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Has Anyone Noticed That Rare Items Are Virtually Extinct?

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GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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Are rare items just about extinct now?

Some things I haven't seen for months or even years.

Are you missing something?

Holding your breath?

Is the USA to blame?

Are you relying on someone to make copies?

lidz Community Regular

lidz

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Think you'll find it's just there's more people able to search for them now (not just USA), much easier to search yahoo, various ebay's & foreign car forums than ever before. Just means you need to be on your game & search very often if your hunting hard to find items.
Also helps to tell friends what your after, makes life a lot easier.

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PLYNX Mentor

PLYNX

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Copy everything I say ! If China can do it why not us !

But I have to agree with you Terry the rare items and options are getting harder to find.

It took me an age to find a factory cruise control unit for my R33 and even when I got it I found it could only run on a N/A, auto, non hicas car ! Had to modify it to get it to work !

And don't even talk to me about the genuine side mirror covers and I'm still trying to find out if they did a heated / vibrating side mirror option !

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tridentt150v Grand Master

tridentt150v

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What we call desirable and rare is garbage to another country............heaps of parts in landfill. They wonder why we can't get over it and move on!!!

And I would...but I am about $150K shy of being able to [ eg a newish R35].

GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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Fancy that!

I'm told by Wongy about rare bits on Annvar.com. in Bangkok

> I find a rare item on one of the pages and translate...

> I then get all tangled up at completing the sale

> I go to my local Thai restaurant chef and chat about how he can obtain the item and send it to his home

> Ten days later, voila

So this is what the world has come to in obtaining a rare gtr part. Funny how I feel a sense of accomplishment!

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PLYNX Mentor

PLYNX

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So what your saying Terry is that you are parts L O R D and you are using a parts mule to import parts into the country ! ? ! ? !

Your a baaaaaad man ! ! !

Wait why didn't I think of that . . . . . . . now where's my local Japanese restaurant . . . . . . .

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Anfanee Grand Master

Anfanee

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Fancy that!

I'm told by Wongy about rare bits on Annvar.com. in Bangkok

> I find a rare item on one of the pages and translate...

> I then get all tangled up at completing the sale

> I go to my local Thai restaurant chef and chat about how he can obtain the item and send it to his home

> Ten days later, voila

So this is what the world has come to in obtaining a rare gtr part. Funny how I feel a sense of accomplishment!

Speaking of. My 1.8 bar nismo boost gauge looks fantastic thanks Terry

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GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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So what your saying Terry is that you are parts L O R D and you are using a parts mule to import parts into the country ! ? ! ? !

Your a baaaaaad man ! ! !

Wait why didn't I think of that . . . . . . . now where's my local Japanese restaurant . . . . . . .

"Blame The Chef" is an old adage Pete :P

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