Are finding strakes really this hard!?

[Schwebe101]

Hey guys, I need some advice about finding some strakes. I just need the passenger side rear one. I have posted WTB ads, and I have looked all over craigslist. Is there any place that sells these? Any help will be appreciated!

 

[92AWDHX40]

Dealership, try someone on here there are some people who sell used parts.

 

[99gst_racer]

Some what?

Is "strake" another term for "side skirt"?

 

[92AWDHX40]

Paul i think he means that thing along the side of the car, trim piece its about a inch in diameter, on both sides.

 

[Schwebe101]

Well from what I've been told and researched they are called strakes, they are the body lines on the doors and rear of the 2GB talons

Dealership, try someone on here there are some people who sell used parts.

Also, I contact them quite often to see if they have any, haven't found any yet

 

[99gst_racer]

Have you tried Mitsubishi Graveyard?

 

[sparky1987]

I have a 2g shell sitting on blocks pm me for what you're looking for and ill check this weekend to see if it has them

 

[jrohner]

I bet it would be hard to find something when no one knows what you're talking about.

-are you trying to make your car float?
A strake is part of the shell of the hull of a boat or ship which, in conjunction with the other strakes, keeps the sea out and the vessel afloat. It is a strip of planking in a wooden vessel or of plating in a metal one, running longitudinally along the vessel's side, bottom or the turn of the bilge, usually from one end of the vessel to the other.

-or fly
In aviation, a strake is an aerodynamic surface generally mounted on the fuselage of an aircraft to improve the airflow and hence the flight characteristics.
-or maybe both?


Those moldings on the doors probably will be pretty hard to find, since they weren't on all DSM's, and no one is going to want to sell one off of a good door, and they're probably junk or missing on a junk door.

 

[Dabane]

I'm missing the same part I think. Its a piece of plastic on the bottom of the door. I haven't had any luck finding these. I haven't tried mitsubishi dealers because they would probably charge me an arm and a leg.

 

[Schwebe101]

I bet it would be hard to find something when no one knows what you're talking about.

-are you trying to make your car float?
A strake is part of the shell of the hull of a boat or ship which, in conjunction with the other strakes, keeps the sea out and the vessel afloat. It is a strip of planking in a wooden vessel or of plating in a metal one, running longitudinally along the vessel's side, bottom or the turn of the bilge, usually from one end of the vessel to the other.

-or fly
In aviation, a strake is an aerodynamic surface generally mounted on the fuselage of an aircraft to improve the airflow and hence the flight characteristics.
-or maybe both?


Those moldings on the doors probably will be pretty hard to find, since they weren't on all DSM's, and no one is going to want to sell one off of a good door, and they're probably junk or missing on a junk door.

Well everyone on the forum calls them strakes...? And they just pull out of the door? They're just held on by body clips and glue

 

[2GbTalonGuy]

They are called side strakes. You are using the correct term, Schwebe. And they are very hard to find. Keep checking salvage yards, miller import parts, dsmgraveyard, and the classifieds and partout ads on here. A set will pop up sometime. Also if you see a person wanting to do a Eclipse swap on their 2Gb Talon, (don't ask me why anyone would do something so stupid) and see if you can snag them before anyone else does.

 

[Schwebe101]

They are called side strakes. You are using the correct term, Schwebe. And they are very hard to find. Keep checking salvage yards, miller import parts, dsmgraveyard, and the classifieds and partout ads on here. A set will pop up sometime. Also if you see a person wanting to do a Eclipse swap on their 2Gb Talon, (don't ask me why anyone would do something so stupid) and see if you can snag them before anyone else does.

Haha hopefully I can get that lucky! Thanks!

 

[2GbTalonGuy]

Anytime buddy. I'll keep an eye out for them and let you know if I find a set.

 

[jrohner]

Well everyone on the forum calls them strakes...? And they just pull out of the door? They're just held on by body clips and glue

It doesn't matter how they're held on, ripping them off will still decrease the value of the door -- making them harder to find without buying a whole door.

I'm missing the same part I think. Its a piece of plastic on the bottom of the door. I haven't had any luck finding these. I haven't tried mitsubishi dealers because they would probably charge me an arm and a leg.

No, that is not the same part this guy is looking for -- this is in the middle of the door.

 

[Schwebe101]

Anytime buddy. I'll keep an eye out for them and let you know if I find a set.

Awesome! Hope you have better luck than me!

 

[Agent Ezzard]

I bought a GSX that has these strakes on them. I'm going to remove them and I'll be more thank happy to expedite the process if some one wants them. I'm just curious as to how the previous owner(s) of the car installed them.

 

[Schwebe101]

I bought a GSX that has these strakes on them. I'm going to remove them and I'll be more thank happy to expedite the process if some one wants them. I'm just curious as to how the previous owner(s) of the car installed them.

I will take them! They should be held on by just adhesive and body clips, you can take a rag so you dont scratch your paint and carefully wedge something under them and then just pop them out! Pm me because Im in desperate need of 2 strakes haha

 

[Agent Ezzard]

PM sent. I don't care about the paint. I'm going to sand the entire car down and go with a charcoal metallic or something.