Help! I need a flexi cable (Apple South Africa doens't want to sell me one)

Hi All,
My machine (Powerbook G4 17" 1.67Ghz, las generation before switch to intel) is out of warranty, and the flexi cable connecting the top platter (containing the KB, trackpad and power button) to the main board is damaged (developed a small crack). I am told the only way to get a hold of a replacement cable is to order a whole new top platter from Apple. I talked to Apple Support South Africa (managed through the Core Group). Received incredibly poor service from them, Had to repeatedly call them for 3 days on end before even getting an answer out of them, calls are never returned, etc.
Is this true? Is there any way I can get this cable as a stand-alone part? Surely it must have its own part number? Please, I am desperate, it's patched together, but my machine is unreliable - loses power easily and abruptly.
thank you for any help or insight,
Dawid

I managed a peek at a PowerBook service manual and there is no mention of a separate cable. Everything references an "top case assembly" with no separate listing for cables attached to it.
Here are some US-based Mac notebook repair and parts companies. Perhaps their tech support people can at least tell you if that cable is available separately:
http://www.powerbookguy.com/xcart/
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/
http://microdocusa.com/index.html

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