How expensive is it to replace the tumbler?

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1982 240
460,000 miles total
140,000 on Rebuild

I replaced my tumbler and drivers side door lock from junkyard parts, which was very cheap. If you go through the dealership and get a new tumbler and locks: much more expensive. I've heard 3 to 4 hundred dollars. Every so often the yard will get a car in with the key in the ignition. If you can pop it out with the tumbler (and the rest of the locks(trunk and doors)) and fit your car with the scavenged parts, you are back in the game.

It's just the same problem over and over: wait for the right parts at the salvage yard, or get it fixed now with the new tumbler from the dealership. If money isn't an issue, go through the dealership. If it is, find a workaround and wait for the parts at the salvage yard....

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1984 300D