Thanks for taking the time to thoughtfully reply. After having met you, I was sure that's what you would do. In addition to selling it as an 'exact replacement aesthetically", we're also selling it now as "the only new thing available". I feel that point is very important, perhaps moreso than the previous point. I imagine you'll be hunting for a black binnacle, and those are certainly in greater supply than the gray, but you should know that they are officially a "short supply" item and when they are gone, it may be some time (possibly late next year) before our reproductions are available. I'll look for this Servisol10 item, thanks for the tip. James > From: Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> > Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 21:12:29 +0100 > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [doc] New window switches > > James, I just typed out a pretty long reply, but decided not to send it > because I can't really justify what I said. My gripe > is being asked to pay that price for a component which electrically is about > as simple as you get. You're selling it from the > point of view of exact replacement aesthetically, which is why the money's > called for. > > BTW do you have Servisol10 in the US? It's a switch and sliding contact > cleaner and is IMO more useful than WD40. I have fixed > hundreds of switches in my time with S10 and/or a poke with a screwdriver to > clean or bend up old contacts. I used to DJ and > the crossfader is expensive and wears very quickly. Using a combination of > silicone grease and Servisol10, I extended its life > by 4-5 times. > > I'll be contacting you pretty soon regarding some of my interior trim pieces > which'll need fixing!!! I know I need a new > binnacle, but decided to wait until the car's actually here before investing > further in parts (a set of struts from PJ Grady > is as far as I went before getting the car - we've lost our source of > re-gassing them here) > > Martin