Are there convertible parts I should always grab at the junkyard?

[bg35765]

I hit a deer with the minivan last week, so I will be making more frequent trips to the junkyard trying to get a fender that is the right color and in good condition.

 

There is a convertible there that has most of the convertible parts left on it. (Top pump, roll bar trim, etc.) Are there things that you guys always take off of a junkyard convertible if they are still there, even if you don't really need them at the moment? Maybe things that go for good money on ebay in the Spring? Or things that break frequently and are hard to find?

 

Or is it not worth spending money on stuff I don't absolutely need?

 

[jeremy]

pincups, stb, weatherstripping/trim, top switches, dome light assembly.....

[94 olds vert]

The outside temp. sensor.

 

I replaced mine twice now.

[jeremy]

The outside temp. sensor.

 

I replaced mine twice now.

 

Fwiw: that can be found on other wbodies and isn't convertible specific

[94 olds vert]

If you find a convertible it probably is going to have the temp. sensor.

 

 

[ManicMechanic]

Any coupe, sedan or convertible with ECC will have a temp sensor.

[swift13]

what year convertible is it and at what yard.

 

if it is a 95 with charcoal int. can i ask you to get the rear quarter panels for me? if they are in good shape.

 

tails and lip are a good grab if it has it.

[jeremy]

 

if it is a 95 with charcoal int. can i ask you to get the rear quarter panels for me? if they are in good shape.

 

 

there is a '95 with very nice rear quarter interior panels....shipping them would be a bitch though....

[bg35765]

Thanks for the replies.

 

It's a 94 at LKQ.

 

I was going to take the right quarter panel for myself, but it has rust bubbles in the same spot I have rust....of course. (Edit: Oh, you meant interior quarter panels...nevermind.)

 

How do you get the lip spoiler off? Is it just held on with adhesive? Or are there screws that go into it through the bottom of the trunk lid?

 

So the pump and cylinders are not worth bothering with? Next to the pump there was a small black box -- maybe the size and shape of a small car audio amplifier. I'm guessing that is the electrical component that controls the pump, right? Is that worth taking?

 

I guess I should ask the same question for non convertible specific parts, although this may not be the right forum.

 

What else should I always take off of a convertible or coupe? Sun visors, lipped tail lights, power antenna....anything else? It has a rear light bar in good shape, but not perfect. It is the right color for my car though....

 

[ManicMechanic]

4 10 mm nuts hold the lip spoiler on, access them through the trunk lid.

 

I'd get the top cylinders and pump.

 

Black box is the keyless entry module.

 

Definitely get the lip tails if they are in good shape. A working power antenna is always good to grab as well.

[jeremy]

yeah, I forgot about the pump/cylinders ....they are worth picking up as spares

[swift13]

jeremy if you know of a yard with a vert and it has good int. rear quarters, (but it has to be a 95) i would be interested, really interested.

[jeremy]

jeremy if you know of a yard with a vert and it has good int. rear quarters, (but it has to be a 95) i would be interested, really interested.

 

the yard I was at last weekend had a '95 with good condition charcoal interior rear 1/4 panels...I can pull them if they are still there this weekend, but shipping would be wicked expensive and a pita

[94 olds vert]

Those were in good shape.

 

 

[swift13]

what would you charge to pull them? and i see your bout 4 plus hours away so....... i dunno yet, i will have to figure out how to get them but i definitely need those

[Twenty]

Just one:

 

The whole car.

[94 olds vert]

Just one:

 

The whole car.

 

not a bad idea

 

Then no more junkyard runs.

[AL]

Steve and Jeremy... I would be willing to do the drive for those quarters for you... Since I plan on heading up to MI anyway, and will be coming through SB on my way back to NE, I could just bring them... Let me know if you work something out

[swift13]

jeremy never responded to my last post on this and then the other day i was at the yard i found some, (FINALLY!!)

 

so if he pulled them and they werent bad nor expensive id take them otherwise im all good on my end.

[jeremy]

jeremy never responded to my last post on this and then the other day i was at the yard i found some, (FINALLY!!)

 

so if he pulled them and they werent bad nor expensive id take them otherwise im all good on my end.

 

I didn't even open this thread back up until right now ....I was at the yard over the weekend but someone had torn them apart to get the aftermarket speakers out of them so I didn't take them

[swift13]

its all good then. funny thing, my dad knows i was looking for these things and he was at the yard last saturday when i was at another yard with robert and he didnt tell me about them until monday night. he assumed that i knew about the car. oh i was gonna beat him if they were gone or tore up by someone getting at the speakers.

 

any ways thanks for checking it out.