How much you looking at bud ?

We have lots ?

Regards

Chris

Hi Rich, I'm sorry to hear of your trouble understanding this. I though it was fairly obvious to be honest, but I'll explain: parts from a dealership are *often* expensive. More to the point, the parts are often *perceived* to be expensive, even without prior knowlege. So people will often head to their local scrap yard or ask on a fourm for the part second hand, without verifying their dealer price assumption.

However, now that you've let me know the price for a new unit, and it's very low, I'll check with my local dealer. Thanks for the information, I don't check Servicebox often due to the above perception of dealer prices. Rest assured, I'll check more often in future.

Would a simple "FYI the parts you're after are 'x' and 'y' brand new from a dealer" have sufficed?
Probably.


Chris, thanks for the offer. I'm not even sure which parts I need yet. The vandals have snapped the base unit where it hinges and I don't know if this can be replaced without taking the aerial wire out through the headlining etc. I really hope it can. I may well pop down to my local dealer, but I'll let you know.

Pretty sure the wire diconnects from the base - unclip your interior light and have a gander.
oh did you know these parts are reasonably priced from the dealer

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Which is exactly why you should look at the cost of new items before looking for second hand ones. There are people around who will quite happily sell you parts for (often far) more than they are actually worth simply because you don't know any better. Community spirit usually goes right out of the window when people can turn a quick profit.

But no worries, next time I won't say anything and I'll let you buy second hand parts for more than what new ones would cost

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Rich