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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 02:07 AM
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98 S500 Single CD Options?

I have a '98 S500 which has the CD player with the CD holder in the trunk (not sure if they are all this way) and it looks like it's all standard MB components. Is there any good option for playing a single CD inserted from the dashboard. I could certainly do without the cassette player (do they still make cassette tapes?). This question is really for my wife since the CD's in the trunk is a bit too much for her to deal with....
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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Becker makes one, that they claim will interface with the harness, very pricey a 4002 or something. Look on their web page
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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guessing (that means i dont know) that maybe the Audio 10 might work *if*
the block connectors from your harness into the radio. you may want to try
contact board member 'sura' who operates as perfectmarketaudio.com to see
what his experience using this D2B compliant unit in a pre-D2B car. it still might
work...but be clear that you'll lose CD changer compatibility since your car/model
is pre fiber....but you will get single disc, dash loading in the process.
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Originally Posted by Peter Guenther
Becker makes one, that they claim will interface with the harness, very pricey a 4002 or something. Look on their web page
Peter, can you link the page where you saw this single CD player? I searched all over the becker site, but nothing came up.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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They re-did their page the radio is the 4602
http://www.beckerautosound.com/parts...te_supply.html
They claim it is a direct fit and run an ad in the "Star" mercedes magazine
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More Info on Becker 4602

The operations guide for this stereo is at http://www.beckerautosound.com/mercedes_4602/index.html. The price is $450 and they are reportedly stocked items.
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