...parts interchange section... i went to this section to see what parts would exchange...99% of what i found was...someone asking if something would interchange, to find the answer was no... i have posted threads in this section before and was thinking that it's for... a part you know will interchange. if you have a question about a part...post it in the ... General Maverick/Comet ...then if it's an interchange part, move it to that section...(if not already there). any way to get that section cleaned up...or do i just ...report...each thread not interchange related? example... http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=59579 example#2... http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=73355 there are...60 pages...in that section and i know there isn't that many...interchangeable parts...but you have to go through all of them to try and find what is. ...if it isn't a known interchange part...don't post it... ...trying to just help make it flow better... Frank...
I don't think it is wrong for people to ask a question in that forum about a part from another car fitting a Maverick. That is a much better spot for it than in the general or regular technical forum. In fact, if someone asked about an interchange part in the general forum, I would move it to the interchange forum. The general forum gets the most abuse of all the forums. On the other hand Frank, yes, it is very hard to find threads about what actually fits Mavericks from other cars. Maybe that subforum needs to be divided into separate subforums, like "Interchange Parts Known To Fit" and "Questions about Interchange Parts" - much the same way the classifieds are split into parts for sale and parts wanted. From a moderator standpoint, that would be much easier to set up and keep clean and would make it easy for members to see a list of parts known to fit. I'll see what Stefan thinks about a change to that subforum. If we do split it up, you (and others) can then go back and report to us which posts to move to the new subforum. That would help get it set up in an orderly manner.
Or maybe add an updated list of parts that do interchange along with part numbers and a source where you can buy them from? So if someone was looking for, say a wiper arm for instance, they could scroll down the list and come with the info.
Good point. Even a sticky that had a list of known parts in that sub-forum would be a benefit to all of us. Maybe a second sticky with parts that will fit, but needing slight modifications, and a list of what needs to be done to make them fit.
This is how the interchange forum is supposed to work. That would really help us out. There already is a sticky, but needs to be improved. http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=36031 I've added a cleanup of the interchange forum to my todo list.
another thought...if the thread starts with a question, it belongs in...Technical if it works...post it in...Parts Interchange don't come into...parts interchange..section asking if hubcaps from a 49 Buick will fit a 73 Comet...
Anything interchange related should go in the interchange forum, including questions like if a Buick hubcap will fit a Comet.
