suppliers such as LazorLight were bought up by larger parts companies and
their parts were also trashed. It seems that the Government will allow
inventory to be written off during the tax season when there are mergers or
buy outs. And the Honda parts catalog Miles is speaking of is the last of
the printed volumes. My latest is first quarter of 1996. This is when
Honda moved into total computer (CD) based ordering. Now they are WEB based
and you need a log in and password to gain access. So if you have the log
in and access code (password) then you can look up Honda parts all over the
USA from your computer at home. Then after finding it (the part) you have
to ask the dealer, parts house or warehouse if the part is still on the
shelf. Many are not, and then there are the misnumbered parts (they sit on
the shelf for years and the packaging is lost and then they sit. I have
gone through several boxes of parts looking for that treasured Honda 600
part. You just have to be there to get in on the fun.
Surprisingly Honda has dropped a part and renumbered it as a new part for a
different vehicle/year. And they do that allot. Some of it is hardware
(bolts and nuts, attaching clips and such). But things like the rearview
mirror base is a different number because it is a different color. Some
things don't have a number because it was part of an assembly and the part
number is attached to a source code for the assembly which is normally at
the manufactures level. (These would be the stainless separator in the
backup light assembly on the sedan.) (Or the plastic covers on the ends of
wires.)
Some early parts manuals for the Sedan (1971) had all the crankshaft bearing
rollers in all the 10 sizes. These are still sitting on the shelf. And the
transmission blocking rings for the full synchro transmission were used on
Honda standard transmissions into the 1990's (you do have to do a bit of
filing), but they work.
We could run this into the ground all night, the point is that there are
still Honda 600 parts out there, but it will take time to get them. Most
are in the hands of Honda 600 owners, some are at the dealers and yet to be
discovered. But the parts we need to get our hands on are the ones sitting
in the garages of past Honda 600 owners. They have books, new parts and
used parts, that are collecting dust. Our goal should be to contact the
past owners and get their parts.
One more story before I sign off; While getting into my Coupe in a
parking lot a woman came up to me and said her husband had passed away a few
years ago and his Honda 600 is still taking up room in the garage, did I
want it...... :-} They are out there, we just need to be awake when the
opportunity bangs on our door. And driving your Honda 600 really gets them
talking.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Miles
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:24 PM
To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Honda Vintage Warehouse
Back about 10 years ago Honda collected up all their obsolete stock
and scrapped it. They got full current market value even if it was
made back in 1971 they got the 1990's price for it. So if it was a
crank kit that cost $90.00 in 1971 they got to take a loss of
$600.00 for it. That's where most of the old stock went.
Whatever was found later was put in this special warehouse like on
the X-Files in Alpharetta Georgia. It is now all in the Vintage
Warehouse and sometimes as old stock gets found it gets put in the
warehouse. Back around 1994 I would put together want lists and ask
how many were left of each item. This is how I was able to buy out
all the sedan tail light lenses. Back then they were still only
$14.75 each. I bought all they had which was only 12 pieces and were
only the right sides. Left sides for some reason were gone many
years before.
I bought every rotor tool they had also, they were cheap, only $2.88
each, I bought 30 of them. I was also able to buy Honda S600 and
S800 parts through my dealer also. I knew that Honda had these parts
because I owned a copy of the DPPL, the big black book, and would
read and find the items with the S600 S800 center numbers then order
them.
There was a guy in southern Calif also who bought up huge stocks of
parts. He did it intentionally so no one else could have the parts.
Mike Kefurt of the Honda Car Club in North Hollywood also had a huge
collection of parts. I saw his stuff and was supposed to buy some of
it for 10 cents on the dollar, but never got together with him then
he vanished along with the parts.
Miles
--- In 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com, Steven Michelsen
wrote:
> Frankly, Bill Colford gave me the part number. It may be a late- 70s civic
> part number - apparently the same style as the 600.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paige Hunt"
> To: Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Honda Vintage Warehouse
> > that's what i would say, too--first time i called the honda parts line, i
> > was told the mount was obsolete--never gonna make it again, been out of
> > stock for years, impossible to get--make one yourself or drill through
> > your perfect mirror assembly like everyone else--what made it possible is
> > that steve furnished me with the CORRECT part number and told me of the
> > existance of the mysterious "vintage" warehouse--next time i need a part,
> > i'll get the part number from one of these guys (probably steve or miles)
> > and attempt to order it mentioning the vintage wharehouse --- they probably
> > have a secret password and handshake for the REALLY special stuff
> > Steven Michelsen wrote: Can't say. I
> > learned of the existance of a place called the "vintage"
> > warehouse by an offhand remark from a Honda parts person, as being the
> > location where they found the mirror mount. I do not know if this facility
> > is part of Honda itself or a 3rd party. I recommend calling your local
> > Honda dealer and chatting with the parts department, and see what you can
> > learn. As far as "what they have", I think no one can tell you - you just
> > have to try to order a part and see what happens. Generally, I would guess
> > that the smaller and less important the part, the more likely they will
> > have
> > it!
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Ph. Graf"
> > To: > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:41 PM
> > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Honda Vintage Warehouse
> >> And just what else is available from this "Vintage Warehouse?" How do
> >> we go about finding out?
> >>> > Steven Michelsen wrote:
> >>> > FINALLY - my Honda dealer came up with the rear-view mirror mount.
> >>> So the answer is YES, they can get them. They got it from what they
> >>> referred to as the "vintage" warehouse.
> >> 5:43 PM
> > Paige Hunt
> > 325 Benton St.
> > Santa Rosa, CA 95401
> > XXX-XXX-XXXX
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> > 5:43 PM