Auto Wrecker Marking Parts when sold

[2BLUE]

I bought a fuse box for my car and its shot. The wrecker has 60 day warranty on all used parts. I want to take it apart to check it out before returning it, but they put yellow ink like paint on the bolts to make sure know one screwed with it. Anyone know what kind of paint it is....Looking to order some online for future reference

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[Unknown303]

If it doesn't work just return it. I'd imagine it's just the normal gold paint pen crap you can get from micheals.

[2BLUE]

There's a board inside the box. Thats why i wanted to look into it. Its not a generic pen...as you can see its like a ink...

[gogreen]

Hard to tell from the photo, but all the times I've seen wreckers do that it's been a paint pen.

[CompletelyNumb]

Generic yellow paint pen. Oilfield supply stores sell them. I'm sure you can even get them at places like Canadian tire.

Wash the old stuff off with brake cleaner.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by gogreen
Hard to tell from the photo, but all the times I've seen wreckers do that it's been a paint pen.

Originally posted by CompletelyNumb
Generic yellow paint pen. Oilfield supply stores sell them. I'm sure you can even get them at places like Canadian tire.

Wash the old stuff off with brake cleaner.

But Its not a generic pen...as you can see its like a ink...

[2BLUE]

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[G-ZUS]

If it's shot then just return it rather then fiddle around with it. That's the logical thing to do.

[CivicDXR]

Why don't you believe everyone when they say its a generic yellow paint pen/marker? Have you used one before? I've used them before, and clearly by the pictures, its is just a yellow paint pen that they push down so the paint flows from the pen into the screw so they can see if its been tampered with.

We're trying to help, but you don't seem to be listening.

[thager]

here go buy a yellow one .

http://www.michaels.com/Sharpie-Oil-Based-Paint-Pen/gc1650,default,pd.html

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by CivicDXR
Why don't you believe everyone when they say its a generic yellow paint pen/marker? Have you used one before? I've used them before, and clearly by the pictures, its is just a yellow paint pen that they push down so the paint flows from the pen into the screw so they can see if its been tampered with.

We're trying to help, but you don't seem to be listening.

He wants to be 100% or his scam will not work

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by G-ZUS


He wants to be 100% or his scam will not work

That's what I read too. :rofl:

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by G-ZUS


He wants to be 100% or his scam will not work



Originally posted by Xtrema


That's what I read too. :rofl:




:goflames:

[M.alex]

I don't understand.

You buy a part.

It's defective.

It has a warranty.

Rather than return it you want to break into it, stare at it blankly, then re-assemble and bring it back, making certain they can't tell you opened it up....

That seems like a gigantic waste of time to me....

[Isaiah]

Return it. Do it now.

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by M.alex


Rather than return it you want to break into it, stare at it blankly, remove needed part, then re-assemble and bring it back, making certain they can't tell you opened it up....

That seems like a gigantic waste of time to me....

Fixed.

[Unknown303]

^ except that wouldn't be a gigantic waste of time then...

[z24_wheels]

Mark OEM part that wasn't working originally
Return to wrecker, get refund
Use wrecker part
Profit.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by z24_wheels
Mark OEM part that wasn't working originally
Return to wrecker, get refund
Use wrecker part
Profit.

Yup, knew a guy who proudly told stories of how he bought a set of paint markers that matched PnPs, and every time he got a part from the yard he would mark his broken original and return it for credit.

[s dime]

Sounds like a rockski story.

[projekz]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat


Yup, knew a guy who proudly told stories of how he bought a set of paint markers that matched PnPs, and every time he got a part from the yard he would mark his broken original and return it for credit.


Probably built up a huge credit and bought a car eventually lol