Let's play a game.

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 12/31/2014 at 15:54 • Filed to: right in the wallet

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How much do you think a fan speed button for an E39 BMW costs? $5? $7? Nope. Answer after the jump.

It costs !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , according to eBay.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 15:55

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Less than I was expecting. I had my expectations at $35

TheHondaBro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 15:56

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I'll 3D print one for you. It will cost some 39¢.

pdx107 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 15:57

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My guess was about $50

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 15:57

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I'd say I'm surprised, but we're talking about a BMW here.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/31/2014 at 15:57

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Yes but we're talking about a piece of plastic no larger than an inch long. It shouldn't even be $10.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 15:57

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That would be very overpriced.

My citroen won't start > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 15:59

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I paid $130 for the plastic switch that adjusts the Citroens's driver's seat lumbar.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > TheHondaBro 12/31/2014 at 15:59

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Okay let me whip out the 3D scanner I have just lying around and I'll send you a file.

spanfucker retire bitch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 15:59

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Plastic injection molds are really expensive. Totally.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 12/31/2014 at 16:00

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Just a tad.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 16:02

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Just $30 too much for one.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > spanfucker retire bitch 12/31/2014 at 16:02

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Same with silk screening equipment. It just costs so much to stamp that little graphic on there.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > My citroen won't start 12/31/2014 at 16:03

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I think that's your own damn fault for buying a Citroen.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 16:04

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You haven't seen how much a new OEM radio for a toyota echo is. Radio and CD player, 1 disc, no stabilization. Take a guess.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/31/2014 at 16:08

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I dunno but OEM radios are always a lot. A used radio for my old Metro was like $80.

Steve in Manhattan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 16:15

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If possible, you could just pull the whole unit out of one at a junkyard, yes?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Steve in Manhattan 12/31/2014 at 16:21

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I'm on an island with no junkyards.

E92M3 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 12/31/2014 at 16:29

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Wait till you see how much it costs to ship it!

T5Killer > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 16:32

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I was thinking $55 to $65 it a BMW

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 16:46

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$250. I kid you not.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/31/2014 at 17:12

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Crikey. And I thought $36 for a new power door lock switch for my Civic was bad. (I didn't buy it - it forces me to be chivalrous and open the door manually for my wife).

BaconSandwich is tasty. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 17:13

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Heck, even a few decent photographs with a ruler might be enough to model one up.

Steve in Manhattan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 17:20

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So am I, but if I needed parts, there are a couple out on Long Island. And Jersey? Lots of junkyards. That used to be my favorite thing when I owned old Volvos. Finding that perfect window regulator or distributor cap felt like such a win.

thebigbossyboss > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 18:38

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Reminds me of my heat control switches for the cavalier. $350....for some switches.

filed that to stealerships.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Steve in Manhattan 12/31/2014 at 19:03

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No I mean an actual island, not Manhattan. There's an $80 ferry ticket and at least an hours drive separating me from any junkyards.

Steve in Manhattan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 19:04

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Oh, we are an actual island, just really close to lots of other places. Bridge or tunnel - only way to get here.

pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 19:22

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how much from BMW?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Steve in Manhattan 12/31/2014 at 20:24

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Exactly. You can just drive over for $8. The only way for me to get to a junkyard is to spend $80 (one way), negating any savings I would have made by going to a junkyard in the first place.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/31/2014 at 20:28

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If private sellers are this much I don't want to know.

Steve in Manhattan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 21:06

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This is why I am pathetic ... about a week after a rental, the EasyPass charges for bridges/tunnels hit my debit card. This includes the DE Memorial Bridge (if I'm headed down to DC). And it includes the NJ Turnpike, and countless other charges. And I never question it.

pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2014 at 21:19

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i've been finding recently that eBay isn't as cheap as it use to be.

so you might be surprised when you call your local BMW agent

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/31/2014 at 22:55

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There is no local BMW agent. I'm on an island.

pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/01/2015 at 00:42

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ring or email a few dealers.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/03/2015 at 23:32

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That's nothing. There is a little round black plastic disc on the front bumper of my Mazda5 that covers up the socket for the tow hook. I shall repeat that - Round. Plastic. Disc. Like you, I predicted $5-7. Cost at a dealer? $37.

I can't justify spending that to cover up a little hole, but I couldn't stand looking at the white foam bumper insert. Solution? A shot of black spray paint. Someday one of these will be in my local junkyard and I should be able to pick it up for the expected 72 cents. This would be the perfect part to reproduce in a 3D printer, but I haven't bought one of those yet.