Dear TanningBeds.org,

I recently bought a 1984 SunTana SunSystems SB-3. During moving I broke the hinge on one side. Where can I find that part?

Crazy
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Dear Crazy,

You probably won’t find that part. I would say the best solution is to take the good hinge and the bad hinge to a welder or muffler shop, and let them repair it. They can use the good hinge as a reference. This will probably set you back in the $50 to $100 range.

You can try asking a Sun distributor, but I don’t know any that were in business back in 1984. My employer starting selling those in 1985, but I know we don’t have one in stock and they aren’t available. You would end up paying about the same or more for the new part if you could find it. This would hold true for just about any bed from the 1980s or early 90s. Expect to have any BODY part custom made. There are exceptions, of course, but for most, that is your only alternative.

Dennis