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I Wanna Get The Stock Nav For My 05 Benz

I Found Alot Of Them On Ebay

Only Problem Is How Much Would It Cost To Be Installed

Buellwinkle

That's amazing that there were a lot of them since it's all new for 2005 and the 2004 and older units won't work. So if you do find the correct one for your car I know most dealers won't install them so you may have to do it yourself. Just search the forum, there are 1 or 2 websites with installation instructions for the older units, never heard of anyone doing it on a 2005 though. Also check with the Euro Pimp, Steve, but last I heard he can't get them or can't make the work or something like that.

LWL

I went to ebay and did a search on Mercedes navigation system for 05 C class. But then I couldn't find ANY!! What key words did you search for? Are you sure the ones you saw are for 05 model?

Buellwinkle

I can't be the U.S. ebay he's refering to, it's probably www.ebay.de

Nuvolari

I contacted Steve and he told me that the Comand should be a straight install on the 05 cars. The problem is in the price of the Comand unit itself; around 3000 Euros. Someone said that the dealer price in the US is $2100 but there were no more posts on the subject. I'd like to know more because in Canada Comand is not available on the 230's but it is on 320's. I want to put it in my 230 when I get it so I am hunting right now. Any information would be valuable.

CitronC230K_03

wow! thats alot of money.

Buellwinkle

Even if the dealer price is $2,100, then you should be able to get it for much less at a wholesale dealer, probably $1,500 or less. Get the part number, call Hoehn MB in Carlsbad, Ca, ask for the wholesale parts desk and let us know.

CitronC230K_03

Hoehn has great prices on MB parts. when i lived in San Diego I got my sway bars, 211 indicators, COMAND manual and CD set, and several other parts from them.

Nuvolari

I just got off the phone with the Hoehn MB parts department. They told me that there are supposedly 6 different Comand units for the 05 C-classes in the US. Why the difference I do not know. Also I asked him to price out one of the units as they are all about the same price. The price was $7200USD for the head unit alone!!!!!! There is surely more to this mystery than I have been able to dig up. Any investigators here?

Buellwinkle

$7,200 for 6 different ones, that's not too bad. Did you ask him how much just for one?

DL_AMG

That's easy to figure out...$7200/6 = $1200/unit.
Not bad at all...now you just have to find the EuroPimp to install them.


Kidding a side...since they are 6 different model, make sure you get one that able to play DVD/R diskes on the headunit, not just CD/CD-rom.

Neicey59

Steve won't install units purchased elsewhere because he cannot guarantee their integrity - at least that's what I was told awhile back.

CitronC230K_03

that would make sense.

i7iceguy

i think he's saying its 7200 for just one