eblade21

Hi All

Great Forum, so much useful information and helped me replace the balance in my wife's car. Thank you all.

Now that the wife loves her car again, she wants a Bluetooth kit for her 2006 E350 4matic.

I was thinking of installing the factory kit but do not know where to even start.

Does anyone know a aftermarket kit that would works thru the factory radio?

Thank you
Eddie

Stuttgarten

Hey Eddie, your model year is prewired for Bluetooth. If you're interested in getting a factory kit to power your system, there is a gentleman is S. Calif who is the guru on this and he sells and installs BT. He also does it for area dealers and has been at it for over 28 years. He's Keith Valentine and his contact number is 714.746.5930. I had him do mine and I'm very impressed with his work. Don't text him though, just call.

eblade21

Hi Stuttgarten

That sounds great, but i live in NY, would he know which parts i would need and would he provide the parts?

Thank you
Eddie

Stuttgarten

He sells, he ships, he installs, he coaches, what else do you want! Just call him

eblade21

WOW!!!!!!!!!

That is great, and plan on calling him soon.

Thank you so much

sbsyncro

Stuttgarten,

I'm in a similar situation with a 2006 E500 (with Nav). Will the BT kit allow for BT audio as well as telephone?

I would imagine that it is a less expensive and cleaner option than R&R ing the factory system for a newer option...

Stuttgarten

Certainly, going with the factory kit would be plug and play, where everything is integrated into the car. BT would not work playing your audio. For that you'd have to access your auxiliary port in your glove compartment.



This link has images that show where that aux port is, in case you didn't know.


https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...me-insane.html

sbsyncro

Thanks. Thats disappointing news. I'm actually more interested in Audio via bluetooth (e.g. Pandora & Spotify) than I am telephone, since I usually just use a BT headset.

That Aux port with the cable dangling out drives me nuts.

Sounds like I may have to explore aftermarket options or just live with what I have.

Thanks,

Stuttgarten

Aftermarket options are plenty and will give you what you're looking for, but with the W211s, that factory technology platform was newly evolving. I'm sure in today's E Class, it's all there and more!

Darius33

HIMBOX HB01 from Amazon. $20 and works fantastic after 2 years use. No problems with connectivity, sound quality or telephone calls. Works perfectly, even with windows down.

Connects auto-magically. Allows for play, pause, skip back, skip forward, fast forward, fast back.

Press and hold to activate Siri on iOS.

I mounted the 1.5" round control on center console, just to the left of the shifter module. I ran power cord between driver seat and center console, to the 12V at rear of center console. Bought a 6ft headphone extension, and ran cable between driver seat, around back of center console, between passenger seat and center console, then into glove box. The thin wires tuck neatly betweeen the console edging and the carpet. All with no tools, and the wires are not seen (except for the 12v plugged in, and where it comes up to the mount). This could be avoided by wiring directly to fuse box though.

https://www.amazon.com/iClever-Bluet.../dp/B00GJFGE0K


I looked into aftermarket stuff and it gets messy quickly. Determining wheter or not you have the MOS setup, 5.1 or 7.1 speaker system. There's an aftermarket setup from China that matches the look of the original, Android based, but I haven't found ANY actual reviews or installation. $500 and a month for delivery is a bit too much of a gamble when for $20 I dont have to mess with anything, and still have a clean look.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/191572751922?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true
Two pennies plus a nickle.

Darius

ck32_05

https://www.amazon.com/Miccus-Mini-j...eywords=miccus

Works Great. Hide a 12v or just route the wire to cigarette lighter in front dash. Plug in to aux port and good to go. Or just run it battery and charge when needed.