clk22

Does any one have know how to remove the wood trim around the radio in a 2004 clk500? Does any one have the diagram of it from a wis cd?


Thanks in advance

Frisco

Yeah it's easy - there's 2 torx heads securing it at the base of the wood panel, and to access them you need to hold the ashtray door half open or just pop the ashtray wood panel facade off. Use a flashlight and you'll see one on each side. Once you undo them, the panel pretty much comes right off. You probably want to use some painters tape to cover any potential inadvertant scratching.

clk22

awesome! thanks i will try that when i replace my radio!

gaiex

removing the wood trim around the radio, theres any way or space to place a gps antena near the vent grills or IC???

I want to install a comand in a friends car and want to know where to place the gps antena...
In the w203 it can be placed behind the IC or near the vent grills, but on the w209 I don't know!

Any info on this?
Thanks

Eich

I had MbenzNL (Steve) install command in my former 2003 CLK500. And he put the GPS antenna up high, under the dash, behind the instrument cluster (clock, Speedometer, Tach). This provided very good "Visibility" to the satellites.

Of course, he had to remove the instrument cluster to do this, which I don't recall exactly how that's removed. I believe the GPS antenna was flat and was stuck to the underside of the dash with double-sided tape.

gaiex

I managed to do it, its easy, easier than in the w203, steps described above.

agent0002

How do you "pop the ashtray wood panel facede off"?? it seems pretty stuck in there.... don't want to break it of course.... i'm in the process of replacing the HU, can't even get the dang panel off.

Freddy2081

That's very interesting, I ordered the new radio with the interface for steering wheel remote and oem display, even if i didnt take it apart yet, I wanted to know if it's easy to go from the radio to the glove compartment, cuz i have to install the navy and the ipod in it...

agent0002

did it!
its pretty easy... pull off the wood panel at the gear shifter...then the tabs for the ashtray... next the 2 torx screws and pull off the dash...

Freddy2081

Now i would be very curious to see how everibody installed a subwoofer speaker, and where you put the amplifier...
then thing is that i had a very cool sound system in my old car, i set up everything to make it a show sound system, and it was pretty good in sound quality competition (EMMA)
But now i want a sound system in order to enjoy my music in the car, and the last thing i want is it be flashy and to modify the original interior of the car..
I didnt have time to take the car apart, i was thinking about taking off the oem subwoofer, make a hole in the back dashboard, and install my jl 10w6 in the way that only the magnet would be in the trunk... I didnt look under the back seat if theres room for the amplifiers like the older mercedes got...

Can anyone light me up??
Thank you!!