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Old 11-28-05, 10:36 AM
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new addition to the family: Rx-4

Hi all -

My brother just got an Rx-4 coupe and he asked me to help him locate some parts for it. So here I am. I just ran a simple search using Rx4* and parts, but not much useful stuff came up, so I am asking one of two things.

1. Where do you guys with older rotaries go for body parts? Is there an official source out there somewhere or is it more of a "luck-of-the-draw" in a junkyard or swap meet type of thing?

2. Could you give me some other useful hints for searching on the subject? I don't mind putting in the research time, I kind of actually like searching for stuff.

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Old 11-28-05, 11:28 AM
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what are you looking for, I have a parts car that I've been holding back till I get my rx4 coupe and wagon done, might be able to help . Pm me w/ some of your needs
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okay, i will PM you as soon as i can talk to my brother. i haven't seen the car yet because we live about 1000 miles apart, but i'll get the details and get back to you.
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poo, man, i wanted an rx4 so bad. . . geh. . . guess my rx2 sedan is good enough.

im guessing ill be doing the same thing. . . my rx2 needs AT LEAST new fenders. what on earth do you do about that? maybe i can repair them. . . doubt it, though.
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i ran acrooss a site on e bay that linked me to anothe site called body part source or something like that and I found fiberglass fenders for my rx3 maybe they have them for others? I have 4 extra fenders so i didnt pay much mind. if u cant find do a search on e bay for rx3 and youll see the fiberglass fenders and the site.erik
Old 11-28-05, 08:46 PM
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i think its all about getting lucky, but i will keep my eyes open for you.
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I've got quite a few RX4 parts including fenders, hood, interior and exterior parts.
Most of the exterior parts are for the later ('76 and newer) RX4.
In fact, I've got some RX3 and RX4 stuff on eBay right now. My eBay ID is "sakoguy" if you want to check 'em out.
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Originally Posted by RXn407
i ran acrooss a site on e bay that linked me to anothe site called body part source or something like that and I found fiberglass fenders for my rx3 maybe they have them for others? I have 4 extra fenders so i didnt pay much mind. if u cant find do a search on e bay for rx3 and youll see the fiberglass fenders and the site.erik
erik, i just searched on ebay for the body parts. . . thanks for the lead!!! i emailed them to see if they can replicate rx2 sedan fenders. . . man, if they can. . . that would be totally awesome!!! thanks again for the lead!!!

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Rx4 body parts, used only luck of the junkyard draw. Us REPU owners are in the same boat. Might reccomend calling all the Rotary shops and see if they have any laying around. Amazing what you can find at an old Rotary shop......
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i thank all of you guys for the input. i e-mailed my brother and i'm waiting for him to get back to me with the specifics. i will let you all you know when i hear from him.

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