spubar

Whats the best way for me to upgrade my sound, this system is good its just not loud enough

Can I add a new headunit and still keep my command? I really do not want to destroy the stock look of the car but the sound system is killing me.

alewifebp

I agree about the stereo, but I think that it is more of a speaker problem than the actual unit issue. I believe that if you were to remove the COMAND head unit, that you would lose a ton of functionality, if it is even possible. I'm not an expert in this area, so don't take my word on it.

A couple of users have done an upgrade, including just replacing the subwoofer and couple of other speakers for a tremendous improvement in sound.

kyee

Do you have the Harmon Kardon system? I upgraded the subwoofer as the bass is really lacking in MB system. It made a HUGE improvement in sound.

spubar

bass isn't the problem just the volume and no i dont have HK

rusnakmb

Got any pics? What would be the price of upgrading?

kyee

Cost was $1300 all inclusive, parts and labor.

kyee

The sub is a wedge/angled shape on the back, so it molds perfectly to the angle of the rear back seats. As you can tell from the last picture, there's still a lot of trunk space left. It doesn't eat up that much space.

My car is a lease, so I wanted a solution that would be easy to take out, and not leave much of a mark that it had been there.

I also just added the OEM Sirius satellite radio last week, and that's another highly recommended upgrade. The antenna is installed under the rear deck, NOT drilled onto the top of the trunk like MB instructs their dealers to do.

Ducman

would that set up work for a non HK system?

kyee

I don't see why not. Does your system have a subwoofer on the rear deck?

CALBenzo

kyee,

I was thinking about something similar to your setup, and would love to hear it sometime if possible. Where are you located in the Bay Area? I'm in Oakland.

Thanks,

kort677

where did you pick up the wire to the sub woofer?

kyee

I live in So. San Francisco (near Daly City), and work in Menlo Park. You're welcome to come check it out at anytime.

Ducman

LOL, I didn't even check if it came with subwoofer if it does do they have to disconnect that one?

kyee

Ducman/Kort677 -

All my installer did was tap into the line from the stock sub, put in a high/lo converter, and send that to the new JLAudio amp. Then from there on to the sub. The battery is actually in the back trunk anyway, so running power was a breeze.

kort677

I know this might sound dumb, but how do I know if I have a stock sub woofer? Car '05 e320 cdi, with command/nav/in dash cd changer

Brav

Look under the rear deck with your trunk open - you will see a single 12" sub (pancake thin) mounted in the rear deck.

CALBenzo

Kyee,

Will you be at work in Menlo on this Friday? I have a meeting in our Mountainview office at 10:00 am. Perhaps I could swing by afterwards on my way back to our other office. The meeting shouldn't be more than a couple of hours.

Thanks,

Mike

kyee

Friday I may or may not be in, not sure yet. Shoot me an email at kevin@islandriddim.com, and I'll give you my contact info.

kevin

kort677

I assume you tap into this for your amp and sub woofer?

Davel

Do you have pictures of the OEM Sirius radio and the installed antenna??? Thanks in advance

kort677

do a search for t-bones install

kyee

Yes, I do, in this thread.