Got a deer!

[cnrcpla]

Only problem was my mom hit it with her car. Any good meet would have had to been soaked up with a sponge, and the rack was broken  Anyways, her car is a Ford freestyle that they discontinued making a while back. OEM parts are no longer available and are very rare used, so I can't find any. So, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the following sites: http://www.autopartswarehouse.com
http://www.partsgeek.com
http://www.carparts.com

These sites have OEM compatible parts for the car and the collision center I sent it to has appraised it's fixing to be around 8k, which is absurd, so either I will be doing it or a friend of mine will. Anyways, the parts I need are the hood, radiator, headlight, bumper, grille, and fender. I'm just wondering if these sites are reputable and reliable? Any feedback out there? Thanks in advance.

[cnrcpla]

C'mon Ford, aren't you an auto mechanic??? 

[SachsGS]

I've had auto parts shipped to me without any problems. The key thing is to do your research and make absolutely sure you are ordering the correct parts. I once ended up with a SOHC Isuzu 3.2 V6 engine when I should have had a DOHC 3.2 V6, and they won't interchange - my mistake. " title="Angry" class="smiley">

[SachsGS]

I'd also check Craigslist ads over a wide area near your area. I once picked up a 4.6 for my Ford pick up out of Tacoma, Wa.. The motor had blown a head gasket and I picked up the low mileage motor for less than the cost of a top end gasket set. The cost of the motor + gas, food, motel room etc. was half what the local auto wreckers wanted and this motor had less miles.

[cnrcpla]

Yeah there are no freestyle part outs in my area mainly because they weren't really popular unfortunately. But the collision center ordered the part list I gave them from the websites and cut the bill back about 1k  " title="Roll Eyes" class="smiley"> Still going to be 7k for fixes, but they are estimating 55 hours to work on it! I can do it in 2, 3 tops... Which is what I may end up doing, still not sure yet. Thanks Sachs 

[ford832]

Sorry but I only just now clicked on it.However,what sachs said.Napa and Carquest both sell body panels(chinese I think) for a reasonable price.Many areas have places that make up body panels as well-ck your yellow pages.
Check salvage yards as you may find one that's been hit in a different place than yours and could be had cheaply if you buy the whole thing minus engine/trans.Put an add on craigslist,kijiji or whatever under auto "looking for"You never know who has one with a blown engine sitting in their backyard.
Good luck.

Btw,I was behind an Aerostar one time that smoked a deer one night.Hard to believe me and a buddy fit it into my Tercel 4wd wagon-then took it over to his place to dress out.
Just try explaining to your wife where the blood you never noticed on the backseat came from.

[cnrcpla]

Ok, I can do that. I'll put up an add now. Hopefully someone bites, because 7k is totaled for that car being worth only 7k in the blue book.