Hi! New user here who has recently re-kindled my love for vacuums. As a child I was *obsessed* with the things and my parents allowed me to have a collection that would rival some of the regular users I admire here now. At one point they burnt them all in a fire due to space constraints and the desire to shift my interests from hoarding and repairing vacuums to doing more 'normal' things. Anyways...I bought a Kirby Classic III on Ebay(not in the greatest shape, but I disgress) and I *love* it. The problem is that I bent a hinge on the rug plate almost straight and when I saught help from someone with more tool experience than me, they bent it worse before giving up and slicing the messed up bit off with a dremel! They didn't ruin anything but the hinge that was already beyond repair after all the bending, but now my nozzle is in need of replacement pieces! I understand that the majority of parts for models as old as mine are discontinued, but is there anywhere I can get two rug plate hinges for a Classic III? I'd like to replace both, and if neccessary the rivets that hold them to the nozzle, but I can't find the parts! Thank you guys (and gals) for any information you can provide and I hope to be a fairly regular poster here as my collection re-grows. I'll add pictures of the carnage later when I can find my camera. 
