Rare Parts

[TWFodor]

I had one of those B3 16V intakes. Really confused me when I first looked at it. Wasn't sure what it was. The previous owner of my current car had it, as well as the cylinder head, imported from overseas. Never could get it to run right. Idle always seemed to be messed up. They were cool though! My brother in law has that engine now.

[reddragon]

This ones not rare down here. But some of you probably haven't seen this before.....

1998 B3 16v intake manifold



B3 on left, B6T in the middle, BPT intake on the right


Can anyone identify what vehicle that BPT intake would have come from? Here's a closer pic

[m715]

Didn't FMS used to sell that hood as a repop like my ground effects in fiberglass?

[reddragon]

Not sure how rare, but it's the only one I have seen in Australia



I missed getting it by a couple of days

[m715]

Oh.. and Smurffy had the only post 89 tilt wheel column I saw. Have the tilt on 3 89's I still have, but after the dashboard/passive seat belt change for 90, never saw that again. That was the end of the LX too, and start of GL & L Plus

[m715]

The only ones I had with the bumpers were a 90 LX.. Smurffy. Also had the blacked out area under the back glass, and one year only styled power mirrors with blue tinted mirror glass in them like a gen 2 Taurus I had. Bronze wheels on a 91 Funtop car. Not sure when or why certain cars got certain strange things. Have to believe that some were supposed to make "special" editions, some with those 80's style graphics, some things were like they slapped on whatever was in a parts bin that day. That is just like the ATX cars that got 1/2" wider steel wheels and beauty rings, Curmudgeon came with rear defog, but no wiper, etc.

[bravekozak]

From what I haven't seen, the rubber bumperettes that go in the little hole at the top of each door are very rare indeed. Just in case you were wondering what one looks like...

http://bwbronze.com/festiva/bumperette.jpg

I have only found one factory bumperette on an 89 Festiva door.
Does anyone know what the part number is for these puppies?

[bravekozak]

Yes. In my opinion tilt steering is only good for small people or cars with cruise. Otherwise it is not necessary to lower the wheel. Did you want a tilt steering column?

[bolokid]

I don't believe it was that rare. I have it and I know a junkyard where I can get you one, if you want it.

Are you talking about tilt steering?

[bolokid]

I had bronze wheels on my 91 until I switched over to the aluminum wheels. The bronze looked nice with the red.

[Oren09]

I saw bronze wheels on a junkyard car once. They were the OEM ones, but in such bad shape I left them.

[old yellow]

bronze wheels... never seen them ever! I only thought that the wheels came in silver steel or aluminum for the longest time...

[bravekozak]

I don't believe it was that rare. I have it and I know a junkyard where I can get you one, if you want it.

[avitsefdrof]

How about tilt steering?

[bravekozak]

Festiva GTX instrument cluster.

GTX sport seats, steering wheel and floormats.