I just talked to the M-B Classic Center in Irvine, Ca. and they say yes, matching keys and lock cylinders are still available, you have to wait for them to come from Germany but that's been the case for over five years that I know about, why I ordered one in the *instant* I had my old key stick .

I highly suggest you get going and order one in A.S.A.P. before you get seriously stuck .

It's been a long time since I've changed a Neimann lock cylinder but they usually have a spring blade you need to depress to change it out, knowing exactly where that spring blade is so you can drill a tiny hole and easily push the spring down with an unbent paper clip, is the tricky part .

Once you have a new lock cylinder in your hand, it's not difficult to figure out, I assume you tube has a video of it some where .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
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