W211 questions on installing a Z1.. location of speed sensor, etc. please help =)
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W211 questions on installing a Z1.. location of speed sensor, etc. please help =)
I am installing a AVIC Z1 unit into my 03 E55 AMG. I have talk to crutchfield and some other companies and they say I just have to rewire from my stock speakers and disconnect the fiber optic connections. Anyways, I was wondering if this was indeed true that in the back of our speakers we have a connection to connect a 12 guage wire to.. Also, where is the best place to get connected to the speed sensor? The reverse light? Lighting switch terminal? the terminal 12V switch I figured I would use the cigarette lighter connection since it is close enough? any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated guys. I was going to have a shop custom make a bracket to fit the unit within the slot but if anybody knows a company that has recently done it, make it and ship it to me that would be great. I know reuss or whatever makes them but I got a quote of $1500 just for the bracket! that was from the man himself too =(
thanks in advance!!
p.s. - i'm in the chicago area
oh a good ground place too.. i know of one underneath the dash but any other ones behind the unit itself? Grr and one last thing antenna booster power supply? Apparently if we have a fixed antenna we have one of these just not sure were, hopefully its a 12V max connection?
thanks in advance!!
p.s. - i'm in the chicago area
oh a good ground place too.. i know of one underneath the dash but any other ones behind the unit itself? Grr and one last thing antenna booster power supply? Apparently if we have a fixed antenna we have one of these just not sure were, hopefully its a 12V max connection?
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Having experience with car stereos (I sell Kenwood stuff), and a little with my own W211, I would say it will be a pretty big task to get that unit in there, and if you're gonna do it, I would definetly recommend to do it with a Kenwood or other GPS unit that does NOT need to connect to the speed sensor, like the new KNA-G510. You will need to bypass the fiber optics on the car completely and probably rewire the speakers, but if you are doing a very high end system, you probably are doing that anyway. There is a dash kit from Bestkits (http://bestkits.com/ViewImage.aspx?img=i/BKMZ2345B.jpg) that will fit a double-din unit like the DDX-6019 and is less than $40.
You can get the DDX-6019 with DVD capability and the navigation for around $1100, add bluetooth and rear view camera for another $300, and you have a pretty nifty system. Plus you can always add XM/Sirius and HD radio easily.
You will loose the dash display and the steering wheel controls though.
I can send you the PDF of the speed sensors from the factory manual, PM me if you need them.
Good luck,
Edward
You can get the DDX-6019 with DVD capability and the navigation for around $1100, add bluetooth and rear view camera for another $300, and you have a pretty nifty system. Plus you can always add XM/Sirius and HD radio easily.
You will loose the dash display and the steering wheel controls though.
I can send you the PDF of the speed sensors from the factory manual, PM me if you need them.
Good luck,
Edward
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