djf1

I have a 1997 E320. The car has the stock tape deck and I have been browsing the posts here to find a solution to connect my I-pod. The past few days I have been going through some old boxes in the garage and I found a very old Sony portable CD player connection for tape recorders. This is in the form of a tape and it comes with a standard jack so you load this devise in the tape deck like a normal tape and connect the cd and it plays normally... These things were invented when the CD players were rare in the cars in the late 80's early nineties so you could hook up your portable cd...
So I looked at it and asked my self if it would actually play the i-pod through the tape deck. I connect it then and load the tape on the tape deck. Low and behold! Crystal clear sound! Especially with the I-pod EQ set at my preference I was very impressed on the quality of the reproduction! No noise, no FM crappy connections, interference etc, just clean sound as much as possible due to the fact that it plays through the tape deck so it should be restricted to the frequency output of the tape deck...
So this is a winner for no money, if anyone is in the same predicament this is a very reasonable and cheap solution.

Zackb911

A couple people have done this, the really nice stealthy way is to use an Audio 30 tape deck where the display conceals the tape opening and you can run the wire behind the deck and just have the plug come up through the ashtray or wherever. Someone on here did it for their Sirius, I bought an Audio 30 to do the same thing, but Im going Double Din instead.

P.S. if anyone wants to buy my Audio 30 $100 shipped

Zack

RickyE430

I still can't figure out how to run the wire behind the tape deck ???

Zackb911

Use some radio removal keys or make your own and pull the radio out, put the tape adaptor in the deck and run the wire over the top of the deck and down behind the radio in back, and out to wherever you want the plug to come out...

This is what I was talking about on Zam's car with the Audio 30
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ghlight=sirius

RickyE430

Thanks !

RickyE430

With the stereo keys , how difficult is the stereo removal process and running the wire? Anything else need to be removed ?

Zackb911

On a scale of 1-10, its a 1

Zack

RickyE430

I am skilled in level 1 difficulty ! Thanks !

Air Marshall Eldritch

Interesting! I was aware of those CD to tape contraptions years ago, but I always doubted how well a wire transfer to a physical cassette tape would sound. So a new use for the tape deck! excellent!

Now somebody tell me what I can do with my built-in armrest cellphone (analog, yes!)

j944

QUOTE=RickyE430;2105722]I still can't figure out how to run the wire behind the tape deck ???[/QUOTE]

I dont know about running the wire behind the deck but I just ran wire along the sides into the ashtray

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RickyE430

That's what I would like to do but I can't shut the door tight enough to stop the stereo from beeping

Zackb911

paperweight??

You can actually make one of those tape adaptors with an old cassette tape and some wire as well. There are some writeups online, however buying one for $2 on ebay is probably easier. If anyone is looking for an Audio 30 tape deck like the one above let me know, mine is for sale!

Zack