hey tony @ least u found one. i've been repeatedly told they don't exist... re: rare parts try anything for mse t/a's

I have seen 4 of them in person... one was in a junk yard folded in half one was on the white TTOP 92Firehawk and the two that i had been told of ...only could buy one...... a big thanx goes to OKFOZ

They have the same part# as asteel hood

How 'bout a spare set of 'glass side peices for a convertable? I found a good pair just in case. Had a factory glass hood for an 83 z. sold it though . I know where another is but it's wasted.

Actually the later hatch pulldown came out towards the end of the 91 model year. All 92's should have that mount. I've got one in my 6cyl car. I like it since it goes up and then pops, but it likes to jam so it goes up and then back down on its own. If I push down on the latch before it starts to go back down sometimes it pops. It worked fine up until the last 6 months or so.

AGREED this stuff is hard to get

The rear filler panel bird emblems are common in medium, light & yellow gold, red, blue & silver.

But, just try and find one in the color shown below.

If you can find one that hasent separated. I beleive that was a saftey recall too. Too bad I realised it after the hood separated and few off my car.

how rare is the lb9/5 speed '88 iroc ?

I think any LB9 5spd is pretty rare. Most 3rd gens I see are 4bbl, TBI, or 350. As a matter of fact, I dont see that many 5 speed period. When you figure how many 5spd Mustang 5.0's there are vs. thirdgens, its pretty sad.

i've seen 5 lb9/t-5 cars, mine a red 88 trans am, a red 91 z28 (1le), a white 89 trans am, and a black 90 formula, but i'm interested in finding out the specific number of lb9/t-5 irocs built in 88

Rare parts (personally, I think they're extinct):

silver/gray 'IROC-Z' rocker emblems
silver/gray 'IROC-Z' rear panel emblem
mint condition auto trans shifter plate ('85-'89)

I managed to refurb my two rocker emblems (which look like NOS emblems now ), and I practically stole a rear panel emblem for only $110. I told the seller that I was willing to pay several hundred dollars for one, but $110 was all he wanted. I finally managed to find a practically-NOS shifter plate on eBay for $75 after 4 months of searching.

- 89_IROC

I couldn't find those silver grey IROC emblems a couple of months ago when I had my respray.

There are none in any US dealer, GM warehouse or most of the common parts suppliers as I rang them all...

sheet !!! i almost trew out my stock 91 z28 cd player because it quit working !! guess i better get it fixed !!!! hmmmm maybe I should look decode my vin. car has alot of silly options

Wanna Sell It

Take it to your dealer and have them send it to Delco for refurbishing. I did that with my UX1 am/fm cassette w/5-band eq - a week and $290 later, I received a "brand-new" unit. The face plate was new, the display was new, the buttons/switches were new, and the innards had been checked/repaired/replaced as necessary.

- 89_IROC

rare, how about a mecham wing. i got one , it took two years to find one . Also about the aluminum hoods , i want to see some pics of that . Also its really tough to find mecham parts . Pictures are also very hard to come by.

i have 1. its black and i havent ever seen another 88 thirdgen lb9/t-5/bw 9-bolt and beleive me i look every time.

Dont see these around much, it's in my 82 but I think it's from an 83.

I got like 5 of those running around my house all ripped out from cars when we got them.

If you have one just like that but with manual pushbutton pre-sets I might be interested

OK, I bet there are not many map pockets in this color?

kind of a green/blue

I will have to go look & see. But it may be a couple weeks til I can because I am starting a new Parttime on call job & have to go through two weeks of paperwork just to get hired.

there's a 92 bird at the boneyard with the passenger cup holder..I wanted both so I just left it there...Could I get much for it if I tried to sell it alone?

I have one in my '86 but I can't the thing to work.

Gilley

Can't remember when I 've seen even one, wheel and center cap for the 82 Transam, turbine wheel with the black large cap over the fins. A set of those would have to be rare, maybe not that popluar but rare still.

Lots of this stuff is getting rare. Especially emblems.

Gold Iroc rocker emblems, 5.7 TPI emblems, gold rear bumper emblems......

What about good condition Beechwood seats?

The rear panel '5.7 TUNED PORT INJECTION' emblem can still be had from the dealer...unless you're talking about the '5.7 TUNED PORT INJECTION' decals that go under the rocker badges

- 89_IROC

I've been reading this whole thread, and haven't seen mentioned yet, anything about the rear wiper option, or the ugly-*** louvers, made to fit over them

Quite frankly, I would give my cojones for a set of factory louvers; my '89 was optioned with them, and I have a feeling that they're going to be about as easy to find as the silver/gray IROC-Z rocker badges.

- 89_IROC

I was referring to the louvers made to fit over the rear wiper arm, with the raised center section. Very hump-backed looking in my opinion. Not a good look.

oh *** theres a guy around here with a set, i want to go tear them off and beat him to death with them

- 89_IROC

yep we are talking about the same ones

what about this radio, my 85 had this along with uq7 , the 6 speaker package. I wish the thing worked perfectly but it doesnt. I almost wish i could have this instead of mine.

wow nolan you have alot of very rare options on your car

Herte you go looks just like a steel hood

I tried to post a pic of the hood but it was to big and i can't resize

it looks just like a 82-84 T/A and 87-92 formula hood

This emblem was used only on 1982 birds.
It's the same type that was used to plug the window crank hole on 2nd gens that came with the power window option.

But the bird used in 82' is not the same style, silver bird on black. This is what I have on my 82 s/e, I have seen the same ones on another 82 s/e as well as an 82 TransAm, but I also know of an 82 TA with power windows and no hole punched in the door panel thus no plug.

I believe sometime during the 82 production run they stopped punching the panels for any bird that was getting the pw option so they could save a few bucks on emblems.
They are gone from 83 up in the P & I book.

okso i just got this awsome magazine/catalog from classic industriees. its got everything. no joke. i couldnt find rims for a ss on an 02 but seriously everything else. its over 850 pages. www.classicindustries.com belive me the 5 bones is sooo worth it.

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It makes sense they would have a gold on black for at least the Recaro's, interesting that it's hit or miss during the production runs.

I think on the gold s/e there was a third type with some red in it? the pics I have of a gold one dont show the buttons very well.

Is the bird on the horn button also gold on the Recaro's?

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3rd gen toys? Everything else, huh? Hm. I might have to make a short-term investment here

- 89_IROC

I have the catalogue.
It's good.

But they can be a bit pricey and some of the original GM parts are subject to them still being in stock at GM and the prices for those parts go up over time as there are fewer left.

For example I just made an order for some switches and the door armrests and the price was a fair bit higher than in the catalogue...

How about those fog/driving lights on the '91-92 T/A

You mean these "bowling balls"

http://members.cox.net/iroczdave1/IR...nce%20Page.htm

As requested:
A real Aluminum Firebird Hood...

And a tell-tale sign that it is Aluminum the "A" Not all of them had this tho...

The grille for 85-87 Sport coupe Camaros with fog lights. Took me two years of hunting and finally got one from a guy in Canada

I second the motion for "ANY 15th Anniversary TA" specific parts being hard to find. There were only 1500 of these made and I have so far had to "make" the past three things I needed out of regular TA stuff...