Pulled-A-Part
This past weekend we took a trip to Memphis, TN to visit some friends. Saturday, on the way up there, I saw their Pull-A-Part while traveling on I-240. “Hmm”, I wondered, “Do they have a 6th gen Celica?”. We’d be departing Monday afternoon, so I thought I might have a chance to go by there that morning. The Pull-A-Part here in Jackson doesn’t have a Celica. I called this one’s automated number on Saturday night and they in fact had a ’93 and a ’95. I’ve been hoping to find a junked GT with leather seats that were in restorable condition. This was exciting!
Well, Monday morning came, and I then went.
I’d never been to a Pull-A-Part before and didn’t know how things work. Apparently, you pay $1 to get to go in and out all day, and you have to bring your own tools. I went in and found that the ’95 was on row 202.
On I walked to row 202. I saw it from a slight distance. Elevated upon some old rims welded together sat a white convertible (“Ooo, necessarily a GT”). And this surely meant leather seats!
I walked closer.
Smashed on the front-passenger side. No problem.
No engine. I don’t care.
Closer.. leather seats!
“Hmm” Windows rolled down. The rain has taken it’s toll.
“Eww” The driver seat is weathered and cracked to shreds. The back seats are yanked out of position, but could probably be bent back into shape. No wait.. the convertible’s has a different back seat than my hatch back anyway.
“Oh well…” So, what else could be used?
I circle the car several times and inspect what’s on the inside some more.
The two driver side headlights (hi and low beams) were not broken, as they were on the passenger side. Mine both have rock pecks in them, allowing moisture in and causing the reflective insides to decay. These will work nicely!
I look around, but see little else that can be used. I did however pick off some of the retainer clips from interior pieces that I have lost over the years of disassembly and reassembly of my interior.
Borrowing some of my friends tools, I was going to properly remove the crashed bumper (why? who knows. I just wanted to be neat about it.), but his socket set didn’t have a 10mm deep socket. So I just ended up ripping the front bumper by hand and chiseling it a bit more with a flat head screwdriver. This allowed me to get to the head light fixture bolts. At this point though, I realized that the housing of the fixtures were both broken in some way. So at least I’ll be able to use the glass lens and the guts after boiling them apart.
I leave satisfied.
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