w210 - command or aftermarket?
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2009 c300
w210 - command or aftermarket?
I have a avic-n2 that I am reasonably happy with. It's currently in a vehicle that I am about to sell. I just bought a w210 (1999 e300) and can't live without my NAV. So now I have to make some choices.
Command: On the plus side this looks stock. I really like the idea of keeping the car from looking like it has something worth stealing. On the minus side, I already own a AVIC-N2. It looks like putting in command is $1000+, plus some tinkering hours.
AVIC-N2: As mentioned before, on the plus side I already own it. Although if I leave it in my truck it will bring the resale of the truck up, and it already installed and working great there. But how much does it increase the resale? I mean, not by more than $500 I imagine, and it will cost me more than that to replace it.. so maybe I do yank it. On the minus, I'm not wild about the looks of it in my nice clean MB dash. Much prefer the look of COMMAND 2.0 unit
TOM TOM or other portable GPS: Another choice is a handheld unit. The plus here is that I can move it to the wife's far if I want. The minus is that it's not integrated with the looks of the car. It's sort of this wart you stick to the windshield. Also if I leave the stock headunit in I would have to add another "wart" to get SIRIUS.
After writing all this down it sounds like I should go with the AVIC-N2. I already own it. It gets SIRIUS. It has GPS. Anybody have anything else to add?
Command: On the plus side this looks stock. I really like the idea of keeping the car from looking like it has something worth stealing. On the minus side, I already own a AVIC-N2. It looks like putting in command is $1000+, plus some tinkering hours.
AVIC-N2: As mentioned before, on the plus side I already own it. Although if I leave it in my truck it will bring the resale of the truck up, and it already installed and working great there. But how much does it increase the resale? I mean, not by more than $500 I imagine, and it will cost me more than that to replace it.. so maybe I do yank it. On the minus, I'm not wild about the looks of it in my nice clean MB dash. Much prefer the look of COMMAND 2.0 unit
TOM TOM or other portable GPS: Another choice is a handheld unit. The plus here is that I can move it to the wife's far if I want. The minus is that it's not integrated with the looks of the car. It's sort of this wart you stick to the windshield. Also if I leave the stock headunit in I would have to add another "wart" to get SIRIUS.
After writing all this down it sounds like I should go with the AVIC-N2. I already own it. It gets SIRIUS. It has GPS. Anybody have anything else to add?
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From: orange county, CA
Tesla Roadster Sport
go with COMAND, you can install the MY00+ instrument cluster/Steering Wheel controls and be able to control the Comand unit from yoru steering wheel. You will also be able to get driving directions in your cluster.
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209/W210 Estate /W211 modded by MBENZNL
Contact Steve @www.MBENZNL.com Re Prices on the W210 Items
He has done Several Update systems on Early W210s...
Steve did the Nav/steering wheel and NEW Instrument cluster in the W210 E300 D for Husk323
He has done Several Update systems on Early W210s...
Steve did the Nav/steering wheel and NEW Instrument cluster in the W210 E300 D for Husk323
