Buying a wrecked Beretta
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Buying a wrecked Beretta
I'm in the process of buying my friends '95 Beretta that he ran into a guard rail. He's only charging me whatever the junkyard is willing to pay him for it. Mainly it will be used as a backup vehicle but his whole family was obsessed with this car (passed on) so maybe I'll come to enjoy it; who knows.
Anyway, the car still runs and as far as I know it drives, I just need some body pieces, including both headlights, a bumper, the headlight bracket mounting piece, grille, and possibly a hood (we straightened it to the point where it's usable). Since the Beretta is pretty much impossible to find in the junkyard, I was wondering if I could look for a junk Corsica to pull these parts from.
Oh, and on a side note: I believe I remember seeing the check engine light come on once in awhile when he was driving it. The only other GM car I've ever owned was a 1995 Olds 88 and that car was almost impossible to pull codes from since it was neither OBDI or OBDII. Does the Beretta suffer from this same syndrome? Its a 3.1 if that matters.
Anyway, the car still runs and as far as I know it drives, I just need some body pieces, including both headlights, a bumper, the headlight bracket mounting piece, grille, and possibly a hood (we straightened it to the point where it's usable). Since the Beretta is pretty much impossible to find in the junkyard, I was wondering if I could look for a junk Corsica to pull these parts from.
Oh, and on a side note: I believe I remember seeing the check engine light come on once in awhile when he was driving it. The only other GM car I've ever owned was a 1995 Olds 88 and that car was almost impossible to pull codes from since it was neither OBDI or OBDII. Does the Beretta suffer from this same syndrome? Its a 3.1 if that matters.
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I'm pretty sure most front end body parts are interchangeable. The Beretta is basicly a 2 door Corsica.
I like the "grille-less" look of the Z26 Beretta. I wish I could find the front piece to put on my Corsica.
As for the check engine light. That's what's called OBD 1.5
From what I've heard, it's a pain in the rear when it's acting up, but all in all, like most GM vehicles it's basicly reliable.
Good luck!
I like the "grille-less" look of the Z26 Beretta. I wish I could find the front piece to put on my Corsica.
As for the check engine light. That's what's called OBD 1.5
From what I've heard, it's a pain in the rear when it's acting up, but all in all, like most GM vehicles it's basicly reliable.
Good luck!
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