How do you plan on doing the chrome inlays? The chrome inlays on my '79 240D auto shifter bezel are broken and I was going to make some replacements from aluminium and polish them out, but the rest of my shifter is kinda funky as well so a replacement may be in my future.

If you're talking about just the skirt that surrounds the shifter, I bought a replacement on Amazon for $12 - probably not worth making those.

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Milan Brown 1979 240D, rebuilt OM617.952 turbo diesel, rebuilt 722.315 transmission - engine spun a rod bearing

1979 300SD, ~90k original miles, all stock