Rarest Parts

[L92 OLDS]

Finished the swap last spring. Never really use it, same with power mirrors. Did it "just because" since it looks factory. Finding Cimarron's isn't getting easier but have located a couple, not all have power seats but seems to be relatively common with them.

Nice work. What exactly are you swapping over? the entire seat track with side shields and switches? If you use a G body switch from the driver side, it operates backwards for the passenger side. Having the right switch to swap in would be nice. Up and down is OK but front to back is reversed.

 

[PBGBodyFan]

Nice work. What exactly are you swapping over? the entire seat track with side shields and switches? If you use a G body switch from the driver side, it operates backwards for the passenger side. Having the right switch to swap in would be nice. Up and down is OK but front to back is reversed.

Thanks. I used a driver side power track from a split bench g-body, I did the driver side back in 2004, both are the newer style tracks/motors(86'+?), for the passenger side the track goes on only one way really but for the wiring I re-pinned two (or was it four?) wires at the switch so it works in the directions properly. The factory ground attaches to the floor the same, the g-body pan/bracing has a dimple where it would go like on the driver side, I got a long run of the power seat orange power wiring and soldered it and ran it to the power block like the factory would of connected it. The split bench tracks are a touch wider than the buckets, they bolt up just fine but the cables get flexed slightly, but the driver side has over 15 years being this way and works just fine, those cables can handle the little bit of flex pushing each side together to bolt to the bucket seat frame. I did have a complete Cimarron passenger power track but the wiring/connector is different, but it's fairly easy to re-pin and test out before bolting it all in.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

The 80's electronic climate control system that was only offered in Regals is pretty rare. Other rare parts I can think of are some of the 9C1 parts for the Police package Malibu and some of the GNX specific parts. Buick 4.1L V6s with their 4bbl fuel systems are not common.

 

[85442/86buick]

Wait !
Buick Regal Limited's had an option of lights on the front fender low down in front of the wheel. I think i seen 2 cars with them in the last 15 plus years.
a special punched fender ? the bits & pieces of the light assembly ? and wiring ?

Damn , now I need to find a picture.
and ask what are they called ?

 

[Ribbedroof]

Sounds like cornering lamps

 

[Ribbedroof]

Another rare option;
45/45 seats with the short console as available on the 84-87 Buick Regals
Passenger side seat recliner on split bench Regals and Cutlass models with the split pillow top bench.

Both of my 83 Bonneville wagons had reclining pass side split bench seats, power on driver's side...and one was the pillow tops

 

[gnvair]

Wait !
Buick Regal Limited's had an option of lights on the front fender low down in front of the wheel. I think i seen 2 cars with them in the last 15 plus years.
a special punched fender ? the bits & pieces of the light assembly ? and wiring ?

Damn , now I need to find a picture.
and ask what are they called ?

Another rare option on the Regals are the opera lights used with the Landau tops. Here is a Turbo Limited with both options

 

[JAMCAR223]

Good stuff here. I like hunting for rare parts. The only car I have seen with power passenger side bucket seat, is a Turbo Buick built for a retiring GM executive. The lighted vanity sunvisors were never an option for our cars. I will be using a pair from a Cadillac. Nobody has mentioned the factory door lock cylinder alarm.

 

[gnvair]

Good stuff here. I like hunting for rare parts. The only car I have seen with power passenger side bucket seat, is a Turbo Buick built for a retiring GM executive. The lighted vanity sunvisors were never an option for our cars. I will be using a pair from a Cadillac. Nobody has mentioned the factory door lock cylinder alarm.

Lighted vanity sun visors were an option for the passenger side only. My 78 Malibu has it and so does my 87 Grand National.

 

[Ribbedroof]

Lighted vanity sun visors were an option for the passenger side only. My 78 Malibu has it and so does my 87 Grand National.View attachment 137313

RPO D64 Visor, vanity, illuminated


for 78 Malibu, available on all body styles $37.00 MSRP