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I know Datman exists, and I've heard of eBay and motor factors. However a mate has a project which kinda falls between all the stools. He has a '92 Nissan Vannette camper which he has got cheap as an unfinished project. Unfortunately its a bit of a basketcase. It got stripped for a respray and all those bits you take off got lost. So he needs mirrors, door handles (int and ext) trim items and all that. I don't suppose anyone knows a good source for this stuff or is he just going to have to phone about the breakers and keep checking eBay etc? have some inspirational pics
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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VIP
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I think the likelihood of parts turning up on eBay UK or in scrappers is slim-to-none. May I suggest eBay Australia, and Yahoo Japan Auctions via www.Rinkya.com?
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Last Edit: Jul 22, 2011 8:45:05 GMT by VIP
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cheers. Anyone know if there is parts-bin compatibility with stuff like door handles and the like on these?
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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if it's stripped for respray, is an option to graft in the handle section of readily available scrapper vehicle?
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It sounds obvious, but how about Nissan?
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uncle silvia
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Jul 22, 2011 10:54:00 GMT
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There are millions of these in NZ too so try trademe.co.nz
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1981 KE70 Corolla - 1978 B310 Sunny Coupe - 1977 Pink Clubman Mini Shorty
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Jul 22, 2011 10:59:37 GMT
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I did think "hmm Nissan dealer?" as I was typing this up but I suspect the prices will be a killer as he needs loads of "stuff".
His best bet is to get a rotton one to strip for spares but I'm not sure how his wife would react to one turning up - assuming he can find one.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Jul 22, 2011 12:18:03 GMT
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try here in australia or new zeLnd they are still reasonably common here, mate of mine uses 2 for his business still!
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1967/8 Isuzu Bellett 1969 Isuzu Florian Deluxe
Never buy a car you cant push...
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Jul 22, 2011 13:33:50 GMT
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Obviously I can't get trim bits from my work. But I've just had a look on Autocat at work, it does seem to list a decent amount of stuff for the circa 1986-1995 Vanette. Most suspension bits (front suspension arms/ball joints/track rod ends), wheel bearings, clutch kits, exhaust sections, services bits and brake consumables all seem to be avaliable from TRW, Firstline, QH or Blueprint. Hope this helps
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Jul 22, 2011 14:22:14 GMT
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thanks Robin I think he's sorted for mechanicals - as you say QH and the like still service them, its the other "silly" bits he needs and is stuggling to find
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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30psi
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Jul 22, 2011 17:04:45 GMT
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You need to get hold of Nissan FAST which is their parts software. You may then be able to find cross fitting parts from other cars
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1962 Ford Thunderbird 6.4L
1981 Datsun Bluebird SSS CA18DET
1981 Datsun Bluebird SSS SR20DE
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Jul 22, 2011 17:22:33 GMT
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I've got a Vanette and parts are a bit of a pain in the butt to get as there's next to none left in scrappys. There's one breaking on ebay but I've now sent them two messages and they still haven't replied (why bother listing it?!) I don't know if there's compatability with other stuff but there's probably some stuff from other models that can be made to work. OEM part numbers won't tell you a great deal about crossover parts unfortunately as Nissan seem to change them for no apparent reason or often for trivial reasons like a change in material. I might have a C120 Vanette parts catalogue on PDF but probably not a C220.
If you do find one breaking I could really do with a tail light!
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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