by capev86 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:59 am
this is an Aries, not a Mexican market version aka Dart K?!! How the heck did it get down there?!!!
I second the above comment that you can't really find parts for these cars anymore...anything K specific that is. i've bought a few nos items from a place on the far side of NH. there is also a guy in Arizona and a shop in Washington state as well. some of the prices are kinda ridiculous considering these parts have been sitting on a shelf collecting dust for 25 years. try $180 for a K wagon tailgate weatherstrip gasket. when you buy from a dealer you will pay sticker price!
as for the harness, i'd look into a newer K based car like a J body lebaron (if there are any to be had down your way). heck, grab everything chassis wise and swap it as a package. although the early k cars are the more desirable, the technology of the times left a lot to be desired. i'm grafting a 1992 Daytona Iroc 2.5 turbo 5spd harness to my 86 K wagon's harness. basically keep the lights, a few engine wires (keep the ignition coil on the passenger fender, etc) and the driver side bulkhead connector (deleting the pm/lm wire pass through on the passenger side). even all the chassis parts will be 1989+ Daytona CS/Spirit RT spec. only thing staying factory is the bodywork and most of the interior. i was able to nab a correct pair of bucket seats and a nos dual seat buckle for the same to go with my 87/88 K 5spd console for my 5spd swap. another item i plan to stock up on are more nos threshold plates for almond interior 4 doors (fit wagon also). those suckers tend to snap near the b pillar and eventually there will be no spares in circulation.
i often use parts voice. you can punch in factory part numbers for a ton of different car brands.