Obsolete MKIII parts; are there any?...yet?
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I just tried to get valve body gaskets in and Toyota here said they are not available. 
Now I'm fucked.
Now I'm fucked.
Maybe this will help the "after market" industry get things moving more for the MKIII.
I am trying to be "glass is half full" today guys.
I am trying to be "glass is half full" today guys.
soup;1580306 said:
All new power steering racks are obsolete (pre-89, 89+ with & without PPS). The only real option left from Toyota for the MK3 is the pre-89 reman rack which is still available. They never offered remans for the 89+ for some reason.
redma70;1580323 said:
Yeah, but there are plenty in California.
Nick M;1580368 said:
Probably one of the first things to go obsolete, way back in the 90's I'd bet.
JDMMA70;1580375 said:
Many pre-89 specific parts are indeed obsolete, including the fog lights and front bumper cover.
maj75;1580416 said:
May be only 2 in the SE, but there are 50 in NAPO California.
Yup the struts are obsolete, but 89+ ones should work fine.
All 3 hoses on the stock BOV are obsolete.
Dirgle;1580434 said:
No, shadow grey is just a darker grey. Black is Toyota's version of black, haha. Toyota calls it grey for a reason. The only black interior parts that came in the Supra were the black leather seats on 1992 models, Toyota calls them black.
suprarx7nut;1580440 said:I just tried to get valve body gaskets in and Toyota here said they are not available.
Not sure what they were looking up, but I don't see any valve body gaskets that are obsolete, stock on all of them.
lowtaco;1580490 said:
That is correct, all obsolete.
RazoE;1580496 said:
There is no set cut off, body parts (especially interior) get discontinued much faster than drivetrain parts, which are almost all still available.
Parts that get frequently ordered usually stay in production for quite some time as well, though eventually demand dwindles, parts stop being produced and then once stock runs out then there are no more to be had.
Dealers often times tell people parts aren't available, when what really happens is they aren't in production any more, but there may still be stock. If you put the order in, Japan may still supply them.
Jeff
Not if you sit in the car, it's pretty grey. Shadow grey seat belts would likely look fine in an older car with medium grey.
Jeff
Jeff
Jeff, you said there are reman'd pre89 racks... how much do those run (no discounts applied)?
Mine is due for a change haha
Mine is due for a change haha
Moy;1580639 said:
About $435, plus $150 core, I'd talk to your local dealer and see what they can get.
Jeff
my dealer cant get the window regulators for a 89+
= and i need both
i need the rails, felts and stops as well, they just said no to all the window stuff
= and i need both
i need the rails, felts and stops as well, they just said no to all the window stuff
Dirgle;1580637 said:
Doesn't look black to me. :dunno:
If you're in a 1992 with black leather maybe it made the rest of the interior look darker too? :dunno:
fixitman04;1580688 said:
Regulators can still be had, 6 of the one side 7 of the other in California.
Jeff
Jeff Lange;1580698 said:
Doesn't look black to me. :dunno:
If you're in a 1992 with black leather maybe it made the rest of the interior look darker too? :dunno:
That may very well be the case. The one I sat in looked far darker than that picture shows, plus there was a gray one setting next to it, so you could really see the difference. To me it definitely looked like black. Not charcoal black like Chrysler or BMW's but definitely dark.
Shadow gray actually has a slight green tint to it..
my floor mats are green in my 92, but they look like they belong, and I've seen plenty of faded shadow gray cloth seats that are greenish...
my floor mats are green in my 92, but they look like they belong, and I've seen plenty of faded shadow gray cloth seats that are greenish...
Freakin' just got clipped on the left corner by someone in a parking lot, hit-and-run...The '91-92' only super red mouldings are NLA, supposedly they only make super white and gray anymore, the two most common colors. Now I gotta convince my insurance company to paint all 11 mouldings the same color as the body, or something. The outer layer of clear rubber protecting the three red stripes can't be reconditioned to be transparent again, can it?
And a week before that, my shadow gray inner door pull/handle broke, lol, also NLA and almost extinct used due to all you shadow gray interior swappers. Thinking about taking it to a upolstery shop; it looks fine, just the plastic parts on the inside that bolt it to the door broke.
Toyota could charge an arm and a leg for these parts, and I'd freakin' pay it. WTF?
And a week before that, my shadow gray inner door pull/handle broke, lol, also NLA and almost extinct used due to all you shadow gray interior swappers. Thinking about taking it to a upolstery shop; it looks fine, just the plastic parts on the inside that bolt it to the door broke.
Toyota could charge an arm and a leg for these parts, and I'd freakin' pay it. WTF?
jeff, whats your price, id get the channel felts and stops as well. (if available) im dealing with idiots here (the kind where you could be having the best day walking in and be homicidal walking out)
My shadow gray leather is only a little darker than the cloth velour seats shown. The rear hatch cloth is actually a dark gray. I ordered and got the coin holder with the lid in front of the center console/armrest. So you can still get that piece. Or at least Champion had it. Also, if you order a new radiator, it might not be like the old. My new unit is new cafe compliant Toyota style, aluminum and plastic.
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