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Post# 176459   4/9/2012 at 09:34 (4,396 days old) by kirby (passadena md)   |   | |
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HERE IS A THREAD TO DISCUSS KIRBY PRODECTS AND VACUUMS FROM 1980 AND OLDER |
Post# 176968 , Reply# 3   4/13/2012 at 02:48 (4,393 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Yes, its going to get harder and harder now to find exact match colors for the older (Classic style and older) Kirby's. Many of the older attachments have now been totally discontinued by the factory,even the black ones, such as the long strait wand,curved wand, large floor nozzle, and swivel tube. Also the floor buffer pads for all the older machines, and the fumigator/Crystalator/air intake nozzle is discontinued,along with the small handles to convert the Kirby to hand held or over the shoulder use. The shoulder strap is also long gone.
(has anyone actually ever used those? I did a few times but it was weird) Rug Renovator and Miracle Heads for the older Kirbys are discontinued with all of their parts. Of course the Handi Butlers are long gone, with all of their parts, and also the Turbo Clipper (Heritage 1) is long gone. All colors except black of the Bag Guard (that goes around the base of the bag on the Sani/Mini Emptor) is discontinued along with all power cord colors except black. All hose colors except black are discontinued. All hoses now have a the black Heritage 2 style flat cone nozzle end. Any older style attachments that are still being manufactured are now black. Any older style dump bags are all heavy black courd. type material. I did send in a Tradition for a Factory Rebuild a couple of yrs ago, and it came back ALL blue, even the cord,(but not the bottom cover of the Sani Emptor, it was black),,,but now sure now if that would be the case or not. Im assuming the Factory has used up all of the older colored pieces they had left, and everything is going out black except trim color and handles, ect. Now watch the trim and all the handles and whatever else that was color specific be all black on Factory Rebuilds and avalible parts too. Any Kirby collector that hasnt done so would be smart to grab an extra set of color matching attchments and hoses, ect for their older machines now while the gettin is good! |
Post# 176970 , Reply# 4   4/13/2012 at 03:57 (4,393 days old) by vacmaster0000 ()   |   | |
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I found you a site that has the colors to match your d-80. Go to goodvac.com, they have the original colors for the bag and the cord. It's the only place I know of to get them. I hope I helped! |
Post# 176994 , Reply# 6   4/13/2012 at 15:11 (4,392 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Good idea! Yard sales, Estate Sales, ect are an excellent way to get the items that may be discontinued. Ive noticed most older Kirby attachments were never used, except maybe a select few, like the Crevice tool, or dusting brush.
Ive never seen a worn out (from use) Crystalator! I should have added to my above post that i was base-ing that info on the last few Factory Rebuilds ive had done. Along with the sent paperwork from the Factory they stated that the above mentioned items would no longer be replaced, as part of the Factory Rebuild (where they had been previously evidently) so i assumed that they were just discontinued by the factory. Evidently some attachments and parts ARE still avalible from the factory,(if you want to buy them outright) but just no longer part of the Factory Rebuiling and replacing of old or worn out parts agreement. Sorry for the confusion. |
Post# 177008 , Reply# 7   4/13/2012 at 19:18 (4,392 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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