1983 300CD Door Strikers...where are they?

[83mercedes]

Whenever I go to the big distributors' web pages I get a "part not found" message when I look for door strikers. My doors have trouble closing (you have to slam them) and I'm sick of it. I see them pop up on ebay every now and then, and I know you can get at least the driver's side striker from **************.com, but does anybody know what happened to this part?

[speedy300Dturbo]

Left side: 123-720-01-04
Right side: 123-720-02-04

Retail at your local dealership should be about $25 per side.

[simmo300e]

will changing the door strikers help the door close? My passenger door needs a firm hand to get it to close properly so if that's likely to help, I'll be buying one

[danwatt]

If the above doesn't work, you can always try the tried and true method of salvage yards.