Availabilityof NOS Components?
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Laughing Gas
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From: Rockport, WA
Availabilityof NOS Components?
My "$500 truck" is a 1977 F250 that has obviously (to my eyes) sat for a while before it got to the guy who sold it to me. As you might expect with low voltage electrical components sitting out in the damp NW climate, there are various little problems. These include intermittent switches, iffy connections, etc.
One of my minor problems is a wiper switch that won't park and has to be wiggled just right to keep the wipers running. What are my odds of finding stock electrical components like that wiper switch, still in new condition? I know that, out in the high dollar world of collector cars and restoration shops, there are businesses that hoard New Old Stock parts and sell 'em for lots of money. I have heard that Ford doesn't support cars more than ten years old. Not being a "Ford Guy," until I got this F250 (which is growing on me
), I really don't know. (OK, OK, I admit to a '67 Thunderbird fordor in a restoration shop, and my first car was a '61 Fairlaine.
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That's my question for the electrical forum. Can I find NOS electrical components
, or should I just get the best junkyard parts I can find, and clean 'em up? 
To me, 1977 isn't very old. I know anything is available for enough money, but I'm not rich. There's probably a magic age for Ford Trucks, after which the NOS pieces just get too expensive.
One of my minor problems is a wiper switch that won't park and has to be wiggled just right to keep the wipers running. What are my odds of finding stock electrical components like that wiper switch, still in new condition? I know that, out in the high dollar world of collector cars and restoration shops, there are businesses that hoard New Old Stock parts and sell 'em for lots of money. I have heard that Ford doesn't support cars more than ten years old. Not being a "Ford Guy," until I got this F250 (which is growing on me
), I really don't know. (OK, OK, I admit to a '67 Thunderbird fordor in a restoration shop, and my first car was a '61 Fairlaine. )That's my question for the electrical forum. Can I find NOS electrical components
, or should I just get the best junkyard parts I can find, and clean 'em up? To me, 1977 isn't very old. I know anything is available for enough money, but I'm not rich. There's probably a magic age for Ford Trucks, after which the NOS pieces just get too expensive.
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Your decade of trucks started to become popular several years ago. There are restoration vendors(some sponsor this site I believe) that are starting to cater to people wanting parts for the 70's trucks. But the first thing you need to try is the local parts stores. Sometimes it's surprising what they carry(and what they don't), you just never know. For instance I thought Ford only carried the ignition lock cylinder and key set for my truck. After I went and bought it at the Ford dealer(the quality of the chrome was a little disappointing), and found out advance and some of the other chain stores in my area carry it too. I just didn't check them first.
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Thanks, that's good info. We have NAPA, Schuck's, Car Quest, and maybe one or two others in the area (55-65 miles). There's even a little "extension" NAPA store only about 30 miles from home. I'll remember to check them for the electrical components that I'd really like to get in new condition.
I guess I'm getting old; it's hard for me to think of a '77 as a collector's item. Mine is a work truck. I hope the "collector's prices" don't catch up with us too soon. 
I guess I'm getting old; it's hard for me to think of a '77 as a collector's item.
Mine is a work truck. I hope the "collector's prices" don't catch up with us too soon.
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