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First thing I did when I bought the car last week! Old New
I was surprised how easily it all came apart and went back together.
What’s the old unit and cd player worth?
First thing I did when I bought the car last week! Old New
I was surprised how easily it all came apart and went back together.
What’s the old unit and cd player worth?
Hey there Fezz, might you share the details of the Head Unit that was installed?
This is the one I installed. It came with everything you need. Even a back up cam.
it is more expensive than others I saw but had the best reviews.
Be careful chosing one though. Make sure to look at the pictures of which radio it fits. There are multiple head units in our cars that look the same at first glance but there are slight differences.
I've got a Pioneer head unit in my car, an AVIC-7000 as I recall. The face folds down for access to the CD and SD card slots. This allows the screen to be a bit larger. Navigation/map and firmware updates are done via USB port on the back, which I plugged an extension cable in to and routed into the glove box.
Last edited by brucewane; Apr 2, 2025 at 03:38 PM.
IIRC, the bezel is for 2005+ R230 models, but I wanted the ability to remove/replace the head unit without having to remove the "wood" console insert. So I just cut the wood insert and cover the mounting screws with black foam.
Everything still works perfectly and it wirelessly connects to my iPhone in seconds. Well, almost perfectly - I had to procure a microphone and it is marginal. I did not try to use the MB microphone, but now that I know what cable it is under the dash, I might try it soon. The steering wheel buttons control the volume, I needed an additional adapter for that.
This is the one I installed. It came with everything you need. Even a back up cam.
it is more expensive than others I saw but had the best reviews.
Be careful chosing one though. Make sure to look at the pictures of which radio it fits. There are multiple head units in our cars that look the same at first glance but there are slight differences.
From the picture, it appears it came with the adapter to run the fiber optic system from the simple line/speaker output from the unit. Is that correct.
BTW, R230 2003 and 2004 need a "D2B" adapter to run the fiber optic. 2005+ models need a "MOST" converter.
Yes, it came with the fiber decoder and the clips to couple the fiber lines together for the cd, phone, and voice module.
After I got mine to give me sound I went back and removed a bunch of the unused fiber so that I just have 1 set going from the unit to the factory amp.
1988 BMW M5, 1989 BMW M3, 1979 Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9, 2006 SL55 AMG w/ P30 Performance Pack
Alpine Halo9 Focal and Morel drivers.
I completely yanked the Command system (Bose) and went full high end mods in 2017 My few years as a custom stereo installer in my 20’s allowed me to this install myself over 2 months of weekends. Full interior removal to get all my signal lines, speaker wires and sound insulation in. My Halo is reminiscent of today’s floating “iPad” touch screen look. My most proud accomplishment was retaining the drink holders.
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