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    Frustrating Searching For BF Parts On Ebay!

    Seems like our cars are $h!tpool for $h!t Chinese HID and LED kits and $h!ttier intercooler \ turbo kits. No longer is searching for BF parts on eBay "fun" and there is no easy way to filter the $h!t parts either in a search...

    #2
    I never found it that fun in the first place. I just pumped myself full of pride believing that I (we) had to work harder finding stuff that worked. Therefore, we tend to be more creative, resourceful and appreciative of what it takes to make our cars better than stock and better than other cars. It's not like a Honda where you used to have ten different manufacturers of after-market parts to choose from for the same part and all you had to do was cough up the money. I mostly go shopping at the junkyard for parts (okay, I'm a cheap bastard, too).

    Yes, it can be frustrating, but don't let it get you down! Get creative (and start drinking heavily....). j/k

    Actually, this is what I loved about the mazda323performance.com website. There was a ton of info on what parts we used from other cars. All that experimentation and trial and error.... gone.

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      #3
      you could probably hunt around over seas. Japan and here in New Zealand have a good stockpile of parts.

      www.amazd.co.nz/forum (i hope i didnt break a rule doing that) some members have shipped items over seas.
      granted bumpers engines and boxes etc will be to expensive to ship but most other things shouldnt be to bad.
      Current Black 1992 GTR restoration project
      Red 1992 GTR club car /resto project (on hold)
      Ex Black 1993 GTR
      Ex 1986 bfmr (GTX) two tone white over grey

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        #4
        Ya ebay did at one time only have bf specific listings,they have obviously opened up the gates to anyone to list they're product as bf if not gtx specific.sucks now.

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          #5
          Originally posted by LN323 View Post
          I never found it that fun in the first place. I just pumped myself full of pride believing that I (we) had to work harder finding stuff that worked. Therefore, we tend to be more creative, resourceful and appreciative of what it takes to make our cars better than stock and better than other cars. It's not like a Honda where you used to have ten different manufacturers of after-market parts to choose from for the same part and all you had to do was cough up the money. I mostly go shopping at the junkyard for parts (okay, I'm a cheap bastard, too).

          Yes, it can be frustrating, but don't let it get you down! Get creative (and start drinking heavily....). j/k

          Actually, this is what I loved about the mazda323performance.com website. There was a ton of info on what parts we used from other cars. All that experimentation and trial and error.... gone.
          This. I have more parts from another car than name-brand parts, as do most of us. lol


          '88 323 sedan, K-swapped..

          '03.5 Mazdaspeed Protege - miss it so much..

          '01 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins - 323 hauler

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            #6
            I know what you mean, it's quite discouraging at times. I just got some strut tower bars supposed to be for a BF, they're BG bars. Gotta be careful what you get for sure. I'm thinking of selling my GT, but I'm reserved about it, as I might need unobtainable parts for the GTX one day.
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            1988 323 GTX
            2011 F150 Lariat Ecoboost
            2014 Civic Touring

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              #7
              Originally posted by LN323 View Post
              Actually, this is what I loved about the mazda323performance.com website. There was a ton of info on what parts we used from other cars. All that experimentation and trial and error.... gone.
              I'm new to the 323 game in general, but have you tried the wayback machine? Here's the last decent capture of the site you mention: http://web.archive.org/web/200901211...rformance.com/

              Looks like it's not really gone, just tucked away here...

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                #8
                does'nt seem to work for me?

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                  #9
                  Huh, weird man. Works fine for me:

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                    #10
                    Thanks for the link jcargile. However i am unable to get into the threads as I can only get into the f.a.q. & the Ads/Brochures section.
                    Last edited by mazkam; 08-15-2011, 04:51 AM.

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                      #11
                      Dang, looks like there was alot of valuable information there. Id be interested in all of it, I can see the topics not the content
                      Ian Boyd- Bellingham, WA (click vehicle to view)

                      1988 BF GTX

                      1990 x2 BG AWD Protege

                      1991 Escort GT- SOLD

                      1975 911 S Widebody 3.6 conversion

                      2005 Corolla

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                        #12
                        All time low for BF parts on eBay, at this point the ridiculous is now becoming funny...

                        Exhibit A:


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                          #13
                          Sold! Ordered a set for the BG too!
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                          1992 Familia GT-X
                          1988 323 GTX
                          2011 F150 Lariat Ecoboost
                          2014 Civic Touring

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                            #14
                            What kind of animal is that??!!
                            The faster you go, the slower you stop.

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