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08-11-2004, 04:18 AM
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Guess not. If the ML changer is from 1998, it won't have fiber optic wires... So you cannot connect it to just any head unit...
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08-11-2004, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by davidasman
is it possible to use the factory changer from a 1998 ML with any aftermarket head units?
thanks!
thanks!
There are many aftermarket changers that use Panasonic protocol, such as Rockford Fosgate, Panasonic, etc.
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08-11-2004, 10:04 AM
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Sorchie, did you get a chance to look at the e-mail I sent you last night reagrding my question on installation of SAT antenna on an SL55?
08-11-2004, 03:47 PM
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so will *any* new panasonic head unit control the changer in the (older) ML?
also - what about the wiring harness coming from the factory system to an aftermarket HU?
thanks for all your help!
also - what about the wiring harness coming from the factory system to an aftermarket HU?
thanks for all your help!
08-11-2004, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by davidasman
so will *any* new panasonic head unit control the changer in the (older) ML?
also - what about the wiring harness coming from the factory system to an aftermarket HU?
thanks for all your help!
also - what about the wiring harness coming from the factory system to an aftermarket HU?
thanks for all your help!
1) not necessarily. and if you replace the head unit, compatible CD changers really are only about $100-150.
2) you will need an adapter. with adapters sometimes running $100 after all the parts are purchased, why not get a new CD changer?
I would have said all this earlier if you told us what you were trying to do.
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08-12-2004, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by scorchie
I would have said all this earlier if you told us what you were trying to do.
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thanks again for your help.
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08-12-2004, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by davidasman
alright...here's the deal, the ML is my dad's car. in my car (c230) i have sirius radio. my parents just went on a road trip in my car and fell in love with the satellite radio. my mom asked me what would need to be done to add it to his car. his car is pre-steering wheel controls and the like so swapping out the old HU isn't a big deal as far as that's all concerned. also, he has the useless analog phone system below the HU that is waiting desperately for a reason to be yanked from the car. so i figured if there was something that would work with his existing changer, and provide him with sirius, then we'd be in business...
thanks again for your help.
thanks again for your help.
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