Climate Control Knob
2004 Toyota Highlander
Description
The climate control knob on my Toyota Highlander Hybrid snapped off recently. Taking a closer look, it had a very flimsy attachment point and the break shouldn't have been surprising. Another friend of ours had the same problem. Toyota wanted a few hundred dollars to take apart the console and replace the broken part (with the same design flaw). I thought I could do better! This part slips nicely between the knob and the attachment point, making everything work perfectly again.
Print Instructions
I printed this in PLA with 5% infill and 0.20 mm layer height on my Replicator 2. To install, I simply pushed the piece into the Knob and slid on top of the plastic attachment point on my Highlander. No glue required.
Part Description
The climate control knob on my Toyota Highlander Hybrid snapped off recently. Taking a closer look, it had a very flimsy attachment point and the break shouldn't have been surprising. Another friend of ours had the same problem. Toyota wanted a few hundred dollars to take apart the console and replace the broken part (with the same design flaw). I thought I could do better! This part slips nicely between the knob and the attachment point, making everything work perfectly again.
Print Instructions
I printed this in PLA with 5% infill and 0.20 mm layer height on my Replicator 2. To install, I simply pushed the piece into the Knob and slid on top of the plastic attachment point on my Highlander. No glue required.