ABsC280

hey guys,

anybody try out those lookalike s600 grills that fit w202's on ebay. they're around 100 bucks and they look decent. i've tried some other stuff for my car on ebay and i'm not truly happy (exhaust - too loud, keychain - broke in a week). any other suggestions, comments, or grills out there would be helpful. thanks.

timecop369

Do a search... in my opinion... they're good looking.

I have it on my '99 C280 (purchased from jkmotoring) and well worth it. It's plastic but makes a world of difference. I posted a pic up and assembly a while back. Scorchie has a good DIY installation file too.

Mine hasn't fallen off like those cheap clear corners from procarparts.com. hehehehe

good luck,

timecop369

fast mayte

i've had it for about 7-8 months now (about 15k miles). it's great. no probs so far. Chrome still blingin

GDawgC220

was it easy to install? I'm interested in the one from jkmotoring...they got it for $79 right now.

ABsC280

hey i saw it 1st! don't outbid me

i'm just kidding, i've been looking at these for 3 mos. now. he always has another for sale after he sells one. i can't afford one still because of valentine's day coming up. before it was x-mas. man, when will i catch a break.

GDawgC220

seriously i gotta wait a lil too...hopefully soon.

fast mayte

hey, yup simple install. if you donno how to change a tire, this is not for you!!!

GDawgC220

hahaha....i can handle a tire

i'll prolly order it up in a few weeks after my clear corners

ABsC280

cool, i think i'll try it out. btw, which pioneer deck did you put in? i have a deh-p6400 in my integ and always wondered if i should try to put it in the benzo. but people in this forum scared me out of doing that bcuz everyone is so worried about plug and play. any thoughts???

GDawgC220

i got a 6400 in mine (i think you were referrin' to fast mayte, no?) and what you need is a audi/vw wiring harness. that will do the trick. just wire up the MB harness to the vw/audi harness, plug 'er in and it's all good.

it looks nice when the install is finished. i'll post up a pic here:

ABsC280

gdawg, wassup... how funny, i was just asking fast mayte about installing a pioneer deh-p6400 and saw on ur sig that you got the same one installed. can you hook me up with some details...radio installation isn't my thing but i have a friend that does those things for me. let me know when you got time to discuss the details. thanks!

GDawgC220

there something wrong with posting pics??? that's the web address my pic is at....

GDawgC220

i'll prolly have some time later tonight...u got aim?

SN: KingKong9423

if not, we can chat thru here or something.

fast mayte

hey, oh i have a 6400 too i think. actually i did. i work at a dealership and we had a car with a alpine yesyterday so i swaped them out . schweettt system.
i actually didn't have the patients to wait for the wiring harness cuz i was drooling over my pioneer when i first got it so i spliced the wires. it's worked fine. i've had it for about 8 months now. well till yesterday. i rewired the alpine harness to the spliced one. all is well.
only one thing though. them wires poked me!!! only down side i've had. oh and the stock mb speakers suck really bad.

fast mayte

hey, i'll post wire colours in a new thread tommorw. sounds coo?

oh and u'll be surprised to see how many RICEARONI/civic boys can't change a tire. can do math, but no change tire!!

ABsC280

tight, (i went to the web address) thanks man. so just use the vw/audi wire harness huh? i'm sure my friend can handle that. i'll prolly bother him later this week. let me know if i'm missing anything else. btw i think i have the p6300, i'm pretty sure it will work the same right.?

dude, i'm so happy i don't have to buy another deck. oh crap, what will i use in the integ? i don't care i gave it to my bro so he better let me take back the deck hahaha!

ABsC280

very kewl!!! i'm so excited to play cd's again. i hope i can control the urge from putting in a whole new system...we'll see

GDawgC220

haha. um...you also need a european antenna adapter so that your MB one will work with the deck. it's like a few bux for the adapter. besides the audi/vw wiring harness, euro antenna adapt, i think your pretty much all set...ooh, you need a dash kit as well for audi/vw (pretty sure on the audi/vw "type", dash kit is a must for the pioneer to fit in the stock slot).

so three things:

1) audi/vw harness
2) euro antenna adapter
3) dash kit (pretty sure audi/vw as well)

other than that, your pretty much a go. wiring the harness is pretty simple, just take your time and don't slice your finger :p

just splice from the MB factory harness into the audi/vw one, hook it up with the twist caps (match color for color) and plug 'er in. then same goes for the antenna adapter (which i believe is a coax/type head). after that, plug that into the socket behind the deck and you should be all good my man.

any other questions, let me know.

fast mayte

the dash kit? i didn't use one. i just used the side pins on the pioneer sleve? does it fit better or somthing. mine is snug

oh and only get the scotch (or however it's spelt) one for vw/audi. don't think the othe ones fit

GDawgC220

i dunno...i needed a dash kit for mine because the pioneer didn't fit in snuggly...so needed the kit to make it fit just right.

i don't see how theres any difference in the dash hole for the stereo...maybe your stereo was the same size as the OEM MB one?

fast mayte

na fits in snug here. it's like touching all sides of the factory hole. facinatinn'

GDawgC220

hmmmm...interesting

ricerokets4life

is this the grill that you tape on or is it more like the actual avantgarde grill?

GDawgC220

by tape on, you mean the chrome strips? This one actually replaces your original "honey-comb" insert. The original frame stays, just unscrew the grey stock insert and stick this one in. Easy swap I believe.

ABsC280

the dude accepts credit card, heeheehee, i'm getting one.