Reply To: eBay urges garages to use “recycled car parts”

[Peter Miles]

Years ago a customer needed a new pair of headlight units for his BMW 3 series. He didn’t like the price I quoted so turned up with a pair of “new” ones he’s bought off Ebay. They looked pretty good, from the front. But there were no holes or fittings in the back to fit the bulbs! There was a matchbox sized note in the box which said “for use on display cars only”!
Quite honestly second hand parts are often better than some of the new rubbish on Ebay. But I won’t fit either. It’s simply not worth the trouble it can cause when it all goes wrong let alone the very real safety issues.