horizontally line tube nuts" in to Goggle gets me an Ontaroi distributor at the top of the list. In short

But in any case, I cleverly have also been told by several persons which my local stores "should" have them as well; I have`nt had time to mutually dig in to it more, but the answer may be much closer to home. (My initial guess of "I`m just adequately shopping in the wrong surely places" appears to be closest to the mark.)
Despite that worst case, I can get them from the UK for 25p per from
www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk . (Even after shipin costs, it`s probnalby my best option cost-wise; certainlly cheaper than needlessly payting dealer prices...)
Thanks for all of the sugestions! chers, andrew