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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 11:14 AM
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W211 Car audio upgrade

This is just a post for anyone that whats to upgrade the car audio system in their W211.

You can absolutely upgrade your system and put a double din, you just have to put a new amp in your car (you can also keep your original speakers if you want). Since your putting a new amp, you bypass the fiber optic system.
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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 02:53 PM
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How did you get the steering wheel controls to work? Does the audio information still display in the instrument cluster?
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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Pasquale545
This is just a post for anyone that whats to upgrade the car audio system in their W211.

You can absolutely upgrade your system and put a double din, you just have to put a new amp in your car (you can also keep your original speakers if you want). Since your putting a new amp, you bypass the fiber optic system.
What amp (brand) would you recommend?
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yes you can have steering wheel controls, use the module axxess aswc-1 i believe is the model
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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 03:05 PM
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What amp (brand) would you recommend?
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The best amp (for me at least) is the Alpine 5 channel amp PDX-V9

this amp is small, amazingly powerful and can do a full system including subwoofer

4 channels x 100 RMS (for all your speakers)
1 x 500 RMS (for the subwoofer)

The RMS is alwasy tested higher that whats on the box


My system is 2 sets of Focal KRX 2 speakers for front and rear
and 10w3v3 Subwoofer all run off the alpine
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bypassing the fiber optics

Hello
Did you have to run all new wires to the speakers ?
Also do u have to use an adapter to bypass the factory amp ?
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Old Jan 30, 2015 | 09:10 AM
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Did you have to run all new wires to the speakers ?
Also do u have to use an adapter to bypass the factory amp ?
No. You can tap in to the wires in the trunk and run a set of AUX leads to the head unit.
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Originally Posted by Pasquale545
The best amp (for me at least) is the Alpine 5 channel amp PDX-V9

this amp is small, amazingly powerful and can do a full system including subwoofer

4 channels x 100 RMS (for all your speakers)
1 x 500 RMS (for the subwoofer)

The RMS is alwasy tested higher that whats on the box


My system is 2 sets of Focal KRX 2 speakers for front and rear
and 10w3v3 Subwoofer all run off the alpine
Are you disconnecting the center speaker with this setup? Do you lose the "pro-logic-7" sound?
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