From Junkyard to Automall

During Easter holiday, i went home to my beloved hometown Jakarta. I had so many plans and places i wanted to go to and it was the second time for me to see The Dog! The first one was when i bought her. Here were my plans:

1. 4A-GE hunt in Karet
   
2. Visit The Dog at the body workshop in Tebet, decide on paint color
   
3. Visit junkyards in Parung, Bogor
   
4. Visit one particular Daihatsu spareparts shop in Senen

I had only four days of holiday, Thursday to Sunday and i also had to spare time to be with my family, friends and of course my girl.. So you see, i didn't have much time. Luckily all went according to plan. Surprisingly, Jakarta's traffic was quite tame during that time. I managed to do all of those in time. Those familiar with Jakarta should know that the places mentioned are quite far separated.

For the 4A-GE hunt, read about it here.

I visited The Dog on April 9th. My dad just sent update photos of The Dog on April 6th so there was not much difference. Anyway, these are the photos of The Dog i took myself. You can see more angles on the rust she has.

Eeeww..

New plates replacing rusted areas

The junkyard was up on April 10th. It was quite a drive reaching the place. It was located in Parung area in Bogor. Along the Parung main road, there were many junkyards but only two places had Daihatsu Charmant. The body workshop working on The Dog gave me a list of parts i needed to complete my Charmantl. I found some of the parts i needed on the second Charmant i saw in the junkyards. I bought all of these there for around 18 bucks:

Glovebox lid (mine can't even shut properly), roof lamp and left rearview mirror

Right rear window chrome strip
Bonus, rear trunk weatherstrip

What do you think, good bargain eh? This is the donor car on the junkyard. I took detailed pictures of it so that if i need something, i can check the pics.

Last thing i did for The Dog during Easter holiday was visit this spareparts center, an automall in Senen. One particular shop there called Serimpi Motor was referred by members of Charmant mailing list i joined. I decided to pay the shop a visit. Any of the parts i needed for The Dog but couldn't find them in good condition in the junkyard were bought here. Hence, these are new and more expensive parts. These are bought there..

Taillights

Front bumper turn signal lampsFront sidelampsDoor lock holdersDoor weatherstrips
Headlamps

I am not sure whether i got a good price for those or not. I don't care. I am just grateful i can still get them.

Just before i left the mall, i found this baby..
A JAF grill badge. The badge is pictured upside down, my bad. I found one of these on the internet before and it was 5 bucks more expensive. I am glad i decided to hold off ordering it online. Interested in one?

With so many parts lying around in my house including these, i can't wait for the Dog to finish her repaint and see all of those parts at work. I still have many to look for though..