[Shotimes] New EATC Buttons????

[Donald Mallinson]

George,

I would certainly like a set for my '91 if they matched cosmetically.  I 
was under the impression that the buttons themselves weren't 
replaceable?  never had one apart though.

Don Mallinson

George Fourchy wrote:

>Hey all...
>
>Anyone who knows email addresses for the various Taurus clubs, could they pass this
>along....??
>
>Most of you don't know this...a few do.  Eva (the "BOSS") has a new job as the West
>Coast Marketing Manager for a company in China that makes LOTS of plastic and rubber
>parts for the worldwide computer and telephone industry.  It also makes lots of new
>plastic and rubber parts for the assembly lines of BMW and Mercedes in Europe.
>
>The company, WIN Industry Co., LTD, has decided it wants to get into the automotive
>industry in the US.  They have started on the East Coast, and want to move into our
>area out here on the left coast.  They can make plastic or rubber parts as good as
>anything one can get, for the applications they have decided to cover.  They don't
>make too many aftermarket parts yet, or many parts for older cars.
>
>The management is/are very, VERY good friends with Eva....they grew up
>together...and she and I are starting to set up ads for them at the SEMA show in Las
>Vegas this fall.  They may take a while to get going, but when they do, they'll make
>good parts for whatever cars they decide to cover.....I'm trying to get them to make
>speedometer cables for Tauri and SHOs.
>
>For now, they want to start with something relatively easy, so I suggested new
>(stronger) EATC buttons, and Eva says that is the perfect thing for the company to
>start with.  I'm going to send them a complete EATC unit, from a Gen 1 SHO/Taurus,
>and they will give Eva a proposal on new function buttons, as well as the 5 buttons
>in the top of the faceplate.  Just the buttons will be new, but they will make the
>new ones so that they can be easily inserted and fastened into the faceplate after
>the old ones come out.
>
>Who would like a new set of buttons, for a reasonable price?  Maybe $30 or $40 a set
>for all of them?  I have no idea (whatsoever) how much they would cost, but they'd
>be a loss leader for the company, to get into the market.  It might take a few
>months or so to get going, but I for one will take a couple of sets for posterity.
>
>Let me know.
>
>George