Tribute Door Fasteners Cost !!!

I had to replace my driver's door handle assembly yesterday. To get at
it, the tech had to replace the fasteners that attach the trim. There
were 6 fasteners (simple nylon pieces that simply the operation). The
total cost was $54.48 (plus tax) for 6 little pieces of nylon!!!! $9.08
each!
I have the bill that the garage received from the Mazda dealership
(where the parts were ordered from). The garage was charged $7.72 each;
then there is the garage's mark-up.
I can't find on the internet any other listing for this. Do any of you
have any facts about this?
P.S. The door handle assembly was only slightly more: $66.63 (plus tax).

Previously, I had added to this group about the whine I get sometimes,
while driving. It stops when I touch the brake pedal. The same garage
says he has another Tribute customer with the same problem. The garage
did a complete brake job, but the whine persists! So it's not brakes. As
to weather, as one other person commented, I can't answer that except I
would think others would have commented on it.

Frustrated in Vancouver, BC

The door fasteners part number is 9XG0-86-21X0. The zeros may be ohs:
9XGO-86-21XO.

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:28:07 GMT, Alan Andrew wrote:


> Previously, I had added to this group about the whine I get sometimes,
> while driving. It stops when I touch the brake pedal. The same garage
> says he has another Tribute customer with the same problem. The garage
> did a complete brake job, but the whine persists! So it's not brakes. As
> to weather, as one other person commented, I can't answer that except I
> would think others would have commented on it.


Depending on what the whine sounds like, it could be the brake
booster leaking air. My Volvo does the same thing intermittently.

p.