Go to the "Home Depot" (or other large building supply house) and get a
length of brass tubing of the appropriate size for about 2 bucks. Attatch
this to the end of a suitable sized radio knob and there you are.
   Looks wierd but works fine and there is $28 extra bucks in my pocket.

----- Original Message -----
From: Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman <thoekman@MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Dometic parts

> Jim and the list,
> We had an offlist exchange, and I too have had a singular lack of success,
> except at the VW dealer.  They gave me a VW part number (255 070 525B) for
> the knob for a model 182B, and would cheerfully order it in for me.  The
> hooker, it will cost me over $30 CDN plus 15% sales tax.  I too am now
> chasing the local Dometic service people to see if I can get a cheaper
> price there.  I am also going to scout a local 'old-time' TV-Radio repair
> place and see if one of the old long recessed-shaft knobs he may have in
> his junk box will work as an interim measure.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ted Hoekman
> Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman, Assoc. Prof. Medical Informatics
> Faculty of Medicine
> Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF Canada A1B 3V6
> http://calloso.med.mun.ca  (709)737-6703