Lewis and Clarks Corvair catalog Expedition

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Izzit me or is the Clarks Covair Parts online catalog hard to navigate?

Its like an expedition each time i try. Never bought a thing cause i just dont get it ...

It looks old school...But old schoolers cant be havin any fun there..... at least I'm not

....any one else goin nuts trying to get around in or on it?

[cnicol]

Clarks catalog is tough no doubt. A couple of clues: Find the part in the index. If you can't find it in the index, find something related and the part you want is probably on the same page. Also, in the index, if the page number is a range, say page 30-35, don't bother clicking on that page range, just go to the first page "manually". The range option doesn't work. Clarks had been working on a new catalog for at least 10 years. Someday...

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cnic...

thanks for the clark input. in this user friendly web based age, its hard to fathom something so difficult to thumb thru

I like the old 60s black and white pages....but thats just one side of their unequal equation

10 years on a new catalog eh....well a few more years and i wont be drivin much and wont need em!

[b74eqcm]

I don't think it's that hard. I have a paper copy of the catalog, and look up and browse using that. Then I make a list of part numbers and go on line and enter them, adding those things to my shopping cart. Then go to check out.

Easy peasy.

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hey b74...

well a two parter sounds like a plan ...lookem up on paper and buy em on line

so much for paperless purchasing!

perhaps ill print out needed pages and go back and give that a shot

Thanks!

[terribleted]

Get Clark's paper catalog set. They are excellent. There is a wealth of information in their catalog set that most Corvair people will find helpful (beyond just parts for sale). Free to if you order they reimburse you for the CAT. Paper catalog is easy to navigate well organized and much faster to rummage through then page by page online. I can usually just open the catalog up and get within just a few pages from what I want as I know that engine stuff is in the front, then exhaust, trim is in the back etc. The index is quite good if browsing doesn't work for you.


I always browse, write a parts list and phone it in. The order takers are very efficient and it is very rare to be on hold for more than a couple minutes. This way I am also advised immediately of any shortages or issues with what I am ordering. You could easily order the parts online after catalog look up. The part number search online works well enough.

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thanks tted

ill get a catalog ... that online stuff is way clumsy

takes too many disjointed key strokes for me to pay attention

but...a lil practice has helped me sort its functions so i dont hate it as much as when i started this thread

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bbodie often sends links to clark pages and that is always helpful...thx bbod

over time i have paged thru most of the catalog and clarks history....all very interesting

happy they are so involved!

i have to ask ... what is it that clarks does not have? seriously....what are they missing?

just curious... pretty incredible

[lostboy]

Initially it was somewhat difficult, but its just different, not hard. If you cruise it enough like I do, day dreaming about the money I don't have, you'll get good at it!

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There are many items missing. Many trim items are not available. Not so much for most of what makes our Corvairs go.