ignition tumbler issue

[mo17k3y]

Hi all, longtime lurker first time poster. I bought my 1990 E30 VERT with airbag a few months back with the ignition tumbler trashed. PO drilled out the tumbler and now I start/stop it with a flat head.

I got a new tumbler and want to remove the old one from the steering column and slap this one on but i can't seem to do it with the old paper clip trick. The old tumbler is drilled all the way to the plastic housing and I don't know where to put the paper clip in at. How hard of a job is this? Any help appreciated it. thanks

[SmokeE30]

Welcome to r3v. People are gonna tell you to use the search feature but here's a head start

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=270983&highlight=Ignition+tumbler

Looks like you gotta turn the key and use a pick in a hole on the underside of the steering column

[mo17k3y]

sorry mate, I did search but this thread wasn't clear on how he swapped the part out.

[dnguyen1963]

Post a picture so we know what you are dealing with.