Just save your receipt with the part number. I think in the case of
a part being superseded the burden of proof falls on the person filling the
protest. You should not have to go to the trouble of getting a letter from
Toyota. This happens all the time, many parts for my Corvette are not
available and have been replaced with newer parts from GM. Also many times
manufactures will change suppliers and parts will change, nothing you can do
about that.
Jason Isley
jisley@cell1.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Hadler [mailto:jhadler@rmi.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 4:55 PM
To: Jay Mitchell
Cc: Kent Rafferty; Lee Piccione; autocross list
Subject: Re: Stock rear swaybar leagality question
Jay Mitchell wrote:
>
> Kent said:
>
> >IMO, this would definitely fall in the weenie protest arena,
> >but the rulebook reads:
> >
> > 13........"Parts available as replacements through the
> > dealers parts department, the factory, or any other
> source
> > which do not meet standard part specs are not legal in
> > Stock........."
>
> If the factory discontinues the original part and sells a newer
> part as its direct replacement, then the new part is in full
> compliance with the above. What constitutes "standard part specs"
> is subject to change at any time, even after a car is
> manufactured. That is the basis for the statement "as specified
> by the manufacturer."
I think it's only legal if there's a Toyota (in this case) paper
trail
to prove that it's an authorized substitution. And I doubt it would be
weenie if those endlinks stiffened up the rear bar, even just a little.
-Josh2
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'87 Quantum Syncro - aka stealth quattro
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