What Happens To Crashed Salvage Cars??? Silverlake Automotive Recycling

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Welcome to the Salvage Rebuilds UK channel. In this video Rob visits Silverlake Automotive Recycling in Southampton to collect some parts and have a look around.
Working at our fully equipped workshop in Kent we carry out tasks including Panel beating , Body work , Mig Welding , Sheet metal Spot Welding , Fabrication Chassis Repairs , Sand Blasting , Engine and Mechanical repairs , DPF cleaning , Restoration and Structural repairs on the Celette Jig frame machine.
We do hope you enjoy this video and Check out our other videos on all kinds of vehicles including Barn finds , Quick flips , First wash , Repairs , Salvage , Restorations , Will it run , Fail , Accident damaged , Cat S , Cat N , Cat X Copart auction bargains , Non Runner , Flood damage , insurance write off , fire damage , smoke damage , electrical fault , stolen recovered , Unfinished project and anything else that arrives at the #Salvagerebuildsuk workshop. #RobandChris
Please check out our back catalogue of some previous projects on various different makes and models including Ferrari, RS Turbo , Land Rover , MG , Caterham 7 , Ford , Cosworth , Vauxhall , Fiat , Peugeot , Mercedes , Range Rover , Morris , Renault , Citroen , Honda , Toyota , VW , Series 3 , Evoque , GLA , Golf , 500 , Fiesta , Astra , Polo , Motorhome , Auto sleeper Camper , GTI , LSE , Sierra , Midget , 360 , Transit , Crafter , Transporter , T5 , Combo, Berlingo , Partner , Mini , Beetle , Vivaro , Hilux , Sport and many more!
If you have a vehicle for sale that you think will be of interest to us please message Rob via Instagram and please include a contact phone number. We buy all sorts of vehicles , Boats and classic cars including Austin , Morris , Healey , Mg , Sunbeam , Talbot , Opel , XR2 , XR3 , XR4 , Bentley , Jaguar XJ6 XJ12 XJS , E Type , XKR , BMW E36 , 205 GTI , VW GTI , Viva , Astra GTE 2.0XE , Red Top , Triumph TR , VW Golf Beetle , Rover , MGB , 2CV , Midget , Nova , Chevette , Capri , P100 , lancia , Cortina MK1 Mk2 MK3 MK4 MK5 , GT6 , Jensen , Lotus , Bedford , J type , Minor , Datsun , Toyota , Sunseeker , Princess , Fairline , Windy , Hardy , RIB , Shetland , Fletcher , Bayliner , Searay , Pilot , Shakespere and many more!
We do receive quite a few questions regarding tools and equipment that we use for various jobs. Unfortunately there is to many to list but some of the brands we use include Snap-on, Blue-point , Makita , Sealey , Clark , Esab and Sykes-Pickavant .
If you are interested in a specific tool, please put your question in the comments section of the relevant video

[@sruk]

Again a huge thank you again to Silverlake for allowing us to do this.guys please check out there socials the links are in the description show some love 👌👍

[@damo336]

That was such an eye opener Rob,a really interesting video,the scale of the site is breath taking,you be certainly kept fit walking around picking parts😁

[@gregorio269]

When I was an apprentice tech in the 60's I bought my first car , a Renault Dauphine with a blown engine £10 , whizzed across to Silverlake and removed an engine from a wrecked Dauphine , another tenner . Happy days . In those days the cars were stacked in a muddy field , always good to see a company develop into what we see today amazing !

[@geraldswain3259]

By Christ your showing your age a bit , remember buying my first car ,an A35 van for £4 - 10 shillings finding a Healy sprite engine complete with carbs ,only 17,000mls for £9 . Most of the subs on here wouldn't know what your car was .55yrs ago .

[@freddieparrydrums]

@@geraldswain3259 WOW that's crazy! I am 14 and my dad has saved a 1971 Rover P5B.

[@geraldswain3259]

@@freddieparrydrums lovely old car, real quality, worked on several, wish you much joy and success with it.

[@Wightmech]

I have to agree Rob it’s a different level of professionalism when it come to salvage, extremely impressive, would love to see the whole de-pollution process, I think that would be very interesting, particularly if you or the operators could talk us through what they do. Thanks as always, keep them coming please.

[@marklittler784]

Less and less waste if parts arn't damaged whilst removing other parts too.

[@cargamer78leemarsh98]

i used to work at silverlakes and in the depollution side of things what is done is all cars that go to the salvage side all liquids are kept in the cars but all breakers/scrappers have all there liquids taken out so if you need a fuel tank you have to get 1 before it gets depolluted as the tank is pierced with a vacuum steak to remove it with coolant its drained the same way oil is done then bottom hose is cut and with air con its de gassed and then a pipe is cut to be safe of pollution i hope this helps with you query :p ps i worked there for 3 years and enjoyed every minute of it

[@Transporterlife]

As an employee of Silverlake , I can agree with this. A good friendly place to work. It’s like being at home with the family , friends spirit.

[@anthonywalker7240]

I am after 2 doors for a Fiesta titanium 16 eeg. Nearside passenger and rear passenger.

[@bustersw1760]

Most of those motors look in better nick than the car I`m driving around in now.

[@mrwhite292]

Nice

[@chriseseigbe9768]

Definitely there's too much waste of good vehicles in the UK. Wastage culture is disgusting. These cars are not old cars and could be fixed.

[@andynightingale7335]

Same here!

[@petea7323]

@@chriseseigbe9768 it’s terrible. I thought the same. Most cars get scrapped for minor issues.

[@jamesbrett6518]

Incredible place. Another vote for that old Jag!

[@boydovens4180]

Hats off to the person that designed the layapart building, and the identification of parts , its brilliant.

[@_Mark_H]

The best part of Salvage Rebuilds is that you’re a decent regular guy Rob (and Chris of course). Keeping it real with genuine enthusiasm and no ‘BS’. Love the channel, the format and content is brilliant 👍🏼👍🏼

[@sydmichel]

I'd like to see the area where they strip the cars and the process of deconstructing a vehicle from start to finish.

[@paulprice107]

Talk about Cop26 this is true environmentalism making what we have last longer. Well done to the breakers we would be worse without them.

[@jameshunterford4099]

I love the Silverlake videos! They should be thanking you. You’ve highlighted just what a superb operation they are running. I will almost certainly be buying parts from them, because of your content. It’s good that you enjoy it there as well. I hope they appreciate how enthusiastic you are about their business. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us!

[@ShedTV]

Bit different to the 70s and 80s clambering around wobbly stacks of cars and up to your ankles in black oily mud!

[@paulbaker654]

Silverlake was actually like that with an old Portakabin for an office.

[@martycrush6412]

I used to enjoy the buzz of a fiat uno wobbling around above your head whilst trying to remove a Citroen Ax GT heater matrix👌

[@mrwhite292]

Good days

[@MattyEngland]

@@martycrush6412 lol, all the time wondering if the rottweilers are going to escape the vw camper van and rip you to bits.

[@CraigyGInDaHut1993]

A scrap yard near me is still like that.

[@topbanana39]

this post reminds me of the time in atkinsons breakers yard in the mid 80s having to climb a tower of trucks to get a part off. once i got up about 40 odd ft they tower started swaying i shat my pants lol as expected good memory but would never happen in this day an age good video rob hope you managed to get conformation of the RS from Dees

[@sonofedmund5004]

I did this too, wasn't so lucky got squished a bit! Crazy memory.

[@Jay-B1750]

I've seen worse go through the auction! The place looks immaculate! Amazing place!

[@peterbarber8053]

What an amazing facility. Very different to the scrapyards of 30 years ago where I’d climb up a stack of precariously balanced cars to grab the parts I needed!

[@andybigbs9466]

Your and Chris’s yard will be like that in a few years Rob!

[@1mic3]

Thanks Rob for putting up with the cold to bring us this video, I love seeing what’s in these yards and wondering how easy it would be to get these cars back on the road- really enjoyable 👍👍👍👍

[@gethinjones1348]

Astonishing to see how vast, professional and well run this operation is Rob. Many thanks for sharing and hope we see more sometime again! 👍🏻

[@toddlerj102]

Rob, imagine this. You and Chris have a fully kitted out workshop in the corner of that yard an first pick on any new inventory with full access to the entire stock to fix it. Or even a genuine collaboration they can sell you expensive cars that they have the bits to fix for a better price as you'd be name dropping a lot.

[@colinw1591]

Amazing way to process these vehicles and a stark reminder of just how many get written off in accidents.....

[@tutsywutsy]

Buy the first row that will keep you going for a year or 2.

[@marklittler784]

😂😃😂😃😂😃😂😃😂😃😂

[@tutsywutsy]

@@marklittler784 my science teacher was called Joseph littler ,it's a very unusual surname .

[@aib0160]

Heart-breaking to see that lovely old Jag on the rack.

[@marciabaldwin2506]

Maybe the Jag will be sold for salvage as most parts would be available through supplier's

[@aib0160]

@@marciabaldwin2506 I hope it does get salvaged, just amazing its ended up there and not the sort of place most people looking for a classic car project would think to look.

[@aib0160]

@frog- eye Couldn't help noticing your ID thing. I had one of them in old English white when I was 20 and it then was 21. Explaining to the kids that it used to be a different world then and this car had no door handles so to get in you slid the window open from outside, reached in and lifted the door handle. Likewise having a boot with no boot lid was also something they struggled with but to be fair so did I. What fun though, even with an 850cc engine, it was like a two seater go-kart.

[@andrzejs7335]

The ones on racks arent breakers, they up for sale on auctions. There is another yard next to it where all the breakers are-pick yourself style yard

[@aib0160]

@@andrzejs7335 Yes I understand that, but I'm guessing somebody has already done a calculation as to what the car is worth as a whole and in parts, so if it doesn't sell it gets broken for parts?

[@oncewaslost1982]

By far the cleanest salvage yard I have ever seen!

[@ewanstewart8011]

What an amazing facility and business I will certainly be using them in the future and I would never have known about them but for your videos Rob, thanks again for another great video 👍🏻

[@johnmontague4245]

Nicely done Rob. It looks like some set up. It’s the way forward for salvage.

[@josephoshaughnessy7571]

That’s just amazing Rob it really is the professional way of doing things & it’s the way all salvage/breakers yards should be run in my opinion…thank you to the lads at silver lake for allowing you in to do the video & thank you to you for doing it…very interesting & informative 👍😊

[@Steviegtr52]

Fantastic video. Brings back memories of most weekends, getting bits for my old cars.

[@michaelhynds8035]

Tremendous facility, excellent. Thank you for sharing.

[@PaganWizard]

I live in the USA and have NEVER seen an auto recycling yard this well built and organized.

[@LOTEN1977]

Cheers for video Rob. I'm back after a couple of months away mate. Looking forward to catching up on the videos I missed.

[@belong53]

I’m impressed, clean, tidy and well organised. I went to a salvage yard near me in Grantham. It was scruffy, muddy. Oil everywhere. Poor organisation. I was sent to walk around to find what I wanted. No help. I’m amazed.

[@andyspencer1010]

Phenomenal premises absolutely awesome thank you rob.

[@dsummers8191]

Thanks a lot to Silverlake for enabling Rob to make this interesting video. Their operation is a far cry from the old days of wading through mud, oil spills, and goodness knows what else to attempt to locate a part at random. Thank you.

[@studarbyshire3851]

Love these Silverlake videos, what an incredible place. Thanks Rob and Silverlake for allowing you in.👍

[@tstuart7333]

WO, my cheeks puffed up when you lifted the camera from the ground. Amazing. truly amazing setup.

[@MrSunnyBhoy]

That is absolutely amazing. Some bargains to be had there for sure. Half the cars look undamaged structurally. Some outfit and organisation. Will actually keep these guys in mind for any bits I might need

[@allandavies9488]

Amazing place. I have spent many happy hours in scrapyards (I know you call them salvage yards nowadays) and love to see them. I have to admire how well organised this yard is. As an Engineer and Mechanic, it is very well organised. I'm amazed how little damage some of these cars had to end up in a salvage yard. That's not recycling. What Rob and Chris do, and many others, is true recycling.

[@ched999uk]

So clean and clinical, a far cry from when I used to go to breakers back in late 80's climbing cars stacked 4 high just balancing on each other. Amazing how things have come along. Great to see, that lot would keep you and Chris busy for the rest of your lives :-)

[@franciscoflores-nunez6767]

Great video Rob, I used to love climbing over all the cars back in day in a scrapyard, now youre not allowed to even go near em, health and safety taken the fun out of everything.

[@dougied4827]

What a well organised yard, very clean and presentable credit to the owners and all the staff that work there, I’ll be using them in the future. Thanks for the video Rob. 👍

[@SimonBetty]

What a quality place to let you film, the organisation and how polite they are is unreal! Shows the company ethos when everyone is polite as they are! Unreal!

[@jasoncassell5226]

Rob yet again you go the extra mile for your subscribers and viewers .Brilliant video on the inner workings of silverlake .Most of us was unaware existed to that extent .This video has shone a light on buying used spares .It as certainly done it for me .The amount of time i have risked buying second hand and got my fingers burnt.Seeing this video .I have total faith in buying from silverlake in future .I'm guessing many others will now do the same .This will be a massive help to the community👍

[@shotgunpsycho]

Hey Rob, there's no place in the states as clean and organized as this. This is amazing!

[@davidtuckey1120]

been there a long time silverlakes,my localish yard.nice you can pick your parts still.the place has expanded massively recently,but the excellent service has stayed the same.really pleased you are doing these videos guys.

[@spencerhowell9094]

Your both so dedicated to your job . Maximum respect

[@old_con]

Yes it would be interesting to see a car come in for breaking and see the complete process it goes through. Good to see a well run site.👍🏽😎

[@cargamer78leemarsh98]

an average car takes around 1-3 days pending on size of car i stripped a model x in 2.5 days from complete to bare shell and a classic mini in 1-5 days all cars are stripped by 1 person but there are atleast 8 ramps for stripping and 6 for depollution

[@stuartatkins4602]

absolutely fabulous! go back anytime rob

[@kevinw8258]

That’s an amazing place and it just shows how easily cars get written off these days. Great video Rob, cheers👍 Looking forward to a Merc video soon then😁

[@richardrees8804]

An amazing place. Spotless. Definitely would like to see more.👍

[@mickboakes7023]

Bloody hell. Mind blowing. Just found this post Rob. Amazing.

[@brianfd622]

I've bought vehicles from Silverlake many time, always polite and professional.

[@Bootneck-RMC]

Fantastic video Rob, I could have sat here all night and just watched you going round that site and talking about the items they had. 👌👍

[@westernmonitor]

WOW WOW WOW what a place it takes salvage to a whole new level. I honestly did not know where to look first. Thanks Rob , I have now added Silverlake to my web browser and recommend others to take a look at what they have its amazing.

[@babysham318]

Rob and Chris have continue business forever. This is parts heaven. I can live here taking parts off for every car. This is good place for young guns to learn how to strip cars.

[@ZL-jr5xp]

Class and salvage rarely go together but in this case they do. Amazing

[@hsj687]

Never seen anything like it, what a clean professional setup. Brilliant video 👍

[@richardhawkins6960]

It really is an impressive set up Rob, thanks for bringing this video out.

[@HR-od9fl]

What an epic set up ,very professional and organized .wow 👍

[@georgedaville4662]

Amazing place Rob. These guys are really “Serious about Salvage” 😂😂Love to see more of this place, the complete process from car arrival. 👍😎

[@thefamilyrobbo]

Amazing place. They've obviously invested serious money in that infrastructure and deserve the success. Got the sense the owners have a good attitude towards business also Great video 👍

[@iTechPro2012]

That yard at Silverlake reminds me of a yard I often visited (and is still there) in Wokingham, it’s called A1 car spares, love that place, you take a hi-vis and walk around and there is a guy with a forklift truck driving round, you can ask him to get a car down for you and then they leave you to your own leisure to remove parts off the cars yourself…. Literally love it, don’t know of any other places that let you do that….. might be worth a trip Rob

[@dermotmurphy7109]

Great video rob, its good to see stuff like this aswell as you and chris working on your own vehicles, amazing place enjoyed it mate 👍👍

[@MrNwapp]

Another great vid, Rob. Surprised to see the old mk 2 Jag and MGB GT in there!👍

[@acorndogs904]

Any outdoor visit is a must Even the weekly shopping trip you can record just take us along for the trip

[@stephenricketts7764]

As i have said before when I lived in Southampton I did visit the yard a few times. It has expanded since then. Just up the road Ford used to build the Transit, moved out about 15 years ago I think. If there was a defect in a body assembly they would be taken to a metal recycling yard in the city, they were not allowed to sell any part of the bodies. I don't know if Silverlake have a contract with the docks for any casualties when loading on to the ships, it is rare but accidents do happen there. It would be Rangerovers and similar makes, could be why some if those cars are very new? Anyway that was a good video Rob thanks for posting it. I think it would be interesting to see the fluid removal process at some point in the future but only if you are going there to collect some parts. Once again Rob thanks. 👍👍

[@sruk]

There not scrap bud there salvage 👍

[@leesmith6750]

The stacking facility is top notch. So much better looking. Easy access for the forks. Was really taken aback when you spun round and revealed the extent of one row. Great vid.

[@tramlad2]

What a goldmine for spares Rob, excellent content again mate, you must have been tempted in their so many cars

[@mju7752]

Love the silverlake videos. Just round the corner from me and has been my go to place for over 20 years.

[@brianohagan2157]

Great video rob, that place is on a different level, especially the premium makes they have. 👍👌

[@JD-tk2uu]

Saw the previous vid you did Rob and that was certainly a taster for this one. Really good that you decided to go again as it's certainly an eye opener the way everything is laid out.

[@samslots1234]

Wow,would love to see more videos like this! Thanks for showing us around there.

[@Jamie7ee]

Silverlake is local to me, it’s changed loads since ‘back in the day’ we used to be aloud to go in and take off parts yourself and you’d see cars with no wheels on, one on top of another. What a place it’s become now 😮, thank you for gaining access and sharing it. 🙌🏻

[@sprograt]

I'm sure the X on the glass means stolen recovered. Just how a salvage should be clean and organised. Great video keep up the great work. 👍

[@nevillemorley5926]

That place is staggering. Love to see how they determine what is for sale when the cars come in. They probably would not show this. Who knows? Nice vid, Rob.

[@cargamer78leemarsh98]

its down to insurance or end of life that determines the outcome of the cars and where they go

[@nigeljackson1987]

What a place, I could spend hours just looking around , it would be a brilliant place to visit id get carried away id want to buy so much ,you could build a proper nice project car . Keep the vids coming rob +Chris always a big thumbs 👍up from me.

[@edwardsmillie5526]

Thanks for this video ,if someone told me a place like this existed I would not believe it .I was blown away with this set up.Thanks again Rob

[@billhutton7766]

What a video Rob why have I never heard of this place I only live 45 mins away. Will definitely use silver lake thank you. So clean, tidy, & organised & a delivery service what more could you ask. 👍👍

[@andrewgrimwood6280]

Loving the channel and content me and my dad are always watching it 👍

[@davidminns9799]

What a place and what a level of organisation👍 it's just amazing! Great content Rob😀 Hope Chris had a well deserved rest in Cornwall? Yes you should definitely go back n film more if allowed 👍

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Incredible place, cannot believe the amount of new looking cars.

[@Tell78]

Another great video. Really enjoy the look around.

[@thino1973]

I do miss searching the old fashioned scrap yards where you took your life in your own hands ducking & diving between rot-boxers looking for that elusive part. Great video & thanks for taking the time to do it.

[@johnpritchard2772]

I have never seen so much stuff, racks of cars and spare parts, astounding!!

[@26DR715]

Pleased to see a very well organised business everything in place. I remember having to look around for hours with me dad in breaker yard for parts this saves a lot of time for both parties. A big well done to them.

[@daviddominiak7790]

Great video and looking forward to seeing you guys soon on the next project 😜

[@hfraat25]

A real gem of a place

[@DRW58]

I too like the look of the old Jag, You and Chris could work your magic on it give it a bit of well deserved TLC. I bought a 1998 XJ8 Sport last week, now trying to work out how I’m going to keep it in petrol!! I’m lucky to have a very understanding wife. Great video, many thanks to Silverlake for allowing us to see behind the scenes again, it’s an unbelievable set up, I couldn’t go there it would be like putting a kid in a sweet shop. Take Care Stay Safe Everyone Regards Dave 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@andypandy9045]

Totally different to the breakers I worked at 30 odd years ago, kudos to the owner how it’s set out and of coarse dictated to by health and safety. Cracking video Rob 👍🇬🇧

[@TW-abc]

Amazing place. Some cars don't even look damaged. The 21 plate Toureg was mental!! Love to see more 👍

[@marklittler784]

Maybe some been water flooded..

[@ianbeale2527]

I remember going to a scrap yard with my mate , filling my pockets with light bulbs for his Triumph Dolomite and anything else you could get in your pockets. I was with a work mate once, helping him get a part off of a Mk.2 Escort. Took 3 bloody hours, scraped knuckles, and the part wasn't even in the best condition. Scrappy asked stupid money for it, knowing we'd spent so much time getting it off, that my mate wasn't just going to leave it behind ! Great video, Rob. Sadly for me, I was just too excited to watch it, as I normally watch your videos during Corrie or Emmerdale !! Never mind. Keep 'em coming !

[@Scotty-UK]

What a beautiful yard, one of the best I’ve seen in 40 years!

[@simonburleigh1872]

Rob the old Jaguar is a mark 2, that is something that I would love to see saved, could Chris put it back together?

[@bretthale9290]

Couldn't believe it when i saw that mk2

[@awalk5177]

Definitely worth repairing.

[@marciabaldwin2506]

Yea maybe Rob and Chris should restore it I know that got lots on the go Which is always a good thing in the motor trade

[@chrispop99]

Nope; Chris hates welding, and it would need a lot.

[@markallen7443]

Love it when you go walkabout rob....really informative and your enthusiasm really comes across well 👍👍

[@beardedprocess7654]

Another amazing video guys. Hope you all doing well.

[@deanharriss2029]

What an amazing place. Another great video mate

[@stephenward8707]

Lots and lots of VERY useful bits and Bob's there mate ..

[@arthurblundell6128]

great video rob -- that is some old racking system they've got there !! fair old weight on it too -- interesting stuff up there !!

[@chrishines6048]

Thank you for the video Rob I found it very interesting

[@williamdonly7966]

SILVERLAKE!! Got to be the biggest car salvage place !!! Awsome video yet again Rob, good content. Can't wait to see what's next ? !!

[@andygjones5524]

Back in the mid-1980's when Rob was still in short trousers, I seemed to spend most of my weekends climbing to the top of a teetering stack of scrap cars in a muddy and oily breaker's yard, searching for yet another part to keep my banger on the road. I used to think to myself "there's serious money in this game if you organised it right". That's the kind of set up I used to imagine. That warehouse is better than most main dealer parts departments I've been in over the years. Yes please to a return visit Rob. I'd really like to see a start to finish video of a vehicle being dismantled and how they check and catalogue all the recovered parts.