Finally! new part from Japan
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First off, these are made when ordered, so there is a week+ lead time. I would have had one last year, but my friends called them up to purchase it on the day before they were flying home, so that didn't work out.
They went to visit again this year so I asked them to try again, and it got more complicated.
The company is located at the southwest end of Japan. They do not accept credit cards. So my friends had to do a wire transfer. Then they make the part, and mailed it to Tokyo (they will not ship outside of Japan). From there, my friends had to mail it back to the US.
Total pain in the ***....but worth it, I hope