Posted: Sun Mar 3, 2024 8:55pm
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Go online and locate the nearest breakers yard to your property. Many thousands of your model car have been produced thus you will find what you require. I purchased a spare rim for our trailer 2 years ago from Bradley Breakers near Elche. I paid 30 euros for the rim then went and had a new tyre fitted total around 120 euros including balance and a new valve. You may find a rim and a tyre combined however I am not into second hand tyres re; safety inc of motorway use. I do not know the law in Spain regarding scrapyard sales however in the UK the sale of purchasing tyres from a scrapyard was stopped, the only way around that in the UK, the scrapyard gave you a receipt for the rim and noted the tyre was free. You may if need be call into a Ford garage and order a new rim. Also note the spare wheel/tyre rim you are after may be one of those space saving narrow items not necessarily a match for what is fitted to your vehicle now. Have a look in the boot for the space where the spare tyre goes, it won't take much to work out. The last ford I owned was a Mark 4 cortina ghia 2.3 litre v6 in the 1980's. Ford made some lovely cars over the years. Bradley Breakers, ask for Sam, Telephone; 609794148 My Regards. R.
Rumpelstiltskin wrote on Sun Mar 3, 2024 8:55pm:
Go online and locate the nearest breakers yard to your property. Many thousands of your model car have been produced thus you will find what you require. I purchased a spare rim for our trailer 2 years ago from Bradley Breakers near Elche. I paid 30 euros for the rim then went and had a new...
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... tyre fitted total around 120 euros including balance and a new valve. You may find a rim and a tyre combined however I am not into second hand tyres re; safety inc of motorway use. I do not know the law in Spain regarding scrapyard sales however in the UK the sale of purchasing tyres from a scrapyard was stopped, the only way around that in the UK, the scrapyard gave you a receipt for the rim and noted the tyre was free. You may if need be call into a Ford garage and order a new rim. Also note the spare wheel/tyre rim you are after may be one of those space saving narrow items not necessarily a match for what is fitted to your vehicle now. Have a look in the boot for the space where the spare tyre goes, it won't take much to work out. The last ford I owned was a Mark 4 cortina ghia 2.3 litre v6 in the 1980's. Ford made some lovely cars over the years. Bradley Breakers, ask for Sam, Telephone; 609794148 My Regards. R.
Thank you. Very helpful
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:53am
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Yes, the best bet is go to the nearest breakers yard, they will probably have dozens. Just be aware that scrap yards these days are highly organised places all connected to a common net, thus they are not cheap. All prices tend to be fixed as well.
The days of taking your tool box down the yard and removing what you want are long gone, sadly, as I used to enjoy that. Nowadays parts are only slightly cheaper than buying new, as I found out recently when I was after an alternator. In the end I just fitted new bearings for a fraction of the price.