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| '88 Brake Master Cylinders are Available! (I hope as my order has been SHIPPED!) (Page 2/2) |
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fieroguru
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MAR 25, 01:31 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
This definitely makes a lot of sense... but I don't really understand how in today's online economy, there isn't someone reproducing these. Especially... the ones for the Volkswagens. I'd have to look it up, but I know the VW Bus was made from 1968 to 1979 in that specific design (the kind I have). I'd have to assume that, from South America, North America, Europe, and Africa... they'd have to have made close to 1 million of them. Why is no one making replacement brake boosters? Like... why can't I go on Rock Auto and / or Summit, or even Amazon... and buy one. I mean, the craziest stuff, I can buy from Amazon and it shows up to my door later that day.
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So there were 1,000,000 VW buses made back in 1979. Typical estimates are that cars are totaled/scrapped at a 5% rate per year. With this example, in 1999, these buses should have ceased to exist. We know some remain, but were are 24 years past their zero date. If there were 5,000 left in total existence world wide, I would be shocked.
Specific parts for them will be hard to come by and it will be part by part dependent. Body panels rust and are commonly damaged, so these will typically be the last to dry up and be non-supported. Brake boosters rarely fail so when these vans were 10-20-30 years old there likely wasn't a huge need for that part simply because a large number of people didn't need to replace them.
I spent a fair amount of time my last 7-8 years in mfg finding solutions or retrofits to parts that were obsoleted/cancelled for large production equipment and processes. Seemed like every week, another name brand, top tier supplier was obsoleting a part for one of our lines. The electric parts suppliers were the worst...[This message has been edited by fieroguru (edited 03-25-2023).]
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bjc 350
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MAR 30, 01:58 AM
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I received my Centric master cylinder Monday the 27th. It was shipped from a parts fulfilment warehouse in California. Summits price was $127 and change. Compared to the original, looks like a good copy . Aluminum casting with a clearly labeled tag on the shipping container with the all so familiar"made in China" labeling. Just had my 79th birthday this last Sunday, so whoever buys this car when I'm gone, be sure to ask for the new master cylinder that comes with it! 
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Patrick
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MAR 30, 02:57 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by bjc 350:
Just had my 79th birthday this last Sunday...
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Congrats! Just don't get your birthday cake with all those candles too close to the Fiero, because... well, you know. 
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reinhart
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APR 24, 07:47 AM
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I didn't realize these were becoming had to get. Is the 88 BMC different than previous years? They all look the same to me.
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Duck 1
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APR 26, 07:17 PM
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For those of you who got the 88 master cylinder, what were they charging ?
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FormulaGT
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APR 26, 09:13 PM
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I bought mine from RockAuto a few weeks ago. $89.79 plus tax and shipping was $102.68 Centric brand part number 13062030.
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sleek fiero
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APR 26, 10:38 PM
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I just ordered one from amazon $76 Canadian for an AC Delco.
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FormulaGT
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APR 27, 09:36 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by sleek fiero:
I just ordered one from amazon $76 Canadian for an AC Delco. |
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Part number?
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