Looking towards the future...will there still be a lot of parts available for the ITR?

Such as JDM frontends, rebuild parts(pistons, valvetrain) etc

Will they probably cost more?

 

mfgs should be responsible to carry parts until 20 years after the model is discontinued.
so we should be good till about 2021

 

I believe Automobile manufacturers are required to keep available OEM parts for 20 years after they stop production of a vehicle. Now aftermarket parts on the other hand... I would assume they too would be still available, look at CRXs and EGs, there are tons of parts still available for them. There is no doubt that prices will increase.

Edit: 20 years.


[Modified by AllMotorITR, 9:17 PM 10/3/2002]

 

If they still make parts for a 1971 Ford Pinto, I'm sure they'll still make parts for Integras

 

How about aftermarket parts?

 

I know that some after market parts will be very hard to get. Example is the Spoon cluster for the EK9

 

You can always have anything you want made as long as the company still exists.

 

just stock up on spoon clusters and JDM 4-1 headers and dont use them.. then 20 years from now sell.

<-- realizes what he just said was dump. ahahah

 

Not true! Ask Inline Four who has been begging Spoon to make more EK9 clusters.

 

Well spoon clusters dont count. I am referring to parts that you would ACTUALLY NEED.
engine parts, transmission parts, in essence things that MATTER. None of this JDM GARBAGE

 

No comment


[Modified by Joker, 9:40 PM 10/3/2002]

 

So is that a federal law? Just curious.


Pat, who was impressed when his dad got new OEM brake parts for a '63 M-B 180D... at the dealer

 

I thought it was only 15 years.

 

MB is g00t about that, we were gonna buy a new windshield for our 75 450 sel until the price came up around mid four figures

 

I never said the brake parts were cheap


Pat, who is sad to say his parents sold the '63 180D recently

 

man, in five years....the ITR will be either A. a track ****, or B. sold as hell for awd+b00st

 

I always like to think ahead. . Actually to think of it, the 97 R's are pretty old now.

 

It's relatively hard to find performance parts for 1st gen CRXs, at this point in time.
That's why I jumped on the opportunity to do the ITR up first, while all the good things and the cash/credit to buy them was plentiful.

 

What years are the 1st gen CRX? 85-87?

 

Yup!
Not to worry though, I'm pretty well stocked up for them as well.


[Modified by Zygspeed, 2:10 AM 10/4/2002]

 

In north america standard practice is parts availability for 10 years.. But I know of no laws requiring manufactures to make parts for a specific time period.. Once the last model is out of warranty the manufacturer can tell you to go jump in the lake..

But money is the big motivater.. If the demand for the part is great and they are making money... It'll be around for a while.. Or if the part was never sold out then it may be around for a bit as well, but sooner or later inventory carrying costs will make any car part not worth keeping around, and then they usually get crushed or sold to a jobber..

Japanese motorcycle parts availability is insane.. I restore bikes and I can usually get anything I want from them for bikes that are thirty years old! Mind you the prices can be a little ouchy