I havent been in Bitches for ages, but I want to tell askye that I believe the plastic thingummys might be able to be sort of tied up with a coat hanger if you have a willing mechanic, are mechanically inclined, or have mechanically inclined friends and acquaintances.
Signed
Once tore the hell out of plastic thingummy on a railroad tie marking a parking spot while trying to light someone's cigarette in those craxy years called college.