Back in the day before computers, all junk yards had cross reference books.
Dose anyone still print these?
Back in the day before computers, all junk yards had cross reference books.
Dose anyone still print these?
Last I knew they exist still but they are electronic.
where else can find out that you can rotate a tbird alt and get 5 more amps, right?
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I used books/catalogs/microfiche when in the dealer and auto parts business back late 70's early 80's.
Equal to or faster, more flexible, than computer databases after practice, especially in special situations.
Some stores still use them as backups.
Disadvantage was multiple customers, limited sets of books. Had to share same book or wait sometimes.
Featured cross references, interchange, app sections. Stores cannot and wont do this now.
Takes too long, even if possible from what i see, doing this online with basically the same access to databases.
Home access does allow homework and access to specs and data for possible interchanges.
And much wider info as to where parts can be found and purchased, saving time and money.
Forums can help too. They may share others doing, or have done, the like.
Just looked up some trim parts for a 90 Chevy Beretta today. Parts are long out of production.
Did find out those parts were used on all years of the car.
Was a GM wholesale parts site. GM p/n, exploded pics, interchange years.
Then searched a local yard's inventory. Found one with a 94. Going to check it out this weekend.
http://hollanderinterchange.net/
Rock Auto, AutoZone, O'Reilly, have something like interchange as to what other vehicles a part fits.
Other sites vary as to how extensively they do this.
https://www.pullapart.com/inventory/...angeable-parts
car-part.com
There is a Foxbody specific cross reference box.
Fox Body/3rd Gen MCA Gold Card Judge
84 SVO 24K miles, 85 Mclaren Capri Vert. 84 GT Turbo Vert.
88 Mclaren Mustang Vert 20K miles, 89 Mustang LX Sport Vert,
03 Mach 1 7900 miles, 74 Mustang II, 69 Mustang, 67 Mustang, 07 GT500,
14 Mustang CS/GT, 15 F150 FTX Tuscany, 16 F250 Crewcab, 67 Tbird 47K miles
There are electronic versions of that book. OCRed indexed. I saw it at a now defunct junk yard in NE Nebraska back in 96. They had it on CDROM. Would LOVE to have that disc!
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