Bo$$

Hi all,

I have a 2014 C350 with every package but the Distronic Plus. I have BSA and lane tracking so the radar is in place already.

Does anyone know how much it would cost and if it is a DIY job?

I saw that MBENZNL was the place to go for this stuff but it appears if Steve is no longer in business?

I also say a DIY on a W211 AMG https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ot-s-pics.html however I'm not sure how similar it is to what I'm looking to do....

Thanks in advance...

capt_paul

You just have the radar in the rear bumber corners for the blind spot assist, you do not have the radar behind the star in the front grill for distronic. To retrofit, you will spend upwards of $10000

capt_paul

I use Steve all the time for my W204 and W203 retrofits. In fact, just got some parts the other day from him.

Contact him at MBenzNL@gmail.com with your VIN

michail71

$10,000?

capt_paul

It cost me over $6000 to retrofit Intellegiant Lighting System (ILS) to my C350 with parts and programming, with me retrofitting the parts...probable close to 20 hours of labor involved for that. Doing a Distronic retrofit would take more labor

michail71

The cost of these retrofits always blows my mind. For those costs you'd think you could have a team of engineers design the systems from scratch.

Mercedes and BMW have some really expensive package upgrades.

DapperStyle

Well actually it's the packages that are cheap and doing it after the fact that makes it expensive. Distronic is $3,000 as an add on compared to $10k, it's practically 1/3 of the price.

michail71

So it would really cost less doing a vehicle trade. But I could see it being a fun project. I'd enjoy it myself but not at those costs.

Bo$$

Wow well I guess there goes that idea. If it was somewhere in the 2K range I would do it but no way for 10K. I just blew 10K on 2 vacations for my girlfriend and I well worth it and rather do that again then spend 10K on a retrofit lol.

Honestly I would consider doing that if the right option came up. Although I literally bought the car 11 days ago. And I love the car. Other than the few minor issues that came up and are being dealt with by the dealer. I feel that I would get royally raped if I did something like that...

The only packages the car doesn't have is the Distronic Plus and Parktronic.

In my eyes the Leather Package subs the sports package since I'm in the works of getting 4 18 inch 5 spoke AMGs (standard on the sports package) and from what I've seen on all the CPO cars the leather appeared more worn on the Sports Packages.

Parktronic I may use once a month so that's not an issue.

Doesn't have keyless go but I want to do the smart key starter anyway and having keyless go I read makes it impossible.

Once I add the smart key the only thing left would be the distronic.


I noticed the car has a camera lense on the front windshield where the rear view mirror is mounted. Is this part of the lane keep assist?

edgalang

Are you seeking to add every possible option for the car?

So you already have...
The lighting package?
Dynamic Handling Package?
Panoramic moon roof?

Define "only thing left".

Bo$$

Yessir I have all of the above mentioned...

jlr82

Too bad you didn't post sooner, if you bought it CPO you have 7 days or 500 miles to change your mind no questions asked. (actually on second thought that might only be with MB Financing?)

edgalang

In that case congrats! You are officially the 2nd or 3rd person here who has the Dynamic Handling Package for the W204 (since that's not normally sold in the US market). I factory ordered mine and had to wait for 8+ months for delivery.

jlr82

Now that is patience! I would think that was a terribly long and agonizing wait!

edgalang

My wife and I ordered it after we found out she was pregnant (figured it was a good time to upgrade). We had originally planned on doing a European delivery but because of Tsunamis happening in Asia at the time, our build was massively delayed. Apparently all orders with the lighting package was pushed back since the parts are sourced from Japan. In the end, our car was coincidentally delivered here in the states on the very same weekend that my wife was giving labor.

True Story.

So all in all, I had my mind on other things. But this is why I can relate to the OP, since when we received the car, it was delivered EXACTLY to my specifications (even the interior trim), and this seems to be what the OP wants to accomplish with his.