[gold10go4]

My 2001 Regal GS had a bad regulator. I took the door panel off and found that a very small plastic clip in the regulator had broken, allowing the cable to break free of the regulator. I thought I'd go to the dealer and get a clip for it, or perhaps buy a portion of the regulator to replace a larger piece, if I had to. The dealer told me I could only buy the ENTIRE regulator, not any one piece. Now, the plastic piece is about a 5 cent item, and I'm told I have to buy an entire regulator. Cost $400; yeh, they were going to cut me a break from the normal $430 cost. Yeh, right. I went to the salvage yard, but couldn't find a replacement. Are these my only options - buy new or salvaged? The plastic piece that broken doesn't seem to be replaceable unless GM provides one, but I'm told they don't. It doesn't seem possible that someone would have to spend $400 to fix a 5 cent piece of plastic.