Little

If anyone was interested, i've found all the color codes for each speaker in my benz last nite. This is at the amp. They go a lil something like this:

Left Front= Green/Brown-Green
Right Front= Black/ Brown-Black
Left Rear= Pink/ Brown-Pink
Right Rear= White/ Brown-White
Left Sub = Purple/ Brown-Purple
Right Sub= Blue/ Brown- Blue

Constant power is 10ga Red with Blue stripe

Didn't get to check anything else out

diffuzi0n

good info there. Do you know anything about PAC OEM-2 from crutch field. amp to head unit converter.

Little

Nah never heard of it. I just picked up an AudioControl LC6 Concert Series Six Channel Line ouput Converter. It's a pretty sweet unit, with outputs for subs, front and rear. Also has signal sensing so no need for an amp turn-on. I'm gonna be replacing the front factory speakers with Focals components and power them with my Zapco Studio 300 and then tap into the sub outputs for my 4- 12" JL Subs with Zapco Studio 500 powering them. I'll let eveyrone know how things turn out.

rob_fed

Here is more data from www.the12volt.com

1999 Mercedes E-Class Stereo Information:

Constant 12V+ Red/White
Switched 12V+ Black/Yellow
Ground Brown
Illumination n/a
Dimmer n/a
Antenna Trigger Blue/White
Antenna Rear Window
Front Speakers 5 1/4" Doors
Left Front (+) Green
Left Front (-) Brown/Green
Right Front (+) Black
Right Front (-) Brown/Black
Rear Speakers 5 1/4" Door
Left Rear (+) Pink
Left Rear (-) Brown/Pink
Right Rear (+) White
Right Rear (-) Brown/White

Elvis Presley

The Zapco amp probably has a balanced input, and depending on your headunit, a simple 6 pin mini din plug can be used to connect the 2. I have been successful using soundstream amps. I have the pin out for the e320 wagon with Bose system if you are interested. It may be the same plug.

Little

the zapcos do in fact have a balanced input. I'm gonna use the factory head unit though, not my eclipse one.

Elvis Presley

I spoke with Zapco, they told me that there balanced input supported up to 16 volts. I spoke with a Bose service center in St. Louis that told me the radio output was 600 milivolt or .6 volts. You may not have enough drive for the amp, but it would be worth your effort to try connecting the factory head unit. It worked really well with mine. The Bose amp is so horrible that I would hate to see you use it (in this case you are using it as a line driver) unless necessary. My car also has a trigger out 12 volts to turn on the amp. Keep me posted as I am using the factory head unit.

I am waiting impatiently for the new ICruz from Monster Cable. As I do not have a cd changer, this looks cool. As I understand it, the device acts as an interface for the fiber cd connector. The neat part, it emulates a cd changer so it recognizes the first 6 folders as cd's and identifies the first 99 files as songs on the cd.

psakthik

Hi Little,
I bought the Bose amp to replace, don't know which pin at the amp goes to which speaker. Can you give the Speak wire to Amp pin connection details?

Thanks
Pals

renault12ts

Great info OP...thanks.

Schaffer

could you an me that pin out plz schafeazy91@gmail.con