upgrading from audio 20

Nov 29, 2012 | 05:46 AM

ZAHIDW204

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mercedes w204 c200 2.2

upgrading from audio 20

hi i am really intrested in this upgrade please see this website

www.mercedesnavigation.co.uk

its a company in manchester that specialise in fitting the new big screen sat nav systems (dont know what the real name is for this upgarde)

my question is, has anyone tried this company, and do you guys think its worth it?

any advise would be very much appriciated as am no good at all this technical stuff.

thanks alot guys.

Nov 29, 2012 | 10:13 AM

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looks like you will need http://www.mercedesnavigation.co.uk/...204-navigation
I had the audio 20 and upgraded to the Comand. I did not think it was hard. for the most part its plug and play. That’s a bit expensive it cost me 1100 shipped from Romania (I hope it was not stolen) for the unit, screen, GPS antenna, dash vent, and 2 wires. When I get home I will post the parts and part numbers. It looks like ebay has the best deals. And I did run into one problem it was a euro navi so I tried uploading us maps and it did not work so the guy gave me a cd and it did something thin the maps worked.

Nov 29, 2012 | 10:20 AM

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thanks for the reply, so lets have your honest opinion do you think it was worth going for this upgrade? and also does yours play dvd? and can yours record/save songs from a cd?

regards

Nov 29, 2012 | 10:37 AM

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thanks for the reply, so lets have your honest opinion do you think it was worth going for this upgrade? and also does yours play dvd? and can yours record/save songs from a cd?

regards

Honestly 110% worth it!!! I love having Navi and the sd card slot. Yes it plays DVD’s but I would get VIM(video In Motion) form midcity engineering. I have never tried saving a song so I don’t know on that.

Nov 29, 2012 | 10:45 AM

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I also upgraded all my speaker to infinity kappa’s and added a jl jx360 amp and I am installing the JBL MS-8 today or tomorrow.

Nov 29, 2012 | 10:47 AM

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thanks for the reply, so do you think i should go for this through this company ?

Nov 29, 2012 | 11:17 AM

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I did it myself with no major problems. If you don’t have the time to do it or you dont think you can take on the task you should would go with them.

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Nov 29, 2012 | 09:45 PM

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thanks for the reply, so lets have your honest opinion do you think it was worth going for this upgrade? and also does yours play dvd? and can yours record/save songs from a cd?

regards

That's half the system since the original cheap speakers are not changed.

Dec 5, 2012 | 07:39 AM

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its that time guys, i have got this booked in for tomarrow afternoon, will let you guys know how i get on,

is there anything in particular i should ask for? or keep an eye out for anything in particular? any advice or suggestions?

regards

Dec 5, 2012 | 08:06 AM

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Good luck! You should also add Infinty kappa door speakers that would finish the system.
I am useing kappa door speakers, jl jx360 amp, and jbl ms-8. And going to add a small sub.

Dec 5, 2012 | 08:25 AM

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now then i would love to do the speaker upgrade but the thing is will the door cards be the same once they have been tamperd with? and is this a straight forward job or does it require a specialist?

Dec 5, 2012 | 08:43 AM

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"Door cards..." do you mean the crossovers? The stock speakers only have a non-polarized cap on the back of the tweeters, and the Infinity Kappas come with truly audiophile-grade crossovers.

You should refer to this thread:

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...r-upgrade.html

Dec 5, 2012 | 08:46 AM

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sorry i ment to say like to replace the front speakers do you have to take the full door card off

Dec 5, 2012 | 09:50 AM

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Door panel, yes you do have to remove it, but it isnt such a big deal. Some DIY threads explain how. You will also have to remove the mesh triangle in the door frame and enlarge the tweeter hole slightly with a Dremel tool. Well worth it, according to everyone's enthusiasm with this speaker upgrade.

My local MB dealer actually did the installation, since the W204 was in for an A service.

Dec 5, 2012 | 09:55 AM

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thanks alot for that, well tomorrow i am getting this new sat nav installed and will take it from there, but changing the tweeters sounds very simpile might get the hk ones from dealers and do these my self.

i was wondering when i get this new sat nav system installed does that make any diffrecne to the sound system? or is it going to sound exactly same as the audi 20

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Dec 5, 2012 | 10:11 AM

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Even if this SatNav install had double the amplifier power, the "sound" is always produced by the loudspeakers. You will still have the same crappy sound from the stock speakers even if you installed a 1000 watt per channel amp, unfortunately.

Dec 5, 2012 | 10:18 AM

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i get ya thanks alot, will let you know how i get on

Dec 7, 2012 | 10:04 AM

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hi guys got my command fitted in and must say very impressed with this upgrade, got a question for you guys though, you know how from audio 20 we could go into enginering mode and then go into each individual speaker sound settings, i cant seem to do that with this command, i can go in to the enginering mode but just can't seem to find that particular sound setting and also the bit where we could adjust the highest and lowest volume setting, any ideas? or does this simply not come with those settings, any help is much apriciated. i will when i get the chance speak to the chap that did this install and ask him but thought see what you guys think to this. thanks alot

Dec 8, 2012 | 02:33 AM

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how much did this cost? and does the price include installation?

Dec 10, 2012 | 07:19 AM

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hi sorry for the late reply, but all this cost me £900 that includes the parts and labour

Dec 10, 2012 | 07:20 AM

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does anyone know if this command system shows up pictures that i have on my sd card, i cannot check at the moment as i dont have an adaptar for the sd card to go in to