GaToy said:
Actually you can't buy these from the Dealership. There aren't anymore in back stock. Finds like this are extremely rare.
~C.C.~
Thats may and maynot be true.
Toyota has 3 or 4 ditribution systems, maybe more?.
I do not work for toyota so i do not know the exact specifics.
Toyota north west (Wa, Or, and other states i dunno them) orders toyota parts out of Portland.
Toyota West orders parts out of Ontario california (LA suburb)
toyota south (or maybe just texas) orders from the peurto rico warehouse, PR is also a sourch for south america toyota, and they have access to most JDM parts BASTAGES!!!!
I am sure there is a toyota mid west, east , and north east as well but i have not dealt with them so i am not gonna post about them.
I know i had a customer call me from Maryland looking for a interior trim part for his 85 corolla.
His local dealer told him it was discontinued, i had ordered the same part for my own car not a week before at my local toyota dealer here in the SF area.
So parts maybe available in other areas.
I would just say on a hunch that since CA cars last longer you might find the dealers out here can get more parts for older cars.
Max