What is Car Parts DB?

Car Parts DB is a marketplace for used car parts, run by a car club. Think of it like a second-hand shop — but just for car parts, and run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

Anyone can browse the listings for free, no account needed. You can search by car brand, model, year, condition, or just type a keyword. Each listing shows photos, a price, a part number, and details about the part.

If you have parts you want to sell or show off, you can create a free account and add your own listings. You can upload photos, set a price (or mark it as "display only"), and keep track of everything in your personal parts catalogue.

When someone is interested in one of your parts, they can send you a message directly through the site — no email addresses are shared publicly.

How does signing up work?

1. Click Sign up in the menu. Fill in your email address, a display name, and a password.
2. You will receive a confirmation email with a link. Click that link to activate your account. (Check your spam folder if it doesn't arrive within a few minutes.)
3. Once confirmed, log in via the Login link and you're ready to go.

Your email address is only used for account-related messages (confirmation, replies to your questions). It is never shown publicly.

Your own parts catalogue

After logging in, you can manage your own parts via My Parts in the menu. Here's how it works:

• Click Add a Part to create a new listing. Fill in the car brand and model the part fits, give it a title, describe the condition, and add a price — or leave the price blank if you just want to show it.
• Upload photos from the listing page. Multiple photos are supported; drag to reorder them.
• Toggle For Sale if you're actively selling. Uncheck it to list the part as display-only — still visible, but without a price or "contact seller" option.
• Toggle Visible to control whether anyone else can see the listing. While unchecked, only you can see it — useful while you're still filling in the details.
• When a part sells, click Mark as sold. The listing stays in the database (so the history is kept) but disappears from the public browse view.
• Your My Parts page shows all your listings in one overview, with thumbnails, status badges, and view counts (how many times each listing was viewed).

The messaging system

Each listing has a Q&A / contact section at the bottom. Visitors can send a question or offer to the seller directly through the site.

• Asking a question: scroll to the bottom of a listing and fill in the contact form. You can send a message without an account, but if you are logged in your name is filled in automatically and you will see the seller's reply on the listing page.
• Receiving messages (seller): when someone contacts you, you get a notification bar at the bottom of every page and an unread count in the Messages menu. Open the listing to read the message and reply inline.
• Replying: as the seller, click Reply next to a question. Your reply is posted on the listing page and the buyer receives an email notification (if they left an email address).
• Inbox: My Messages shows all conversations you are part of — both questions you sent and messages you received — sorted by the most recent activity.
• Conversation limits: to keep inboxes manageable, each seller can receive a limited number of conversations. If a seller's inbox is full, the contact form on their listings will say so. Individual threads also have a maximum number of replies to prevent endlessly long conversations.

Cookies & privacy (GDPR)

This site uses only functional cookies — the minimum needed to make it work. No advertising, no tracking, no data sold to third parties.

No personal data is shared with external parties. For the full privacy statement, see the Privacyverklaring.

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