Original Radium Instrument repair options

[kaylee paige]

My 48 c140 has some of her original instruments, the Airspeed, Altimeter, and VSI. They all work well except the VSI, it functions, but reads incorrectly.

I received a quote for rebuilding, refacing, and radium hazmat fee. This seems excessively expensive to me (their hazmat fees are listed as $100 on their website). Do these prices seem right? Are there any other options out there for keeping these old instruments working?

AIRSPEED
OVERHAUL FEE- $450 PLUS ANY MAJOR PARTS
DIAL(SILK SCREEN) $180.50 X 2 TOTAL $361.00
DIAL BLANK- $65.00 x 2 TOTAL $130.00
HAZMAT FEES-$400.00
Total $1341 plus parts


ALTIMETER
OVERHAUL FEE-$795.00 PLUS ANY MAJOR PARTS
DIAL(SILK SCREEN)-$180.50 X TOTAL $361.00
DIAL BLANK-$65.00 X 2 TOTAL $130.00
HAZMAT FEES-$400.00
Total $1686 plus parts


VERTICAL SPEED
OVERHAUL FEE-$795.00 PLUS ANY MAJOR PARTS
DIAL(SILK SCREEN)-$180.50
DIAL BLANK-$65.00
HAZMAT FEES-$400.00
Total $1440.50 plus parts

Do these prices seem right? I'd hate to be the one to remove and replace the original instruments in my bird, but gosh, that's expensive.

[8164]

Those prices seem high. Have you tried some of the other shops that specialize in older instruments?

Century Instruments- https://www.centuryinstruments.net/
Keystone - http://keystoneinstruments.com/
AQI Instruments - https://www.flyaqi.com/services.htm
Rudy Aircraft Instruments- https://rudyaircraftinstruments.com/home-page
Houston- https://www.houstonaircraft.com/

[6643]

Rudy Aircraft Instruments- https://rudyaircraftinstruments.com/home-page

Yeah, that!