Need any help for seat heater switch

[moab]

Last weekend my kids decided to do a number on my 2008 200 Series and lost one of the seat heater knobs. I have searched high and low on the web with no success to find a new one short of ordering a whole new assembly as was the only suggestion from the dealership. Thanks alot dealership
Anyone have any suggestions as where to find one.
Thanks in advance
MOAB

 

[TroutRunner]

Call around to some junkyards or pick and pulls in bigger cities, like Houston. I bet they should have a wrecked 200 around that you could get the knob from.

 

[huntgfish]

I have the same problem with the same results. I would like to know as well, where to find replacements.

 

[moab]

i even went to the dealership to sit in the new 200 on the showroom floor to try to get a new knob. thats when i realized they went to heated and cooled seats and different knobs at some point. oh well ill look around still

 

[OGBeno]

Have you tried Cruiserdan? You might be pledantly surprised.

 

[TroutRunner]

Moab has a pretty low post count so he may or may not know CDan.

Hint for Moab: Call American Toyota in Albuquerque (google it) and ask for Dan in parts.

 

[JBHorne]

Try toyotapartscheap.com.

 

[Sam Stewart]

MUD price on the whole switch is $142.55. They don't offer just the knob. I'm pretty sure Dan uses the same discount that I do so either one of us could get it for you. It's pretty hard to total a ~$70,000 LC so I doubt there are any "sitting in the junkyard".

 

[moab]

thanks all for your help on this

i can already tell this is gonna be a great resource
yes i am new to this community so i was not aware of cdan so troutrunner thx for the info and i will try him out.

 

[DSallean]

Moab,

Did you ever have any luck with the knob search? I am in search of the same knob for my 2008 LC. The knob bit the dust and dealer only sells the whole switch.

Dave in TX

 

[huntgfish]

Ditto, need both knobs as well.

 

[brussum]

I'm in the same boat...need some new knobs, but don't want to buy the whole switch.

 

[DSallean]

OK, I have ordered a switch from China that "looks" like it has knobs that will work. I will let you know for sure when it arrives.

Dave in TX

 

[huntgfish]

Let us know

 

[BTUMAN]

Yes let us know. I lost one this week thanks to a vacuum at a car wash.

 

[huntgfish]

DSallean,

Did your seat heater switches come in?

 

[DSallean]

I was hoping it would be here before this weekend but I have not received it yet. Slow boat I suppose.

Dave

 

[huntgfish]

Thanks

 

[DSallean]

I received the switch yesterday...from Taiwan no less. My plan was to remove the knobs and install them on mine. But the switch does look very much like the original one. I have no idea if it will be a direct plug in unless I remove mine and take a look at it. Unless someone already has one removed and compare it to this one.

In defense of the seller, who I don't know, he said it wasn't a direct replacement for the factory switch but it sure looks a lot like it.

Reason I haven't just pulled the knobs off and put it on mine is that the knobs seem to be stuck on there quite snugly. Perhaps they can't be removed, I don't know. I haven't tried to pull too hard in case I break it and have to start over.

I tried to attach photos here, if they don't attach I will try again so you can see what I got.

Any advice on whether the switch has the same connection as the factory and can be used as a replacement is much appreciated.

By the way, $25 shipped.

Dave

 

[DSallean]

I have more photos but cannot post them.