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What are my options to integrate my ipod to my 2004.5 c230k ss?

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Old May 11, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by heaven_leee
How odd, was I like on the wrong Dension site or something? And is that what you call my friggin system (that is so incompatible with everything)? D2B? How do I know which one I have?
look up on dension's site. look up the icelink gateway 500. you'll find the mercedes on the list. i actually called and spoke with someone and told them i had a Bose D2B FiberOptic system and asked if it would work, the guy said yeah. good luck man.


you either have the Bose system or possibly upgraded to the HK [not sure what year they started puttin that in]. best way to check is look at some of your speaker grilles. should show the 'bose' logo on it, mainly the ones in the package tray.
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Old May 11, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BadAssC230k
look up on dension's site. look up the icelink gateway 500. you'll find the mercedes on the list. i actually called and spoke with someone and told them i had a Bose D2B FiberOptic system and asked if it would work, the guy said yeah. good luck man.


you either have the Bose system or possibly upgraded to the HK [not sure what year they started puttin that in]. best way to check is look at some of your speaker grilles. should show the 'bose' logo on it, mainly the ones in the package tray.
Well, I know that I don't have the Bose system. But mine's is a 2004. Under the compatibility, it lists:

Car Type Car Model ↑↓ Year from ↑↓ Year to ↑↓ Head Unit ↑↓ Model ↑↓

Mercedes C 2004 Comand with MOST Fiber optic connection
Mercedes C Class 1999 2004 all with D2B Fiber optic connection
Mercedes C Class 2004 Audio20/Audio50 with MOST Fiber optic connection

Well, I know I don't have the Comand head unit, but how do I know which one I have? The D2B Fiber optic connection or the MOST Fiber optic connection? I believe my car is the 2004.5 with the regular factory head unit with the cassette player..

Oh btw, and nm about info on the AVIC-D3, I searched the forum. Thanks. =)
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Old May 11, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by heaven_leee
Well, I know that I don't have the Bose system. But mine's is a 2004. Under the compatibility, it lists:

Car Type Car Model ↑↓ Year from ↑↓ Year to ↑↓ Head Unit ↑↓ Model ↑↓

Mercedes C 2004 Comand with MOST Fiber optic connection
Mercedes C Class 1999 2004 all with D2B Fiber optic connection
Mercedes C Class 2004 Audio20/Audio50 with MOST Fiber optic connection

Well, I know I don't have the Comand head unit, but how do I know which one I have? The D2B Fiber optic connection or the MOST Fiber optic connection? I believe my car is the 2004.5 with the regular factory head unit with the cassette player..

Oh btw, and nm about info on the AVIC-D3, I searched the forum. Thanks. =)
MOST wasn't available until 2005+.
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Old May 11, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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MOST wasn't available until 2005+.
Oh okay thanks. Thank you everyone for your input! I guess now I just have to decide on which option is the better investment...
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Old May 21, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Blake P
I was using the tape adapter for a while, then got the Soundgate iPod kit, which works wonderfully. You can't control the iPod through the steering wheel or head unit (with the exception of volume), but the sound quality is pretty darn good and it charges my iPod while I drive.
Blake,
was it the Soundgate ALMBAUX1?
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Old May 21, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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was it the Soundgate ALMBAUX1?
Yes, the soundgate kit for D2B.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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what is D2B and what is MOST?
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Old May 24, 2007 | 04:02 AM
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in my car previously and in my buddies 01, if you open the glove box to the right theres a spot for a headphone jack you can buy a double sided head phone jack and use a remote to control for your ipod to change the tracks, at Staples they sell a remote that works upto 30' away from your pod, and since your also going through the aux line you don't get any feed back,
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