Who has kept all their OEM parts after installing performance mods & is it worth it?
 

Hey everyone - just wanted to know who has kept all their oem parts for their Z instead of chucking them for next to nothing. In this economy, I don't see many buyers wanting to buy our modded Z's at a higher price than buying a stock one at the dealership, so is it smarter to keep all the oem parts and sell it back to a dealership later on or is it not worth it after you put into consideration all the time and money it takes to take it all off and put back the originals? Curious to see what you guys think. :rolleyes:

it's smart to keep all your stock parts if you have the room, sell off the aftermarket when you're done with the car, and bring it all back to stock when you sell the car.

unless ofcourse, you have a local buyer that want your aftermarket bits already installed (highly unlikely)

btw, if anyone wants the dead hatch weight, i have it for sale.

;)

I kept them for a while then I tried to give them away and eventually they went in to the dumpster. Having a two car garage I just couldn't keep storing parts for 3 vehicles I have been modifying.

I have a 40th and am keeping everything. I doubt that the 40th will be worth any more than any other '10 but IF I ever sold it I would expect it to be easier put back to original.

it could be worth more than the standard base in 25yrs. :)

Unfortunately for me, I had to get rid of the 370Z emblem when I installed the Fairlady emblem in the rear because the 370Z emblem was all individual pieces, and I'm pretty sure I lost my OEM map lenses somewhere at home :(

I still have my OEM oil drain plug though! :icon17:

I kept almost everything and just had them put back on my car and am selling parts separately. I think it's hard to selling a highly modified car since people have different tastes in everything... much easier to sell as close to stock as possible and let the buyer do what they want with it. So it's a good idea to keep your OEM parts in case you ever sell your car.

I have my stock headers, cats, exhaust, and intake boxes. I sold my injectors and brake lines. Pretty sure if I sell this car in the future, I'll have to get a replacement shroud as mine got hacked up to fit the GTM radiator. Though I'm sure in the desert, that radiator will fetch extra coin just for being on the car.

Very interesting. So saving the oem parts and converting back to factory seems like the best route to take (if you have the room for it).

it is. been modding cars for a while now. experience has told me so. there was one exception when i sold a local carguy one of my modded hobby cars with the bits on it. we were both happy with the transaction.

btw, carmax was cool about mods on my other car that i sold. ive sold a few cars to them. they gave me the full value of a stock car when i brought the factory bits in the trunk of the car i was selling which had coilovers i didnt feel like taking off along with alignment kit, etc.

Usually.

When I'm looking to buy a used car, a lot of performance parts makes me suspect that the seller drove the s**t out of it.

I think if you car hop a lot, it is smart to keep your stock parts. Most buyers want an un-doctored vehicle. Stock vehicles will usually sell faster because everyone has different styles & taste & don't want surprises caused from side effects of someones idea of what was cool. For me I will be keeping the car for a long time, but I have kept all my stock parts except my exhaust (still have stock cats as I don't like smog Nazi headaches ;) ) But I am thinking about to tossing the stock springs.

If I knew I was going to be trading or selling the car in the next 5 years, I would keep everything. :twocents:

I still have everything from wheels, full exhausts, to oil and radiator caps. Now, I'm thinking about selling every single piece since I'm running out garage space. If I could, I'd keep all of them.

Exactly, and even if you find a customer in the future who wants the exact mods you have done, you are still limiting the pool of people who would be interested in your Z, which will probably mean a lower sale price if there is lower demand.

A common misconception is that aftermarket parts add value to a vehicle. People think that because they are spending money on something then putting it on the car, the car should be worth more. They just don't realize OEM is almost always better quality than aftermarket, not to mention OEM stuff was designed by the people who built the rest of the car, so it's going to fit and function better. One more thing is when people see performance mods the first thing that comes to mind is that the car was beat to hell.

Correct. If I'm buying a used car, I want a stock one. Of course, if I look it over and see that you modded it and put it back to stock. I'm even more suspicious.

That being said, if I ever sell my Z it's getting sold as-is. I made that decision when the turbo kit went on. I'm selling off all of the OEM parts to clear out the garage and shed.

I always keep the stock parts. When it comes time to sell the car, IMO, aftermarket parts reduce the value of the car when you are trying to sell private party, and add nothing to the car on a trade. When I was initially shopping for my Z I was looking at used, but if it had any aftermarket parts I didn't even consider it.

When I sold my Eclipse to buy my Z, after 10 years of ownership I still had the factory cat-back and intake. The couple that bought it were car shopping for their 16 year old daughter. I seriously doubt they would have given the car a second look with a loud exhaust and cold air intake still on the car. Then I picked up some pocket change selling the parts online.

Keep the OEM.

You never know if you need to go in for warranty work.

And selling, you want to be as OEM as possible (had to sell my SRT w/the S2 upgrade package, because otherwise it'd throw a code and not pass emissions :icon17:).