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Mainly to find a replacement bolt and the alternator adjust assembly since I broke one due to rust completely seizing in the adjuster for the crappy used 1996 Camry V6 I have. I grabbed 2 adjuster bolts and two 12 mm alternator bolts the were less rusty, along with a fan belt. I grabbed one adjust for the '96 and took along one from a 2000+ model just because.
All for $5.35 for the parts, plus a $2 entrance fee.
These flex head ratcheting double box end wrenches by Mountain came in handy, although I did have to pay a pretty penny from Tooltopia to get them. One of the Camrys had front end damage and these wrenches came through, barely.
I saw other guys with wheelbarrows and the like.
It was muddy and puddly all of the place due to the rain and snow in the DC area.
I think I was the only Chinese dude there, and I'm a scrawny 6ft, 120 lbs.
And one dude decided to take a piss in the yard.
So yeah, lessons learned:
Prepare the tools you will need, and some extra in case something else catches your fancy.
Wear clothing you don't care about.
Make sure you have something to carry all the stuff you are going to take.
Bring cash for the entrance fee.
Be sure to check if the part you are looking for is shared by future or previous gen cars of the model. Because some things are indeed shared and pick out the best. The bolts I snatched were from later model Camrys.
All for $5.35 for the parts, plus a $2 entrance fee.
These flex head ratcheting double box end wrenches by Mountain came in handy, although I did have to pay a pretty penny from Tooltopia to get them. One of the Camrys had front end damage and these wrenches came through, barely.
I saw other guys with wheelbarrows and the like.
It was muddy and puddly all of the place due to the rain and snow in the DC area.
I think I was the only Chinese dude there, and I'm a scrawny 6ft, 120 lbs.
And one dude decided to take a piss in the yard.
So yeah, lessons learned:
Prepare the tools you will need, and some extra in case something else catches your fancy.
Wear clothing you don't care about.
Make sure you have something to carry all the stuff you are going to take.
Bring cash for the entrance fee.
Be sure to check if the part you are looking for is shared by future or previous gen cars of the model. Because some things are indeed shared and pick out the best. The bolts I snatched were from later model Camrys.