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Originally Posted by Adriel
Thank you so very much for the reply!
Yes, I was stupidly trying to save money and instead rekey myself.
I spent a half hour drilling on it until the drill bit folded over... Made absolutely no progress in all that time.
I am just going to pay the $200 and be done. Got to get a new lock anyway (didn't help using a screwdriver), plus a couple other parts. Lesson learned: Mercedes are a bit more pricy and should quit with trying to save money.
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You probably used a dull, low quality drill bit. I had no trouble drilling mine out.
What's wrong with buying a new after market tumbler that is keyed differently than the door key? They are $15 to $20 and works fine. Hide the ign key in the car so you don't have to carry 2 keys if that is a concern. Not good to have a lot of weight on the key in the tumbler bouncing around scratching everything around it.