Quote:
Originally Posted by KatM
Oh, so I can't just order a set with a new and different key? I didn't know the dealerships would have VIN numbers saved back to '85.
|
Why would you prefer to change all the locks?
The dealer does not have the VINs. The dealer looks at your paper to check that you actually own the vehicle, then sends your VIN to an area at head office where someone actually goes and pulls out the master data card from the day your car was produced, from a filing cabinet. The key code is on that card.**
Until recently, you could order a VIN-coded key from Mercedes for a car produced 50 years ago. I think it is a bit less now, but you can for sure get one for a 1985 w123.
**
could be that the process is less manual now, but when I ordered the key for my 1960 220s, that was what I was told would happen 