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Old Apr 10, 2019 | 02:10 PM
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Car Play for 2005 SL55 AMG

Hi - any recommendations for aftermarkt head units with Car Play for 2005 SL55 AMG?
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Old Apr 10, 2019 | 06:07 PM
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Your best bet is going to a few local car audio shops and see what they can do for you.

You can get a pretty solid set up for 2K to 3K that will bring it into the modern world and look nice and clean when installed.
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Good thing is you have an '05 with the MOST fiber network. You will just need a new head unit, a MOST adapter, and a CANBUS adapter. I think there are even fit kits for the head unit to go in the dash. I think that is even a DIY project.
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does anyone have experience with these or that company? https://www.seicane.com/car-dvd-play...th-srd-s018817
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does anyone have experience with these or that company? https://www.seicane.com/car-dvd-play...th-srd-s018817
Plenty of threads on the Seicane units here. Basically, radio reception is very poor, quality is suspect, customer support is zero, and for me missing a couple of key features. Basically you bypass the Bose amp and run the speakers through the internal amp. Not great sound.
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Plenty of threads on the Seicane units here. Basically, radio reception is very poor, quality is suspect, customer support is zero, and for me missing a couple of key features. Basically you bypass the Bose amp and run the speakers through the internal amp. Not great sound.
thanks much - so sounds not worth to look any further at them.
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