Hard to Find Parts

[martind5]

I'm interested in making a list of hard to find parts for 2002s.  I recently rebuilt my CV joints, and although boots are easy to find, you can't seem to buy the "paint can lids" without buying the complete OEM kit.  What other parts are like this or in short supply?  The dashboards are certainly hard to come by.

 

Thanks!

[FunElan]

Trim parts off of early cars. 

[michaelbend]

Fuel Level senders!

[Mike Self]

Plastic chrome trim surrounds for front seat headrest posts and seat back releases...

 

mike

 

PS--Weber accelerator pump diaphragms are available separately from the rebuild kits via O'Reilly Auto Parts.

[jgerock]

47 minutes ago, mike said:

Plastic chrome trim surrounds for front seat headrest posts and seat back releases...

 

mike

 

PS--Weber accelerator pump diaphragms are available separately from the rebuild kits via O'Reilly Auto Parts.

Walloth Nesh sells the plastic pieces for the seats. Unfortunately they break all to easily.  Larry Wilson was offering metal seat back releases at Vintage one year.

[JerryC]

Early style hub caps (goes with early style trim).

Steering boxes are getting harder to find.

 

[martind5]

Great feedback... keep the ideas coming.  Thanks

[Brandon]

The black plastic intake elbows for early Tii’s.

[larryt]

pretty much everything for a RHD hahaha 

 

2 most difficult to get for me has been dual circuit master cylinder and a exhaust downpipe... frustrating

[Simeon]

11 minutes ago, larryt said:

pretty much everything for a RHD hahaha 

 

2 most difficult to get for me has been dual circuit master cylinder and a exhaust downpipe... frustrating

 

I got a stainless down pipe with the Jaymic stainless exhaust. The ‘patchwork quilt’ of welds, sealant and patches that was my old one forced me down the Jaymic stainless route (so I sprung for the entire exhaust). 

[j2002tii]

So many parts that are tii specific.  There are a ton of parts that are becoming harder and harder to find.

[larryt]

1 hour ago, Simeon said:

 

I got a stainless down pipe with the Jaymic stainless exhaust. The ‘patchwork quilt’ of welds, sealant and patches that was my old one forced me down the Jaymic stainless route (so I sprung for the entire exhaust). 

 

oh i know they have them, but i refuse to pay those prices! haha 

[Jbaumshelter]

Heater control valves aren't necessarily hard to find but the cost is ridiculous for this simple part. $80 for a rebuild kit is also ridiculous. Somebody needs to make an aftermarket part. 

[John_in_VA]

12 hours ago, Jbaumshelter said:

Heater control valves aren't necessarily hard to find but the cost is ridiculous for this simple part. $80 for a rebuild kit is also ridiculous. Somebody needs to make an aftermarket part. 

 

ClayW is rebuilding them, but I don't know the pricing for the product.

[tomphot]

New black inside door panels. 

Passenger door belt trim - hood belt trim. 

Front grill set.