A few of the items in the fencing and junk heap have wrecker crew acting like pirates for buried wealth. Everyone in the car wreckers sydney game is aware of a few parts being grabbed seconds after a car falls. These are not your normal generic side mirrors or oil caps. Not very slightly. These are the long desired, the elusive, the hard to find.

Let me pull off the tarp. Electronic Control Units (ECUs) first among them. Think of ECUs as the tiny brains running the complete vehicle show engine timing, fuel injection, even immobilizer systems. They are expensive bought new; some commanding $700 plus retail. Should your Mazda die and the ECU fry? One possible redeeming grace could be a wrecker.

From this follows manual transmission gearboxes. These, quite oddly, are hot real estate. For what reason? Because manufacturers are pushing handbooks off of new car listings. Although off roaders will pay a lot of money to keep their Bush ready gear original, some vehicle buffs desire three pedals. You can see a wrecker smiling when they come onto a strong Hilux manual transmission. You know it will sell fast.

Now pop the hood and you might find a turbocharger sleeping on a donor engine. Turbos are sensual. Their spinning speed, at 150,000 RPM actually faster than most jet engines is If it’s working, a wrecker tests it, stores it, and then watches aficionados dash in. New replacement for a turbo could run between $2,000 and $5,000. Conversely, if healthy, a worn out one half that figure.

Fourth set: OEM car radio original security codes. The drawback is that current anti theft technologies make factory radios desirable. You misplaced the radio from your Holden Commodore? The head unit with the correct code is far more valuable secondhand than most aftermarket ones. For those who enjoy music and collectors as well, a true victory.

Why then are these parts so significant? In essence, they conserve vintage cars. One working ECU is the basis for someone’s restoration endeavor. A tradie cannot give up his Toyota thirty year old just because the manual box exploded. Original head systems, mixed wheels, operating turbos all of which save goods from the scrap heap, return money to owners, and stop perfectly fine gear sitting idle. The hunt is chance as much as knowledge. For a Sydney wrecker, one unusual part at a time often seems like winning the lotto from a mound of metal.