They lost the key, and could never put anything in it! On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 4:43 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I drilled it out. Just your basic drawer lock kind of thing with a > rotating catch. There’s one screw in the back holding it in. I suppose I > could put some generic lock in. > > Oh, and the drawer was empty… which begs why it was locked. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Dec 3, 2021, at 5:35 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Here’s the deal based on the EPC: > > > > The key and lock are sold a a unit, meaning they don’t source the key > separately, nor could they identify it. So your choice is to find a cheaper > locksmith, or just spend $50 to buy the whole shebang at the stealership. > > > > 163 890 02 89 - Cylinder and keys > > > > That or drill it and find a generic replacement lock and key. I’m sure > it’s pretty generic. > > > > -D > > > >> On Dec 3, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> So I went by this locksmith this afternoon while I was out on errands. > Coupla (apparently) Russian guys running the place. They didn’t look too > busy. Guy comes out and looks at the tray, then the other guy comes out, > they’re chatting in russki or whatever. We go back inside he tells me $65 > to open it. I politely declined. He says wait a minute and goes in back, a > few minutes later he comes back with a picking tool. He says he could > probably open it with that, we go back out to look at it. I ask how much he > says 65. I decline again. He asks what I was thinking to pay and I said > this should take you like less than a minute, 10bucks. He walks off > muttering something in russki. Ooooo. Kkkkk. > >> > >> He did mention somewhere in there about drilling it out so ima have a > go at that. Nothing to lose. > >> > >> --FT > >> Sent from iFōn > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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
