I have since found them on AutohausAZ for under $13.00 PN is 0007664406 On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < [email protected]> wrote:
> On 20/07/2018 1:43 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> I need one of these but they are uber pricey. Is there any way to >> disassemble an existing key head on a key I no longer need without >> destroying it? I have fiddled around with a small flathead screwdriver >> but >> fear ripping it apart. A local locksmith also tried and gave up. >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Key-Blank-Head-fits-1965- >> 1985-Mercedes-Benz-300D-240D-300CD-WD-EXPRESS/132675456265? >> epid=140178608&hash=item1ee412cd09:g:ClYAAOSwRyRbIH~6&vxp=mtr >> _______________________________________ >> > > A couple of comments for you. > > Firstly that price is silly. > I ordered a couple of keys for my car a few years back and I think the > plastic part was about $6 from the dealer. > I think I would check the dealer price. > > Secondly, they did not last very long. They are soft and I assume that may > be to prevent injury in an accident but the softness of the rubber or > plastic or whatever it is meant it did not last very long before it tore. I > then had it wrapped with a zip tie. When it does tear, you are at risk of > losing the key. When mine first came apart I did not lose the key but it > fell down between the seat and the center hump. I was a long way from home > and wondered how I was going to fish the key out from under the seat track. > I thought I might have to go in search of a place to buy some tools and > remove the driver's seat. Fortunately I managed to get it out and was able > to use it without the plastic bit to get the car started and go home. > > In my opinion, I would not use the "genuine" junk. > Find some other means of making it work. I think Wilton made a key head > out of wood and posted a photo way back. > > I had one original key with the hard plastic head and that is what I have > been using. The other 2 keys with the broken soft plastic keys are now just > spares. > > RB > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
