Block heater cord

[PMC]

I live in the north where my block heater gets used 20 or 30 times a winter, and today, just a month past the end of my warranty, the cord stopped working (the brittle plastic tends to break in the cold weather, you'd think they'd engineer that better)My dealer put a new bright yellow plug on the end for the grand total cost of $5.95. The dealer can't get the cord on its own, the entire block heater costs $146, which seems pricey for it just needing a new cord, that would normally be like $15Has anyone had just the cord replaced? Know where I can get one? In the mean time I'll just have a yellow tongue sticing out of my vibe!

[j42.snyder]

What year is the Vibe? I know Canadian Tire can get them - I think they were around $30 when I looked it up before. When they had a sale on, I only paid around $40 for the heater with cord together! It works great. I don't know why the stealerships charge so much - all likely made by the same manufacturer...

[PMC]

It's a 2009 vibe. I guess the question is whether the connector between the cord and the plug is the same between what Toyota (er I mean GM) uses and the aftere market.