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2010 e550 coupe
Does the bypass cable not include all the factory speaker wires?.. I thought i read that I still would need to tap into the shelf speakers. Trying to figure out how many channel amp I would need if i just want to run direct cable is the stock amp a 6 channel amp?
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All mine work other then the one right in the middle in the rear head rest area.
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2003 E55
I am running a 5 channel amp. 1 for each door speaker and then 1 for the sub.
This is the amp I got.
For 200 it sounds really good. Way more power than the stock set up.
Now if I could only figure out how to get to the sd cards without breaking the covers. Kind of sucks that it didn't come with any manuals.
This is the amp I got.
For 200 it sounds really good. Way more power than the stock set up.
Now if I could only figure out how to get to the sd cards without breaking the covers. Kind of sucks that it didn't come with any manuals.
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2010 e550 coupe
I am running a 5 channel amp. 1 for each door speaker and then 1 for the sub.
This is the amp I got. Amazon.com : PIONEER GM-D9605 GM Digital Series Class D Amp (5-Channel Bridgeable, 2, 000 Watts max, With Wired Bass Boost Remote) : Electronics
For 200 it sounds really good. Way more power than the stock set up.
Now if I could only figure out how to get to the sd cards without breaking the covers. Kind of sucks that it didn't come with any manuals.
This is the amp I got. Amazon.com : PIONEER GM-D9605 GM Digital Series Class D Amp (5-Channel Bridgeable, 2, 000 Watts max, With Wired Bass Boost Remote) : Electronics
For 200 it sounds really good. Way more power than the stock set up.
Now if I could only figure out how to get to the sd cards without breaking the covers. Kind of sucks that it didn't come with any manuals.
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From: Roswell, Ga
2003 E55
I didn't wire up the center channel or the small rear deck speakers. I can still switch things up easily later if I want to try it. I'll just wire the left speakers to one channel the rights to another, use 3 and 4 to drive the center and rears and the last for the sub. The amp has high and low pass filters so you can set it up so you don't overpower the smaller speakers. Probably take all of 10 minutes to switch it up.
It sounds really good as it is right now.
It sounds really good as it is right now.
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2010 e550 coupe
I didn't wire up the center channel or the small rear deck speakers. I can still switch things up easily later if I want to try it. I'll just wire the left speakers to one channel the rights to another, use 3 and 4 to drive the center and rears and the last for the sub. The amp has high and low pass filters so you can set it up so you don't overpower the smaller speakers. Probably take all of 10 minutes to switch it up.
It sounds really good as it is right now.
It sounds really good as it is right now.
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Ok so I messed up and ran the antenna wire backwards, so I won't need that cord I ordered.
So the only thing I ordered was the radio and 6meter cable.
What doesn't work, the sub in the rear seat head rest place.
Sounds like stock but with no bass.
So ran RCA cables and a AMP wire from the back of the radio (the plug kit came with the radio) to the amp in the trunk.
Power wire and amp fuse ran from battery to amp.
ground wire ran from ground point on the body to the amp.
Boom got a sub working. Will be making a custom box to fix where I have this one, just wanted to make sure it worked. This amp and sub were out of my old truck.
Ran all the wires down the driverside( US driver side)
GPS, radio, bluetooth, mic all work fine.
Well I can't upload photos from my computer now. I'll try when I go into the house.
So the only thing I ordered was the radio and 6meter cable.
What doesn't work, the sub in the rear seat head rest place.
Sounds like stock but with no bass.
So ran RCA cables and a AMP wire from the back of the radio (the plug kit came with the radio) to the amp in the trunk.
Power wire and amp fuse ran from battery to amp.
ground wire ran from ground point on the body to the amp.
Boom got a sub working. Will be making a custom box to fix where I have this one, just wanted to make sure it worked. This amp and sub were out of my old truck.
Ran all the wires down the driverside( US driver side)
GPS, radio, bluetooth, mic all work fine.
Well I can't upload photos from my computer now. I'll try when I go into the house.
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From: Roswell, Ga
2003 E55
I used the 6m harness. The amp has high level import support and I use all four channels from the headunit as inputs. I would have had to run two additional pair of rca cables along with the 6m cable to maintain fader and balance from the headunit. Would have been a little tight fitting the additional wires under the door sills.
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2010 e550 coupe
I used the 6m harness. The amp has high level import support and I use all four channels from the headunit as inputs. I would have had to run two additional pair of rca cables along with the 6m cable to maintain fader and balance from the headunit. Would have been a little tight fitting the additional wires under the door sills.
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2003 E55
I don't have it set that way. I said it would be an option to get the center and rear deck speakers to work but I am happy the way it is.
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2010 e550 coupe
Yea I was wondering if the sound quality would be diminished in that setup, I know you said you where running only the four door speakers and the woofer. Is that amp small enough to place where you have your old mercedes amp?
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From: Roswell, Ga
2003 E55
It's too big to fit where the stock one was. I have it mounted where Xpresion has his mounted. Had to ditch the spare tire compartment liner. Having it there provides easier access to tweaking the set up. Would be a real pain to have to remove everything to adjust the gain or filters.
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E55, past: SL55, 560SEL
Ok so I messed up and ran the antenna wire backwards, so I won't need that cord I ordered.
So the only thing I ordered was the radio and 6meter cable.
What doesn't work, the sub in the rear seat head rest place.
Sounds like stock but with no bass.
So ran RCA cables and a AMP wire from the back of the radio (the plug kit came with the radio) to the amp in the trunk.
Power wire and amp fuse ran from battery to amp.
ground wire ran from ground point on the body to the amp.
Boom got a sub working. Will be making a custom box to fix where I have this one, just wanted to make sure it worked. This amp and sub were out of my old truck.
Ran all the wires down the driverside( US driver side)
GPS, radio, bluetooth, mic all work fine.
Well I can't upload photos from my computer now. I'll try when I go into the house.
So the only thing I ordered was the radio and 6meter cable.
What doesn't work, the sub in the rear seat head rest place.
Sounds like stock but with no bass.
So ran RCA cables and a AMP wire from the back of the radio (the plug kit came with the radio) to the amp in the trunk.
Power wire and amp fuse ran from battery to amp.
ground wire ran from ground point on the body to the amp.
Boom got a sub working. Will be making a custom box to fix where I have this one, just wanted to make sure it worked. This amp and sub were out of my old truck.
Ran all the wires down the driverside( US driver side)
GPS, radio, bluetooth, mic all work fine.
Well I can't upload photos from my computer now. I'll try when I go into the house.
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2010 e550 coupe
Just curious but which head unit do you have is it the same as the op? There are tons of these quadcore rk3188 headunits on ali express I am assuming they are all essentially the same thing with different desktop orientations in their ad?
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From: Roswell, Ga
2003 E55
I used the link in the op's post to order.
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E55, past: SL55, 560SEL
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2010 e550 coupe
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E55, past: SL55, 560SEL
I tried four different Mic's including the OEM Mic and Mic that's built into the unit, and two aftermarket Mics that use an extension. They al produced the exact same result.
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From: Roswell, Ga
2003 E55
Stock OS. Everything is working fine for me except when I use music streaming apps. The steering wheel buttons for going forward and back don't work and the gauge cluster says AUDIO OFF. The volume still works so I'm still happy. Anything is better than the Audio50.
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2010 e550 coupe
I have a 1600 watt mono amp in the spare area now that powered my two 12s so I was kind of hoping I'd be able to fit this pioneer where the old factory amp was. Looks like I'm gonna have to remap this out a bit.
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2010 e550 coupe
I used the 6m harness. The amp has high level import support and I use all four channels from the headunit as inputs. I would have had to run two additional pair of rca cables along with the 6m cable to maintain fader and balance from the headunit. Would have been a little tight fitting the additional wires under the door sills.
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From: ChiTown
e46 m3, w211 e55
impact on center display...
When you install this what happens to the integration of the cluster display? Right now it shows the streets when nav is on, radio station, etc. If putting in this unit does this all go away? Are there any errors that come up?
