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Old 01-11-2012, 10:08 AM
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so, bought my car for cheap because it had the famous early white paint that i was washing off with the pressure washer. it also was missing some dash pieces. I bought new dash pieces to replace the broken ones to find out that... the stupid gauge hood is a teency bit of a different shape and the clip is like 3 mm in the other direction of where it should be.
now... does anyone know where to get factory japanese/euro parts? even if i have to ship them (probably my only option)
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Old 01-11-2012, 11:49 AM
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Yahoo Japan auctions is a great place, or there are a few vendors that can get them. The shipping is gonna give you sticker shock though.
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Old 01-11-2012, 01:27 PM
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ya i'm expecting it to be an arm and a leg. more pissed off that i bought a usdm one and now i'm out a nice sum of money becuase nobody wants to buy parts from canada. (costs to much to ship)
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ya i'm expecting it to be an arm and a leg. more pissed off that i bought a usdm one and now i'm out a nice sum of money becuase nobody wants to buy parts from canada. (costs to much to ship)
lol, got any junkyards near?
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lots of junkyards. no miatas. and especially nothing right hand drive. there is only a handful in canada. not a very popular car. but sure worth alot. they go for anywhere upwards of $6000 for an na. good resale for me
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lots of junkyards. no miatas. and especially nothing right hand drive. there is only a handful in canada. not a very popular car. but sure worth alot. they go for anywhere upwards of $6000 for an na. good resale for me
That's everywhere. People sell 1990 NA's with 90k on them for $6k here too. They think since it's a "sports car" it's worth 80% markup.

I'm sometimes a dick and reply to sales ads that their price is ridiculous and point out why.
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