Spare parts availability for the future years

[Cashr22]

What part are you looking for?

[Guest]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Yes Jerry, what part are you looking for. I'm sure someone here can help you find it.

TBN members can find anything, and often more than one supplier and at a discount.

[007Cruiser]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

I'm still trying to find the center front bumper pad for my '75 bird. Hoping that someone may have a lead.

[Guest]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Hi Jerry,

I didn't notice that you had already posted the part you're looking for here before I answered your PM. I'm pretty sure someone here can help you find it.

[Guest]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Quality Auto Parts.com says they can find any replacement part within 48 hours. I've never used them, just found them on the internet. They search hundreds or thousands of salvage yards, etc. nationwide to locate parts.

Might be worth a try.

[2bad4u]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Alain, your comments are BS. Please cite a source.

Charlie, my comments are not BS at all. I have been reprimended by the admin
by communicating with 2fast4u as a previous member who sold his car with few words in French at that time. My previous ID was QRUML23, and now, it is 2bad4u. Do not ask me why I have selected this ID....

[2bad4u]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Alain, par Charlie, il apparaît Vos commentaires sont BS.

Here a PIC of the Tbirds of 2fast4u and 2bad4u two years ago. Mine is in front.

As per Charlie, we were and are two BS. Congradulations!

[2bad4u]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Close to 30 % of the members are willing to sell their car because they are afraid of the unavailability of the spare sparts. There is a good work to do to convice them to keep their car. Just watching on eBay or others for example and we see the result about the selling cars.

[AZTB]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Close to 30 % of the members are willing to sell their car because they are afraid of the unavailability of the spare sparts.

Where did you get that statistic? Your very own poll doesn't show that to be true.

[Guest]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

With only 44 votes out of over 9,000 members, the current poll results are a very small sampling of owners' opinions (less than 1/2 of 1%). Even those that expressed 'concern' didn't say they were ready to sell due to that concern. Maybe the poll should have asked how many members have, or are prepared to sell due to the parts issue.

Despite concerns about parts availability, almost every part someone here has been looking for has been located by other members, even obscure interior trim pieces.

For a car that's now 9-12 years old, I don't see Thunderbird parts as much if any harder to find than parts for other cars that age.

[jerrym3]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

I "ain't got no dog" in this fight, but I'm just curious.

LS/TBird parts are getting scarce, per my dealer and the members on this forum. That's a given.

So, if you have an ESP, and something goes bad, and a replacement part's not available from Ford or any other source (except wrecking yards), what's the recourse?

Is there a clause in the ESP that provides the ESP carrier a free pass?

Again, no dog in this fight, and not looking to start one.

While my Galaxie is 50 years old, excluding body/trim parts, since she's not loaded with modules, computers, etc, I don't have that much trouble finding new/rebuilt mechanical parts or getting my old stuff bebuilt.

But, with today's reliance on electronics for almost everything except unscrewing the gas cap, it's a whole different ballgame, and that goes for all makes, not just Fords.......

[007Cruiser]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

Close to 30 % of the members

With only 44 votes out of over 9,000 members, the current poll results are a very small sampling of owners' opinions (less than 1/2 of 1%).

Perhaps it is French engineer math.

[AZTB]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

I "ain't got no dog" in this fight, but I'm just curious.
LS/TBird parts are getting scarce, per my dealer and the members on this forum. That's a given.
So, if you have an ESP, and something goes bad, and a replacement part's not available from Ford or any other source (except wrecking yards), what's the recourse?
Is there a clause in the ESP that provides the ESP carrier a free pass?
Again, no dog in this fight, and not looking to start one.
While my Galaxie is 50 years old, excluding body/trim parts, since she's not loaded with modules, computers, etc, I don't have that much trouble finding new/rebuilt mechanical parts or getting my old stuff bebuilt.
But, with today's reliance on electronics for almost everything except unscrewing the gas cap, it's a whole different ballgame, and that goes for all makes, not just Fords.......

Good question, Jerry...guess we won't know until we know. And I agree that it's not the mechanics that concern me so much as the electronics..."how long is this computerized widget gonna be available?"

[Guest]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

I recall reading at least one post about a company that rebuilds EMs and can do one for just about any make/model vehicle. I think it was Ron that posted the info in response to Alain's question.

Since most if not all late model cars and trucks rely on them, there must be a number of potential suppliers and/or rebuilders.

[jerrym3]

Re: Spare parts availability for the future years

I recall reading at least one post about a company that rebuilds EMs and can do one for just about any make/model vehicle. I think it was Ron that posted the info in response to Alain's question.

Since most if not all late model cars and trucks rely on them, there must be a number of potential suppliers and/or rebuilders.

I don't know, Phil.

A Holley carb is a Holley carb is a Holley carb........

But, a piece of electronices that does the same function for a Honda, or Corvette, or Buick, or TBird/LS are, most likely, completely different animals.

If they were that easy to rebuild, wouldn't the manufacturers provide the rebuilt part and, of course, get a premium dollar for it? Or, major auto parts stores/suppliers?

I think that the differences are just too great, and the required volume for profit too high.

I always thaought that there was a "ten year" parts availability unwritten rule from car manufacturers, but, obviously, I was wrong.

Now, if the vehicle is a common one, there's a decent chance that the part can be found in a wrecking yard, assuming an employee of that yard has the skill to remove it, but, there's no "for sure".