Yeah, I'd say the dealer one is the way to go. It is a 12 x 1.25 thread. I'm just going to run a tap through the one I've got. It's completely useable - the end just got a little tweaked when I was ripping apart my front end. It's the type of thing that's so easy to replace with new that I didn't even give it a thought that it would be that hard to get one!