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Old 06-11-08 | 11:28 AM
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Default Toyota Crown Athlete's shift ****: Is there any way to get one?

Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody knows of a vendor that can get me a Toyota Crown Athlete's automatic shift ****. I love the way it looks and it would complete my gated shifter conversion. Any pointers would be awesome. Here's a picture of what I am talking about:

http://www.batfa.com/photo-newcar-cr...te-cockpit.htm
http://www.batfa.com/photo-newcar-cr...e-interior.htm

Old 06-11-08 | 12:02 PM
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good luck. i'm japanese and speak japanese fluently but it was a PITA to get some parts b/c some dealerships in japan required proof of ownership (shaken-shomeisho).
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guess ask someone in japan to break into a car that has one and ship it over to u lol
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Yeah, I've been doing tons of searches to see if I could find a part number or something, but no luck so far. I going to send out a few emails to importing companies to see if they can locate one.
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If you'd like, I can call some Yakuzas and get you that ****.
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Originally Posted by sleeper408
If you'd like, I can call some Yakuzas and get you that ****.
Can you find out about the price for us? I am interested in that **** too.

Thanks
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Originally Posted by Coco-bun
good luck. it was a PITA to get some parts b/c some dealerships in japan required proof of ownership (shaken-shomeisho).
What kind of parts did they want proof of ownership?
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Try Carson Toyota and speak with Louis Salazar. They might be able to get you that particular part...
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Originally Posted by ffpower
Can you find out about the price for us? I am interested in that **** too.

Thanks
sleeper408 was joking

yakuzas = largest mafia in japan
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Originally Posted by sleeper408
If you'd like, I can call some Yakuzas and get you that ****.
I asked them, and they said they could get it for me. the only problem is........I gotta give them my pinky. I dunno, sounds like a good deal
Old 06-11-08 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RA40
What kind of parts did they want proof of ownership?
Actually, I didnt order from the dealership when I was asked proof of ownership. i always order from

http://www.kurumayasan.com/

since when I was in Japan so I naturally did last time too. But they wanted proof of ownership of car b/c theyve been having people who buy stuff there and sell elsewhere...

and I wanted a Corolla Fielder or Runx shiftboot/****.
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