Calling any car experts on a replacement part

[TheKinz]

My wife has a 2002 Chevy Suburban. The center console (below) hinge/spring broke (in the back). I have searched high and low for a replacement console. Do I need an entire new console. Can the spring be replaced. Where to go?? Any help is much appreciated and will get the ol lady off my ass..

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

Just call the dealership 1st and inquire. I spent half a saturday searching thru 4 different junkyards looking for a part like that...every 1 said "yea we got 1 $25"....None had what i was looking for...on the way home i pass a chevy place go inside and tell em what im looking for and $9 later im out the door..

 

[Doug]

agree, I'd call the dealer 1st for this, then balk if they said buy the whole console.

 

[TheKinz]

thanks I will do that tomorrow. Maybe a visit rather than a call so they can't BS me!!!

 

[HiPockets]

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[buddym]

I had the very same problem on my wife's car. The leatherette got a tear in it on the top of the console. Could not find the color that matched and the dealer said i had to buy the whole console. Wanted 435.00 to install or 310 for recovering and said it may not match perfectly because it was last years model.

 

[quantumleap]

I had my digital thermometer/compass go out on my Toyota Tacoma. I took it into the dealer and they said they are $800 new but a replacement part would cost $175 so I said fix me up. When I got my vehicle back he said "no charge"!

I searched on the Internet and found this was common with Tacomas in my year. I guess the repair guy at the dealership just wanted to continue getting my business since I was a repeat customer so he gave it to me for free.