The solitary contrivance your fiancee 1972 Dodge Dart is absent is the Swinger logo. Never chickenheartedness: Advanced, advanced and reproduction parts--even the most obscure--can be create with some detective grindstone.
Instructions
1. Apprehend the exact specifications of the division you are searching for. Investigate yourself what big of shape the stuff needs to be in for you to acquire it, and how yet you're ready to spend. Provided you can't bargain recent parts, rebuilt or remanufactured parts could save you check and may again be the sole replacement parts you can catch.
2. Assuming you've already checked with your community auto-parts store, browse the classified sections in both paid and freebie community newspapers. Some sellers (who assign in the papers but aren't listed in the phone directory) offer cars for parts--a good source if you have a popular, hard-to-shop-for car.
3. Root around a native scrap yard for a forgotten gem (look under "Salvage" in the Yellow Pages).
4. Check with local shops that work on your model car and that might be able to recommend a source for the elusive part.
5. Speak to local dealers who sell your car's make and model, if it's a new car.
6. Find out if you can use parts from another model car on yours. Companies like Hollander Interchange (hollander-auto-parts.com) have manuals ($25 to more than $100) that identify interchangeable mechanical and body parts on foreign and domestic vehicles-- including trucks--dating back to the 1920s.
Scour Internet auction sites, online search services and bulletin boards. Check back often, as new items are listed frequently. An Internet auto parts locator service will put you in contact with dealers and private sellers for a fee.
8. Swap stories with auto-club members who own your model. Read the classifieds in specialty magazines.7.
