Heater/defrost control upgrades?

[travisr1988]

My truck only has heater and defrost, and both sliders broke, as well as the plastic mounting tabs. As replacements are $80, and these are prone to breaking, I'm not sure I want to use the same thing again. So, are there any other options? Has anyone retrofitted a different control unit before? If there really isn't any other option then is there a way to minimize the chances of it breaking again and which company offers the best unit?

[Jason S]

Have you checked the Bowden cables that run from the dash selector to the heater box?  They may just need some lubrication.

[travisr1988]

1 lever broke off, the other won't move and I can see behind it as my bezel is off and it's broken and moves around, it's only attached to the faceplate by the remaining lever now.