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Thread Number: 22299
Good Price for a Rainbow? |
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| Post# 250011 9/12/2013 at 18:24 (3,872 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
For my birthday I want to get a Rainbow vacuum. My budget is no more than $250, but I'd really, really like to keep it under $200 or less.
I found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rainbow-Vacuum-S... I'm really stuck as I don't know too much about Rainbows. | ||
| Post# 250013 , Reply# 1 9/12/2013 at 18:28 (3,872 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 250014 , Reply# 2 9/12/2013 at 18:43 (3,872 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
What I can tell you, Is that appears to be a D4C, Mid 1980s. It also appears to be missing a power-nozzle cord cable, and the transparent tan lenses that go over those shiny silver strips on the power nozzle. This unit has minor paint scuffing, although those will come of easily with a Magic Eraser.
I'm not sure on the price-wise scale, though. For that I'll let the expert step in. -Alex. | ||
| Post# 250019 , Reply# 3 9/12/2013 at 19:18 (3,872 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan ) | ||
It's actually a...
D3 model. This was from the early 80's. It doesn't look like it has all the attachments. I think the opening bid is a little much because it's missing the general cleaning attachments.
Good luck with bidding. From my own personal experience I have found that the opening bids start high, and if you find one with a low opening bid you end up in a massive bidding war. | ||
| Post# 250022 , Reply# 4 9/12/2013 at 19:25 (3,872 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
One word of caution...
You cannot check the motor on that now 30 year old vacuum before you buy it. You have no idea of its condition. I've worked on hundreds of D3 Rainbows, they are now so old that many people don't know how to work on them anymore. Be prepared at the least to replace the lower bearing, the upper bearing and plate, as well as the carbon brushes. You'll also for sure need an R-747 flange, flange screws, flange gasket, and air deflector. These are the parts normally replaced in a 'full service' of a Rainbow motor. Be also prepared for a 30 year old power nozzle motor (new ones are not too expensive - about $50), as well as a new brush roller (CWP's replacement brush roller makes the nozzle clean better than the genuine) and belt.
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| Post# 250023 , Reply# 5 9/12/2013 at 19:28 (3,872 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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So I'm assuming that the problem this one is having would be the power nozzle motor?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rainbow-Technolo... | ||
| Post# 250039 , Reply# 7 9/12/2013 at 21:03 (3,872 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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Post# 250041 , Reply# 8 9/12/2013 at 21:07 (3,872 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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