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Missing Burmester on VIN

Old Aug 25, 2022 | 11:10 PM
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Missing Burmester on VIN

I ordered a 2023 c300 in February with the burmester sound system on the build sheet but I don't see it on mbvin. Dealer can't confirm that it doesn't have it yet but the car hasn't been manufactured.

Has anyone else also experienced this missing feature despite having it on their build sheet? I still don't understand how a feature I ordered way in advance is still in shortage despite having it on the build sheet. I even waited until the dealer was able to get burmester added for me on the computer.

I currently have a 2022 c300 and was going to trade it in for the one with burmester but it's not even worth it now.
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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Holo
I ordered a 2023 c300 in February with the burmester sound system on the build sheet but I don't see it on mbvin. Dealer can't confirm that it doesn't have it yet but the car hasn't been manufactured.

Has anyone else also experienced this missing feature despite having it on their build sheet? I still don't understand how a feature I ordered way in advance is still in shortage despite having it on the build sheet. I even waited until the dealer was able to get burmester added for me on the computer.

I currently have a 2022 c300 and was going to trade it in for the one with burmester but it's not even worth it now.
Supply chain issues. Happens quite frequently. Burmester is listed as having "limited" availability.
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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 02:19 PM
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Supply chain issues. Happens quite frequently. Burmester is listed as having "limited" availability.
Yeah I know about that but other dealers were somehow able to get burmester and a couple as well still on the lot.
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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 02:39 PM
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Seems like it's a bottleneck issue. They don't halt the production line to wait for burmester parts, so it's very random when a car will or will not have it.
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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 02:40 PM
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Seems like it's a bottleneck issue. They don't halt the production line to wait for burmester parts, so it's very random when a car will or will not have it.
I'm pretty unlucky then. Most cars coming in with burmester on the build sheet have it on the car.
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Old Aug 28, 2022 | 09:31 PM
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Yeah I know about that but other dealers were somehow able to get burmester and a couple as well still on the lot.
burmester was available for all cars in September to early November 2021 production, cars with serial numbers around or below 20000. There were a few days with availability after that but very little for the rest of the 2022 model year.
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Old Aug 31, 2022 | 04:49 AM
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Burmester is not available in the current spec in Australia too
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Old Sep 19, 2022 | 05:14 PM
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This company in Germany sells audio upgrades for standard audio systems.
In this video he takes apart the door panel and many other parts of the W206, I found it very interesting. Looks like it’s something doable as DIY.

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