Last year allen showed me a website where salvage yards will mail you parts.
Anybody familiar with that?
Thanks, but it wasnāt it.
Thatās the one I always useā¦
Thats it!!! Thank you!
What I hate about car-parts, is itās too hard to find what youre looking for. Iām looking for a rear subframe. Canāt find anything in the parts section for car-parts. Any advice?
When you say you cannot find the part - the rear sub frame in this case - how are you searching for it?
The reason I ask is that not all vehicle manufacturers use the same designation / name for what you may be calling the part. ( this is for others that may not know)
What one may think of as a ārear subframeā for for one vehicle is what BMW calls a ārear axle carrierā
These parts are rarely listed for sale for most used parts sites - very narrow market.
You will most likely have to call and ask about that part or just go to a local yard that has your model in stock.
What year, make & model are you looking for said part for ?
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Hey Tom,
The issue I have is Car-parts.com. Iāve tried looking for frame, subframe, carrier, differential carrier, K-Frame, crossmember, and probably another 20 variants. I need to know what car-parts calls it.
what year make and model is this going on ?
2004 BMW 325ci e46
Last 7 of the VIN please?
I happen to be out at a fairly large independent BMW / Euro shop in east Texas dropping off some gear and parts and Iāll ask them to have a look.
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@TLAR. PLEASE tell me that cooper is loosing itās hood and being lengthened to add the 10 to it 
haha
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The owner of that R52 isnāt thrilled with me as it isā¦so doing that would not help but I do appreciate the idea.
George,
My friend said one of the techs here is or was parting out an E46 and will ask him if he still has the car.
I should have an answer for you by Monday.
Pg97641
Sorry. Didnāt see you wanted the vin
Rear carrier / subframe is available as parts car hasnāt been scrapped yet.
The bmw guy wants $145 for it.
My friend may be coming to DFW for a visit next weekend and said he would may be able to bring it with him.
Ok. Lets do it.
Can you order all the bushing for it as well?
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@ggenovez and others who might possibly look in future, it appears one can find the part I have the impression we are seeking by selecting ārear crossmemberā in the selection fields:
and whichever rear suspension type is applicable:
surprisingly, one of the vendors includes a photo, which might even be accurate
as always, a phone call is a good idea to confirm youāre speaking the same lingo and/or the photo is accurateā¦
Seems like Tomās got you hooked up, so this probably isnāt important to you anymore, but maybe itāll help someone at some pointā¦
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