Is it worth keeping or selling original parts?

[Lorne34]

Hi Guys,
I am getting my first round of modifications done in a couple of weeks. Was wondering if I should keep the original oem parts or if there is a market to resell them? I plan on keeping this car for a long time, so don't anticpate having to put the original parts back on... was thinking I would resell if there is a market or just hang onto them for a bit until I am sure all installed parts are good..

The parts I am installing are:
Cat Back Exhaust (goodbye SUITCASE!)
Steeda Clutch Spring
lowering springs
vertical links in rear
barton short throw shifter replacing ford assembly
sound tube delete

Thoughts?

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[Chef jpd]

my suggestion is to keep everything, so when you sell the car you can go back to stock.
This will get you a higher selling price and you can then sell the performance parts.
Also, the stock parts are probably worth 10¢ on the dollar.

Then again, looking at your list, the exhaust and sound tube are essentially throw away parts.

I'm sure your replacement parts list will grow in short order!

 

[VinnAY]

the stock exhaust is worth exactly scrap metal, no one buys those. well almost no one. And I agree the stock parts are next to worthless for resale.

 

[tritus]

No point of keeping the stock exhaust, donate or sell for $50. Before you sell the car if you need to go back to stock 99% chance you can find another suitcase on CL.

 

[Chameleon]

Keeping.

 

[timd38]

Keep everything, you don't get much for the take off parts anyway.

 

[packerfan]

About the only take off part worth anything are wheels and tires.

 

[offroadkarter]

As others have said, keep everything in case you sell the car.

 

[Blk2015GT]

Keep everything except the exhaust. There generally is no issue reselling with a catback; exhaust is probably the #1 biggest mod with wheels. wheels are another thinks that wont sink your value. I cant say most "love" their OEM wheels.

Go fast and appearance stuff definitely hurt resale as the potential buyer pools for your customizations are much smaller unless you find that one person looking for it in a used car.

 

[Lorne34]

Thanks for all of the input so far. kind of what I was expecting to hear. I don't have a huge garage or a lot of storage space, so I doubt I would be keeping all of it. I figured I could scrap metal the exhaust if nothing else. As I mentioned I don't plan on selling the vehicle any time soon...just wondering if there was a market out there for the used oem stuff... appreciate the feedback. :headbonk:

 

[Lightning]

I have a sound tube for sale :lol:

 

[Lorne34]

I have a sound tube for sale :lol:

After being on this forum for a while.. I have a feeling ALOT of people have sound tubes for sale! :cheers:

 

[ForTheHordeKT]

Get a cheap plastic shed or something for the backyard if you have to for a few hundred bucks lol, but I'll be keeping most of the OEM stuff around when I start throwing on the aftermarket stuff to mine. As others have said, resell is potentially a factor even though like you, I plan on keeping mine for a long, long time (unless my budget opens up to trade in for a GT350 or potentially the upcoming GT500, etc. lol). Not only that, just less of a headache if some factor comes up where I'd have to potentially go back to that OEM part temporarily while something breaks, etc. Even if that possibility seems like it only has a 2% chance of ever happening during the ownership of this car lol.

EDIT - I'd say maybe the only thing I wouldn't keep are the rims if I decided to switch mine out, but then again considering that buying snow tires can still be a possibility despite my winter beater I'd probably even be keeping these rims to just use for the snow tires to make for easy storage and bolting on myself as needed.

 

[wireeater]

Keep the parts to either convert back or keep to trade for someone looking to go back to stock. Sometimes people are willing to pay or trade aftermarket parts to make some of their money back.

A week after I had my car I was able to trade my stock exhaust + $600 for a Borla S-Type catback with less than a thousand miles on it.

 

[Jdenkevitz]

Keep the stock resonator. I replaced it with an h-pipe but later ended up putting the resonator back on when I got a BBK Varitune Axleback. The H-Pipe/Varitune combo was too deep (Drone at 1600-1900 rpm).

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