You're welcome. Glad you got it solved! That is a high voltage power
supply to run the illumination.
Hennie wrote:
> 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
> news:68c272F2sftchU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 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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