New knobs for G-1000

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New knobs for G-1000

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Just wondered if anyone has had reason to replace any of the knobs on their G-1000, specifically the Range knob. The knob on my MFD cracked a few weeks ago. It is just a "push on" knob over the shaft that goes inside the unit. I checked with the local avionics shop and they said that Garmin only sells the "set", meaning all knobs for the G-1000, not just an individual knob. And, of course, they only want $120 for the set. If anyone finds a different source, would you let me know.
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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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About $5 cheaper here
http://www.cessnadirect.com/k00-00350-00.html

But that's about it. $120 includes a full set of knobs for ONE screen only.
Had to replaced cracked range and small fms knobs on mfd and changed anything used-looking on both screens while I was at it.
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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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Yep, I had to buy a 120 dollar knob. I figure I will have the rest for later.
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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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Pretty typical practice for replacement parts of this nature. Other than helping us (the consumer) by allowing us to buy individual knobs for $20 the manufacturers figure they can maximize profits by packaging all of them and making us pay $120 for the set in order to get the one piece we need. I recall having a broken trim ring around a car vent (which was a separate piece) and could not purchase it separately. I had to buy the whole vent in order to get the trim piece.
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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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Every home should have a 3D printer someday soon. That way we can make our own parts on demand.

http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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...or set up our own Parts Exchange. If someone has to buy a set when they only need one, maybe we could have a searchable database of spares...

I've got spares of most of the metric hardware for a DA40...

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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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Steve wrote:...or set up our own Parts Exchange. If someone has to buy a set when they only need one, maybe we could hava a searchable database of spares...

I've got spares of most of the metric hardware for a DA40...

Steve
Could be part of the wiki if the administrator approves.
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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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Do you have a source for metric hardware outside of Diamond?
Steve wrote:...or set up our own Parts Exchange. If someone has to buy a set when they only need one, maybe we could have a searchable database of spares...

I've got spares of most of the metric hardware for a DA40...

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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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Lance Murray wrote:Do you have a source for metric hardware outside of Diamond?
Yes:

http://www.metricscrew-toolco.com/

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Re: New knobs for G-1000

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Second that, don't have the name of the company I ordered from handy, but there's a big vendor I got metric screws for the light lense and metric rivnuts from.
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