I'm interested in figuring out ways to maybe create replicas of these brittle plastic parts. I recently was able to obtain a brand new tray loading CD bezel for the 8xx/8xxx series (my original's tabs broke), but I'm too afraid to put it onto my 840av because it will just break too.

Could it be used as a mold to make new ones? I'm just not an expert on this stuff. Could a mold be made from one, or would it make more sense to use it to somehow have it 3D scanned into a CAD model, or what? It's a shame to see the plastic breaking on these otherwise awesome machines. I wish there was a way we could make aftermarket parts for these things kind of like what you can find for classic cars.

It's probably prohibitively expensive to do it, just wondering if anyone has more experience with this stuff. I don't think the typical extruder 3D printers would have nearly enough resolution to print a decent replica.