Lightining cable for glove box
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W140 Mercedes S350, W221 S550 sport
Ok. I don't know what the end of the w221 connector looks like that's plugged into the glovebox. I'm assuming it doesn't look like the close-up I sent? Car is at dealer and I have a 2015 ML as a loaner. $62k sticker, with an optional Harmon Kardon audio that sounds like complete trash.
Last edited by Jason B; Dec 3, 2014 at 12:10 PM.
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2016 C300
It probably looks the same but it's pinned out differently inside. You already know how I feel about the Harman/Kardon. I did discover the root of the problem in the 221...Harman used a new speaker cone material they'd developed called "Alumaprene"...basically a metal cone coated in plastic which not surprisingly sounds thin and metallic. The S got five 4" Alumaprene speakers and two 6.5". Replacing those cures pretty much everything that's wrong with the 221 stock audio.
