helps pay for new parts!

 

[C-Mack]

Hold on to all your old parts, yes it kinda sucks to do, but even if you aren’t using them they may be of value to someone down the road. Parts for people looking to turn a vehicle back to stock, especially after so many have been modified to within an inch of their lives, are worth their weight in gold as the years go on. Restoring old Land Rovers & Range Rovers has taught me the value of original unmolested parts, especially soft parts for the interior.

Also, do the modifications you need but when possible do things that can easily bolt on and off without cutting and drilling. Yes, it’s may cost more to find mods engineered this way but I’ve seen plenty of used vehicles with mods where it’s just not economically viable to spend time repairing someone else’s hack add-ons.

 

[landmannnn]

My take off parts get stuffed into a cardboard box and put somewhere where I am unlikely to find them again. Probably near a timing light, OHV valve spring compressor, an old pair of ski boots and a box of scart leads.

 

[mcdoogs]

In storage next to castoff oem parts from cars I don't even own anymore

 

[anand]

Most frequently the trash can... for the parts that are too big for the trash can, they go into a pile in the garage for when I remember to take them to the dump

 

[DenisM]

My take off parts get stuffed into a cardboard box and put somewhere where I am unlikely to find them again. Probably near a timing light, OHV valve spring compressor, an old pair of ski boots and a box of scart leads.

You've been peeking in my treasure boxes!!
Mind you, a couple of years ago my recently departed dear friend brought his pristine TR6 around... it had an engine "miss". A new set of ignition leads, a replacement set of points, a reset and tweak with my trusty Xenon 12v timing light and Hawk dwell meter .... you just never know: when the apocalypse comes these ancient tools will be in much demand!