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2002 ML320 - What makes this a cool car?

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Old 06-13-2011, 04:36 PM
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1990 190E 2.6, ... 1998 ML320, 2005 ML500SE
Originally Posted by FraKctured
So is 2000 the last year of the analog system?
Yes. The ML's went Fiber Optic in 2001.

FYI, the only two MCS units that will work in the non FO ML'a are;
163-820-04-86
163-820-21-86

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Old 06-13-2011, 04:45 PM
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1990 190E 2.6, ... 1998 ML320, 2005 ML500SE
Originally Posted by FraKctured
Hey Mike:

I had Wolfgang's site bookmarked, and noticed that it had been changed, so I bookmarked the new page right away and have had access through that link. There are so many hyperlinks on their, it's really packed, so I usually just keep hunting around and often find some of the old links from Wolfgang's site. Why did he take it down? Great resource.
Wolfgang told us that he couldn't maintain this page on his server, whnet, any longer. That was several years ago and I cant remember exactly what he said. However the complete original 4X4 pages were archived at the web site below;

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.whnet.com/4x4/

I was surprised that he has continued to update the Radios page and that it was still available on his whnet server. I wonder how much more is still available since it's a lot faster to go directly to his server than the archive.

Wolfgang is around from time to time. Maybe he will chime in and give us more info.
And Wolfgang, if you read this THANKS again for all the valuable information you have provided to us. It's many years later and the information is still being used and still helping people.
Mike

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Old 06-13-2011, 05:17 PM
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araltd, the iPod adapter described in post #21 above will not work in your ML. I have not seen any easy way to add an iPod adapter in ML's with the Fiber optic system, which your ML has.
Mike
Here's another site that has a lot on iPod retrofitting--might be something here for the '02 ML?

http://www.mercupgrades.com/IPOD%2BR...rticle-35.html
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Originally Posted by Mike's ML
Wolfgang told us that he couldn't maintain this page on his server, whnet, any longer. That was several years ago and I cant remember exactly what he said. However the complete original 4X4 pages were archived at the web site below;

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.whnet.com/4x4/

I was surprised that he has continued to update the Radios page and that it was still available on his whnet server. I wonder how much more is still available since it's a lot faster to go directly to his server than the archive.

Wolfgang is around from time to time. Maybe he will chime in and give us more info.
And Wolfgang, if you read this THANKS again for all the valuable information you have provided to us. It's many years later and the information is still being used and still helping people.
Mike

+1

Big thanks to Wolfgang for the work he did there. That iPod retrofit was my first DIY job on the ML, and got me off to doing a lot of other things over the years.
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can I install a radio brand say Pioneer in an ML 320 2003?
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Originally Posted by lkml320
can I install a radio brand say Pioneer in an ML 320 2003?
There are options out there. Check Crutchfield for starters--here's a Pioneer that they say works with the Bose system w/Nav.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130P630...T.html?tp=5684

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