Why is it so hard to find parts for a 1984 cutlass?

[lovemyolds84]

why? im sure there are plenty of oldsmobile enthusiasts out there... you can find anything you want for a d*mn chevy!? but no luck for my 1984 cutlass! id like to buy some new things instead of junkyard hunting all the time! :evil:

 

[KMac]

well most cutlass's have been crushed, just because the price of scrap metal. This summer i was going to buy a full 1986 cutlass everything but the engine was in it and it was about showroom condition. I was getting it for $300. I told the guy i would buy it in one week so i could have time to get my trailer. He called me the day i was going to get it and said he crushed it and got double what i would have paid for it for scrap metal

 

[RITTER]

why? im sure there are plenty of oldsmobile enthusiasts out there... you can find anything you want for a d*mn chevy!? but no luck for my 1984 cutlass! id like to buy some new things instead of junkyard hunting all the time! :evil:

There just aren't really any major companies making aftermarket parts for gBody's yet......give it a couple of more years and they'll start making parts for gBody's

Most of the parts available right now are going to be used parts from parts cars.

 

[megaladon6]

There just aren't really any major companies making aftermarket parts for gBody's yet

that and honestly oldsmobile has more of a rep as an old persons, low performance car. especially in the 80's.

 

[joe_padavano]

why? im sure there are plenty of oldsmobile enthusiasts out there... you can find anything you want for a d*mn chevy!? but no luck for my 1984 cutlass! id like to buy some new things instead of junkyard hunting all the time! :evil:

So what exactly are you looking for?

Suspension is the same as any other G-body. Olds engine parts are available from the usual specialists (Mondello, Dick Miller, FCR, etc). Sheet metal is available from several vendors - here's one: http://store.shermanparts.com/cgi-bin/s ... mg_num=799

Also, try the Olds G-body mailing list for more contacts:

http://www.oldsgmail.com/

 

[Geesie]

well most cutlass's have been crushed, just because the price of scrap metal. This summer i was going to buy a full 1986 cutlass everything but the engine was in it and it was about showroom condition. I was getting it for $300. I told the guy i would buy it in one week so i could have time to get my trailer. He called me the day i was going to get it and said he crushed it and got double what i would have paid for it for scrap metal

Fool. He could have gotten even more selling it to someone who wanted to put "dubs" on it. (and as awful as that is, at least it buys time for someone else to buy it later)

 

[lovemyolds84]

Basically just anything to get my car looking and feeling semi new, ya know?

 

[Silent viewer]

gbodyparts.com . you can find all sorts of interior parts to make the inside feel new, fresh paint and polished chrome will make the outside look new and a fresh engine will make it drive like new........

 

[srercrcr]

Offhand I can think of the following G trim parts available...original seat cloth, front and rear bumper fillers, inside and outside window sweeps, door weatherstrips, plus lots of NOS trim and electrical parts on ebay.

 

[beeterolds]

theres plenty of Olds parts..you just need to know where to look... its sad about scrap tho...all that metal goes to china to fuel its economy...