question for installers..please HELP
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05 CLK500
question for installers..please HELP
ok guys, i have an 05 clk with harmon kardon system and i have the avic-z2 that i thought was getting installed today. I took it to the shop and the installer said that the whole car is fiber optic ( he said they used to be only the cd changer and headunit and phone, now the whole system is fiber optic) and he would have to run new wires from the aftermarket headunit to the stock amp and from the amp to the speakers. My questions are...
1) is that a good idea? should i just replace the stock amp with an aftermarket one? (would he even be able to keep the stock amp after rewiring???)
2) i read on other posts that people just used a VW harness and that was it...no need to rewire anything for the aftermarket headunit (https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...highlight=avic) ...is this not true for my car??
3) the shop is charging me $700 for creating a custom trim ring for the avic, rewiring the car and installing it..is this a good price or am i getting ripped off?
i am not an expert in this area at all so any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
1) is that a good idea? should i just replace the stock amp with an aftermarket one? (would he even be able to keep the stock amp after rewiring???)
2) i read on other posts that people just used a VW harness and that was it...no need to rewire anything for the aftermarket headunit (https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...highlight=avic) ...is this not true for my car??
3) the shop is charging me $700 for creating a custom trim ring for the avic, rewiring the car and installing it..is this a good price or am i getting ripped off?
i am not an expert in this area at all so any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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there is a mounting kit for your vehicle out, maybe you need a new shop... Todays installers are worse than the auto techs replacing parts because the computer told them to do it.
