Thanks (again) Bill for your very long reply.
Today I was very lucky. I found a Sebring on a junkyard that made a very
big
crash. I even did not recognised it as a Sebring. Even the cluster was
cracked but the part I needed was still good. I bought it for 10 Euro's.
At
home I figgered out what the device does. At one end I connected a 12 volt
battery. At the other end I measured 100 volt AC. It convert 12 volt DC to
100 volt AC. I find that very special. Every Sebring have a dashlight that
works on 100 volt AC !!! Anyway, I am glad that I have find that part so
quick for a very low price.
Hennie.
"Bill Putney" <bptn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> schreef in bericht
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> Hennie wrote:
>> Does anybody know where I can buy the part you can see on the photo's?
>> (part nr. 04813406AA REV. AA) This part is for the gauge illumination.
In
>> Holland you have to replace the whole $1000 cluster only because the
dash
>> light stays dark!
>>
>> Thanks, Hennie.
>>
>> http://home.hccnet.nl/h.janbroers/IMG_0037.JPG
>> http://home.hccnet.nl/h.janbroers/IMG_0038.JPG
>
> Hennie,
>
> You could very likely buy the entire gage cluster used for under $100US
-
> plus of course shipping, which may be as much as the price of the used
> cluster.
>
> Two suggestions to try:
> (1) Google to see if there is a Sebring enthusiasts club. If there is a
> good one, they would certainly have a "Buy/Sell/Trade" or classified ads
> section where people post to let people know that they are looking to
sell
> or buy a certain part. I know that the larger Chryslers (300M,
Intrepid,
> Concorde, LHS) have forums where the gage clusters are bought and sold
all
> the time - I have bought a few myself on such forums.
>
> (2) Go to www.car-part.com and drill down with your car description and
> options and the cluster as the part you are looking for. You can search
> the entire U.S., or narrow the search to a region or just a state (also
> includes Mexico and Canada). It will come back with a list of salvage
> yards that have the part, their price, and their contact information
> (phone number - usually toll free, address, etc.). The list starts with
> the highest price and goes down to the lowest price, then to the
listings
> where you have to call to get a price - so start where the lowest prices
> are and work your way back up the list.
>
> The problem you may have is finding one that will do international
> shipping. *OR* perhaps you can arrange for the part to be shipped to a
> shipping agent for forwarding to you.
>
> Obviously there is a chance of being ripped of or a bad part sent - that
> is certainly a risk. But, with a little bit of luck, you could get the
> whole thing for a fraction of what a new one costs from a dealer
including
> shipping. An enthusiast forum might be a better bet for two reasons:
(1)
> Most good car forums have a couple of people who are enthusiasts and
that
> go to junk yards for people to get parts and have a very good reputation
> for dealing fairly with people (shipping only good parts and not ripping
> people off), and (2) They may be more likely to ship internationally,
> especially for a fellow enthusiast.
>
> I hope this helps. Post back with what you decide to do and what
happens.
>
> Bill Putney
> (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address
> with the letter 'x')
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