Replacing Headlight Assembly - OEM or Aftermarket

[evawebb]

Originally Posted by zoidberg444

You could save a bit by getting OEM parts from a scrapyard. Its what I'm going to do with my car when i repair the front end damage.

I thought about doing this, but if I did manage to find the right parts used from a scrapyard, wouldn't I have to pull them from the vehicle myself? And how would I know if they work? I'm not sure if I want to go through the trouble if the savings aren't significant. It's not that I don't think I could do it, but that I am strapped for time.

Is that how it works with parts from a scrapyard? I've never gone that route before.

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[B.B._07]

Originally Posted by evawebb

I thought about doing this, but if I did manage to find the right parts used from a scrapyard, wouldn't I have to pull them from the vehicle myself? And how would I know if they work? I'm not sure if I want to go through the trouble if the savings aren't significant. It's not that I don't think I could do it, but that I am strapped for time.

Is that how it works with parts from a scrapyard? I've never gone that route before.

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There are two kinds of scrapyards the self serve pick-n-pull type and the full serve kind where they take the parts off for you. The self serve yards are cheaper and deal with older cars while the full serve yards are pricier and deal with generally newer or more expensive cars. The 2nd gen (06-12) Yaris is now starting to become more common at the self serve yards. There's no moving parts in a headlight so if it's not damaged, the plastic is not cracked in places than it should be good.

If you're buying aftermarket headlights I would stick to CAPA certified ones which are the closest to OE quality. There is also NSF certified parts but the standards are more lax and "manufacturer friendly".