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Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C
Not point to any post specifically but let me start by asking "why" do you need a reproduction part? For example, someone mentioned a stop light switch. 'WHY' is a stop light switch needed? In reality, there are many used ones out there that would serve well as a core for restoring. Is the issue that the "new widget" purchaser does not have the ability to restore it, -or is it a case where they do not want to spend the effort (too lazy.)??
My personal perspective on much of this is we have chosen the avenue with the least amount of friction. If the price of the new brake light switch was $100, then we might just choose to find & restore an original one. I think that mindset drives the quality & pricing of many new repro parts. gain, I can prove it scenario after scenario where a better quality item was offered and people balked at the price until the quality item is no longer being produced.
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Well, since I brought it up, I will answer the "why". I can only speak for myself but I really don't have the life situation to troll swap meets in distant places in endless pursuit of a desirable unit at an acceptable price.
As to your second thought, I can't dispute a correlation between reproduction cost and restoration cost but I also think availability is a factor.