Ipod Mini: Broken orange ribbon cable?

So yesterday, I had the bright idea that I would replace my iPod Mini battery. I mean, it was fine otherwise, and it had all my favourite songs on it.
Long story short, I didn't read the directions thoroughly enough and I broke the orange ribbon cable that connected the motherboard to the casing. Is there any way to get a replacement?

You may want to search eBay for a broken iPod mini.  Most iPods that use a hard drive for storage are broken for a bad hard drive, so the other parts are usually working.  Find one that sounds like a bad hard drive, or worn out battery.  This way, you'll have some other "spare parts."  Find a seller who looks like a "person" selling their personal iPod mini, not a repair or parts scavenging "shop." 
NOTE:  There are two generations of iPod mini.  I'm not sure about variations in the internal parts, between the two gens.

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    Advance Level
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    iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Menu" and "Select"
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    iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Back" and "Select"
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    Your iPod warranty is expired
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    You are prepared to buy a new one
    You can’t accept the re-sell value of your broken iPod
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=469080&tstart=0
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=336342&start=0&tstart=0
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    Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it?
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2236095#2236095
    iPod Photo: unhappy icon + warranty question
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2233746#2233746
    4th Gen iPod Users - are we all having the same problem?
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2237714#2237714
    Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2242018#2242018
    Sad iPod solution
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=412033&tstart=0
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=443659&tstart=30
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2420150#2420150
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