Go to the "Home Depot" (or other large building supply house) and get a length of brass tubing of the appropriate size for about 2 bucks. Attatch this to the end of a suitable sized radio knob and there you are. Looks wierd but works fine and there is $28 extra bucks in my pocket. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman <thoekman@MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 9:31 AM Subject: Re: Dometic parts
> Jim and the list, > We had an offlist exchange, and I too have had a singular lack of success, > except at the VW dealer. They gave me a VW part number (255 070 525B) for > the knob for a model 182B, and would cheerfully order it in for me. The > hooker, it will cost me over $30 CDN plus 15% sales tax. I too am now > chasing the local Dometic service people to see if I can get a cheaper > price there. I am also going to scout a local 'old-time' TV-Radio repair > place and see if one of the old long recessed-shaft knobs he may have in > his junk box will work as an interim measure. > > Cheers, > > Ted Hoekman > Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman, Assoc. Prof. Medical Informatics > Faculty of Medicine > Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF Canada A1B 3V6 > http://calloso.med.mun.ca (709)737-6703 |
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