Replacing 96 E36 328IC ignition lock

[David Lefebvre <drl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First post here in a long, long time. I'm the www.mercedesmailinglist.com 
creator who modeled that list off of Welty's ten years ago.

I have a 96 E36 328IC. My ignition lock started acting up about six months 
ago. It would spin freely; if I forced the steering column to unlock, it 
would click and I could start it. A couple days ago, it totally locked up. 
Out of twenty tries now, I can get it to spin freely, but I can't remove 
the lock cylinder even with the "special tool" inserted in the detent.

Questions: (1) am I going to have to drill the cylinder out? (2) the car 
does not have the factory security system. Can I replace the lock cylinder 
with one from a salvage car until I get one in one week's time from the 
magic elves in the Black Forest?

Thanks in advance.

Dave

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