Fat PS2 Repairs

I'm usually pretty good about things like this but for once I can't get this one worked out.

So I loaned my PS2 out to a friend of mine. His little brother thought it would be funny to jam playing cards into the disk drive and, needless to say, it got jammed. I've taken my PS2 apart before so it wasn't a big deal except I was a a real clutz that day and accidentally pulled out a ribbon cable. In trying to put it back I managed to mess it up even worse and broke off the little plastic clip that holds it in place. And I don't mean it opened, I know those ports are wierd, I mean it came off completely. In my fussing to get it to snap back in I lost and I'm sure by now either we vaccuumed it or my cat ate it, either way I'm going to need a new one. Problem being that many places offer the cable but not that clip.

I've invested enough in that system that I'm willing to buy a package that includes it if they aren't sold alone, but I really don't want to retape the thing every other week.

So if anyone knows where I can buy it, or a good home remedy, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Is there a possible way you could take/find a picture of an opened PS2 and show us what clip you're talking about? It might be easier for people to suggest things to you if they know what it looks like.

 

http://media.photobucket.com/image/ps2 ribbon cable/nmascarenhas/board.jpg

Just to the right of the guy's thumb you can see where these three cables connect to the board in a pattern of brown-white-brown. It would be the white one (in this case) that I'm missing.

 

Well I can't help you much there... Perhaps you could buy another old fat PS2 and use its as a replacement part? They're probably really cheap nowadays.

'Course if you buy another PS2 you could just use that to play games, unless this one's modded or something.

I don't know of any places that sell those parts but you might want to poke around Google or something. I'll keep an eye out for you too.

 

I figured as much. I'll be sure to post if this gets worked out. I may just get a replacement PS2.