2002 G500 aftermarket radio replacement, need Advice!
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2002 G500 aftermarket radio replacement, need Advice!
Hi, has anyone replaced a 2002 G500 radio (Command System) with an aftermarket option? I'm looking to find the best way to:
- Add a back-up camera
- Add better GPS
- Have connectivity for my iPhone to play music and make phone calls
- Connect to the steering wheel radio controls
- Put in something that fits as flush as possible to the OEM space
It would be great to have all of this in one unit, but let me know if anyone suggests something else (like changing the head unit and also putting in a separate GPS/rear view camera).
Also, does anyone know if this G has an "optical fiber amplifier"? A radio place asked me but I didn't know.
Any thoughts would help!
Thanks-
Rodger
- Add a back-up camera
- Add better GPS
- Have connectivity for my iPhone to play music and make phone calls
- Connect to the steering wheel radio controls
- Put in something that fits as flush as possible to the OEM space
It would be great to have all of this in one unit, but let me know if anyone suggests something else (like changing the head unit and also putting in a separate GPS/rear view camera).
Also, does anyone know if this G has an "optical fiber amplifier"? A radio place asked me but I didn't know.
Any thoughts would help!
Thanks-
Rodger
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2002 G500, 1961 190b, 2001 SL500 Sport
Yes I put a Pioneer Avic z150bh in mine a few years ago. It has all of those functions. Currently there is carplay technology which works better than mine, but mine does play pandora, ipod, phone, and nav commands from my phone. It cost around $2500 to do it all because the whole car needs to be rewired. I also used an Alpine 5 channel amp and 12" subwoofer which gives the stereo good power and bass. It fits flush in the space with a 7" dash kit.
I used a license plate mounted back up camera that points right down at my trailer hitch for when I'm hitching up and gives a good view for backing up in general.
One thing to note: the car will give you an error code every time you start it because the dash no longer communicates with the factory stereo. It thinks there is a problem and says visit workshop. Also, you cannot change the clock in the cluster because you normally do that through the stereo. Our C320 has a pioneer stereo, but in 2004, they made it so you can change the clock and the error message doesn't come up. Finally, the way the steering wheel controls work, when you push a button on the wheel such as change track, it changes the track and performs whatever function the button would normally do in the cluster. IE to change the track, you also switch from consumption from start to consumption from reset.
I used a license plate mounted back up camera that points right down at my trailer hitch for when I'm hitching up and gives a good view for backing up in general.
One thing to note: the car will give you an error code every time you start it because the dash no longer communicates with the factory stereo. It thinks there is a problem and says visit workshop. Also, you cannot change the clock in the cluster because you normally do that through the stereo. Our C320 has a pioneer stereo, but in 2004, they made it so you can change the clock and the error message doesn't come up. Finally, the way the steering wheel controls work, when you push a button on the wheel such as change track, it changes the track and performs whatever function the button would normally do in the cluster. IE to change the track, you also switch from consumption from start to consumption from reset.
Last edited by miike; Dec 8, 2016 at 05:27 PM.
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I am looking for a more recent radio with NAV, GPS, Bluetooth, etc. i did see a few on eBay but have no idea how they would work in my G...
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2008 G55
I am running the Pioneer Appradio 4 in my 08 G55, it meets all of the criteria listed as well as has Apple CarPlay as well, which is great to leverage the functionality already in your phone and keep the price point down. Different than "All in one" units in the past that were $2k+ the Appradio only cost $500 + harness, install, etc.
I added a Pioneer backup camera in the factory MB Camera housing and was also able to maintain steering wheel controls. It is also a bigger screen than the factory one too and fits nicely with a standard double din kit that any stereo shop can get for you.
I added a Pioneer backup camera in the factory MB Camera housing and was also able to maintain steering wheel controls. It is also a bigger screen than the factory one too and fits nicely with a standard double din kit that any stereo shop can get for you.
