I happened upon this ebay listing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1823315214

I would have posted this in the parts forum, but I thought it might stir some interesting W124 fitment discussion.

What's the electrical connector for?

Do factory 300E 5-speeds have the same shift gate/pattern as the 16V with first gear to the southwest?

Sixto
91 300SE
87 300SDL
81 300SD