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Widescreen COMAND
I think I have the same COMAND (yes, you spelled in incorrectly) that you do. I have not seen the widescreen version, do you happen to have any screenshots to post here?
Also, have you considered just upgrading the entire vehicle to a 2003+? It seems to me that would be much easier.
I am constantly reading posts about upgrading tail-lights, head-lights, plain side rearviews to blinking, old grills to new grills, ad nauseum. Just buy a newer car rather than trying to make a dinosaur look like a newer one.
Also, have you considered just upgrading the entire vehicle to a 2003+? It seems to me that would be much easier.
I am constantly reading posts about upgrading tail-lights, head-lights, plain side rearviews to blinking, old grills to new grills, ad nauseum. Just buy a newer car rather than trying to make a dinosaur look like a newer one.
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I think I have the same COMAND (yes, you spelled in incorrectly) that you do. I have not seen the widescreen version, do you happen to have any screenshots to post here?
Also, have you considered just upgrading the entire vehicle to a 2003+? It seems to me that would be much easier.
I am constantly reading posts about upgrading tail-lights, head-lights, plain side rearviews to blinking, old grills to new grills, ad nauseum. Just buy a newer car rather than trying to make a dinosaur look like a newer one.
Also, have you considered just upgrading the entire vehicle to a 2003+? It seems to me that would be much easier.
I am constantly reading posts about upgrading tail-lights, head-lights, plain side rearviews to blinking, old grills to new grills, ad nauseum. Just buy a newer car rather than trying to make a dinosaur look like a newer one.
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W220 M113K
I think I have the same COMAND (yes, you spelled in incorrectly) that you do. I have not seen the widescreen version, do you happen to have any screenshots to post here?
Also, have you considered just upgrading the entire vehicle to a 2003+? It seems to me that would be much easier.
I am constantly reading posts about upgrading tail-lights, head-lights, plain side rearviews to blinking, old grills to new grills, ad nauseum. Just buy a newer car rather than trying to make a dinosaur look like a newer one.
Also, have you considered just upgrading the entire vehicle to a 2003+? It seems to me that would be much easier.
I am constantly reading posts about upgrading tail-lights, head-lights, plain side rearviews to blinking, old grills to new grills, ad nauseum. Just buy a newer car rather than trying to make a dinosaur look like a newer one.
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2001 E320 RWD - Brilliant Silver/Ash: 100,000+
Common sense
1) Will add negligible value to the car on resale ( a lot of people want OEM stock)
2) Will not be covered by the new car or CPO warranty.
Different strokes for different strokes I guess, and the USA is a free country.
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2001 E320 RWD - Brilliant Silver/Ash: 100,000+
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2003 S classes still had d2b comand units in the car. 2004 and later got MOST based units. Switching to a MOST based unit will require you to change all wiring related to all MOST components and also replace the components themselves to MOST. Swapping a 2003 S comand in a 2001-2002 car requires some wiring knowledge, FAKRA connector, central gateway emulator, upper and lower wood trim.
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Whatever there's gas in...
I don't have money to burn, but it just seems senseless to me to install modifications that:
1) Will add negligible value to the car on resale ( a lot of people want OEM stock)
2) Will not be covered by the new car or CPO warranty.
Different strokes for different strokes I guess, and the USA is a free country.
1) Will add negligible value to the car on resale ( a lot of people want OEM stock)
2) Will not be covered by the new car or CPO warranty.
Different strokes for different strokes I guess, and the USA is a free country.
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CLS 63 S AMG , s500,clk550
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2003 S classes still had d2b comand units in the car. 2004 and later got MOST based units. Switching to a MOST based unit will require you to change all wiring related to all MOST components and also replace the components themselves to MOST. Swapping a 2003 S comand in a 2001-2002 car requires some wiring knowledge, FAKRA connector, central gateway emulator, upper and lower wood trim.
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Yep. And there is a separate MOST system controller that wasn't used in D2B. And any other consumers (CD, phone, VCS, Tele-aid) would have to be replaced.
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I recently did a widescreen CD NAV upgrade on a 2002 S500. The unit was from a 2003 S class. I'll take some pictures and post shortly. It does compute nav routes a bit faster but overall, same functionality. It looks 150% better. It really cleans the interior up. If you have a 2003 car and want a 2004 and later system, it can be done but it's too expensive. The MOST controller is actually a audio gateway/amplifier combined in one unit. New wiring, fiber loop and replacement of all D2b components to MOST would be required. At a minimum, you would need speaker wiring, comand unit, amp/gateway. CD changer, Teleaid, VCS, Phone would be optional. If someone had a rare W220 S with many options from the 2001-2003 range, it may just be worth the upgrade.
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Just to be clear, the 2003 COMAND is not DVD-based. It's widescreen but still CD-based, and DavidC did ask about DVD nav. There's no way to do that without moving to MOST, which is expensive.
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I'm not quite clear. Do you want DVD Movie playback or DVD Map? If you have an earlier CD based NAV unit and want to play movies on the screen, there are options available but you'll still have to get an external dvd player.
