i have the 99 C class and the tape area is closed off by the window screen and i cant have the tape adapter that connects to the ipod cause it makes a beeping sound every five seconds when the flap is open, and i cant close it with the cord either.. how do i use the tape deck with the cord sticking out the tape without that beeping sound!! any help?

any help? i guess ill just take it to a car stereo place and ask them..

i got the ipod thing u plug into your lighter.. and tune into a radio channel but i dont like this.. i liked the tape adapter better. and this thing cost 80 bucks from best buy i have 30 days to return

If you don't have the CD changer in the trunk, there is an adapter that will provide an AUX IN thru the CD input.

i have the cd changer.. the thing i bought suxx sounds like crap i hear the static of radio. theres nothing else i can do? some cars have IN's like a mic hole.. can i get that installed in my car?

Seriously, the only way to really solve this problem is change the HU. When I drove my former C-Class down from Chicago, when I first got it, I had my iPOD with me to entertain me on the way down here to SATX. I ran into the same issue and the only way I could even get it to work was to stop at a convenience store and pick up some tape and tape that little button that the screen pushes when it's closed to get it to stop doing that. I changed the HU as soon as I got home. Got get one that has MP3 CD capability, USB MP3 capability, or better yet BOTH. This eliminates the need for CD changer and then you also have a hardwire connection for your iPOD. The fiber optic CD changer Aux-in for the '98-'00 MB's is $200+, I believe, and at that point I would rather spend the money on a new HU.

thank you davis ive come to that conclusion. ive returned the radio tuner thing it cost 80 bucks.. unbelievable.. im gonna go buy a head unit with the wire for my ipod, even though i hate to change the original radio. eh what are u gonna do. thanks again

I just did this. I don't know much about car stereo or swapping electronics. I do know that I bought a Blaupunkt London model from Crutchfield and if I knew then what I know now, it's a 5 minutes job. Crutchfield gives you everything you need (the tools to pull your existing unit out and an antenna adapter). You will read a lot about a VW wiring harness, but you don't need it. I wasted about 2 hours crimping a wiring harness and trying to troubleshoot it - finally, I just plugged the existing harnesses into the back of the Blaupunkt - done.

Note that you will lose the use of your CD changer.

I couldn't be happier.