when i bought my first mercedes just a decade ago, i could walk into RBM and they'd just give me the little plastic bits. i don't know how or why those prices have gone crazy.
On 10/22/07, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When one orders keys from the dealer (at least in my case) they come in 3 > parts. The key part, and a couple of > plastic bits that form the top with the hole for the key ring. The key > slides in and then a plastic plug fills the > top. The plastic is relatively soft, which may be good in the event one is > in an accident and happens to clobber > the dash where the key sticks out, but is not so good for longevity. I > ordered 2 keys and paid something like $27 > each for them. The first one lasted only a few months before it broke. I > have been more careful with the 2nd one > and have now got a year with it (only useing the car during the summer > however). The first one was almost a problem > when it broke. I was over 100 miles from home and when it broke the key > part fell under the driver's seat. I didn't > loose the key but I wondered for a bit if I was going to have to find > someone with tools to remove the seat so that > I could get the key and go on home since I did not have any spare keys > with me. I did manage to fish it out and get > on home. > > I too have been thinking about the lady who made the wooden key top and > thinking it is a good plan. Just was not > quite sure how I would do it. The parts are small so one would need to be > careful with any sort of power tools. A > Dremel type tool with the router style attachment should allow one ot > carve out the centre part. Probably 2 halfs > with the centre routed a bit and then glued together would be the best > route. > > Or how about riveting the key blank to a bit of old metal from a > dishwasher ala Jim Cathey (sp?)? > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Booher > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 12:43 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Plastic Key Tops...Rusty > > > On 10/22/07, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I stopped by the stealership the other day and parts girl told me that > it is > > now cheaper to order new keys than it is to buy the chintzy black > plastic > > key tops. > > Key tops? As I do not yet own a MB, can someone maybe post a pic of > what you are talking about? The tops wear out before the key does and > need to be replaced?? > > Ed > > -- > Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
