Guys,

Had been preparing to install an aftermarket rear back up camera since the one on my 2010 E350 died some years ago. Was gonna go with a simple 3” display in a replacement rear view mirror but in researching this I’m seeing posts of people replacing their factory radios and displays in the W212 and I’m thinking I may want to do that instead. Many of the posts I read were from like 8-10 years ago so I’m wondering if anyone had some updated advice for a radio/display update for the W212s. Thanks for any advice you can give.

Mike

 

We have an Android Auto topic for it . Well, my car has an aftermarket Android Auto Display . I don't know who did it or what brand it is . Previous owner did it for me lol
Well, Good things first :
Pros :
I can have a 3D View as well as 360 view and being a bigger display than OEM I can have a better view
Wireless Android Auto can be connected but cell phone's hot spot must be turned on for it
Better Interface when listening to music via usb

Cons :
When I received a phone call , I didn't hear the caller's voice nor do they hear my voice. To overcome this issue, I had to select MB Bluetooth during phone call but it's very dangerous to handle a phone while driving so I deleted my phone's bluetooth ,only hotspot is active

 

This is actually beyond my expertise, but you might want to visit Crutchfield website or call them. They do a lot of this and have experts to help with also. In addition, you can get help as long as you own the item.

 

Thanks for the input guys. I actually decided to explore replacing the rear camera. Got on you tube and saw a video on how to remove and when I got it out (took like 10 minutes; my concern was not wanting to chase the wires all the way to the dash but there’s a pig tail that allows you to disconnect the camera in the trunk lid) I used the part number on it to order a replacement used one off of eBay because new was like $600. Hoping this fixes the back up camera. If not may finish installing the aftermarket piece I have.

Mike

 

What kit did you settle on ?

 

Not sure what you mean. The replacement camera from eBay is used OEM. The mirror back up camera is the Auto Vox TG unit:

 

As temping as it may sound I would leave it OEM. 99% of this aftermarket stuff is junk from China that last a short time and malfunctions.