A parts question; A junkyard question Options

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Have never done it before, but I plan on visiting local auto junkyards very soon to try to find a steering knuckle to replace the one I have that has bent ears. I'm looking for two things: advice on using auto junkyards from you experts, such as how to know the part was not involved in a collision if it has already been removed (and yeah, I'm a little scared of the dog), and I need to know what vehicles used the same knuckle as my manual 94 Celica ST Coup (1.8L) w/o ABS. I know it's the same for all 94-99 Celicas, but are there any others that used the same part?

The Toyota part number is 43211-29015.

Would very much appreciate getting advice.

TIA

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1. That Toyota part number doesn't look up to anything, bad number?
2. There's a split, 93-95 and 95+.

43211 KNUCKLE, STEERING, RH
43211-20260 1 $276.21
43211-20270 W(ABS) (09/1993 - 03/1995) 1 $319.06
43211-20271 W(ABS) (04/1995 - ) 1 $303.60

43212 KNUCKLE, STEERING, LH
43212-20220 1 $276.21
43212-20230 W(ABS) (09/1993 - 03/1995) 1 $319.06
43212-20231 W(ABS) (04/1995 - ) 1 $303.60

I don't know what the difference is, but it is a 6th gen only part.

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1. That Toyota part number doesn't look up to anything, bad number?
2. There's a split, 93-95 and 95+.

43211 KNUCKLE, STEERING, RH
43211-20260 1 $276.21
43211-20270 W(ABS) (09/1993 - 03/1995) 1 $319.06
43211-20271 W(ABS) (04/1995 - ) 1 $303.60

43212 KNUCKLE, STEERING, LH
43212-20220 1 $276.21
43212-20230 W(ABS) (09/1993 - 03/1995) 1 $319.06
43212-20231 W(ABS) (04/1995 - ) 1 $303.60

I don't know what the difference is, but it is a 6th gen only part.

I would be interested in knowing where you got your part numbers?

I got mine from a document I found at 6G Celica Forums > 6th Generation Celicas > General Discussion, posted by azian advanced. I downloaded a copy to be sure I could get at it whenever I needed it, and its name is 94-99 Celica OEM Parts Catalog; I'm glad I did because I can no longer find it. It supposedly shows 6G Celicas and so far I have not discovered problems matching parts in the real world.

I just looked up my part number in ToyoDIY and it did not show up, but your part number did:

Part 43211-20260 (KNUCKLE, STEERING, RH) was found on the following models:

Date range Model Frames/Options Found in diagram
09/1993-07/1999 TOYOTA CELICA AT200,ST204 48-02: FRONT AXLE ARM & STEERING KNUCKLE


My knuckle is on the right side front, and does not have ABS, so the split in years doesn't effect my number. Now we are down to a simple discrepancy between your number 43211-20260 and mine 43211-29015. I am not sure how to resolve this discrepancy, but the fellow who posted my doc said in his preface that it was a complete collision parts catalog for the 6gc (North America Only), that it was a copy of his personal one, and reminded that it is important to always include your VIN to make sure you get the correct part.

Does Toyota intentionally make it difficult to determine part numbers; intentionally discourage DIY maintenance? Is there an authoritative website where one can go and match parts in a drawing with their corresponding Toyota part numbers?


Thanks for being helpful. I'd really hate to make a part number mistake.