benzmodz

Many thanks to Steve for coming to Australia to do some work on local cars. The short trip and large number of cars to be worked on meant that the social opportunity wasnt there but I do hope that Australian drivers will place more orders in the future and get Steve to come back.

Before and during shown ..... we all know what after looks like .... superb.

CP1

Shoulda had him fix the steering wheel. It's on the wrong side of the car!!! :p

two dogs

The steering wheel on my car is fine where it is, thank you. Left hand drive cars can't be registered in Australia, unless they're over 25 years old.

Unlike you lot, we didn't get "freedom" from "mother England" until 1901, so we're much like Britain in many respects.


Cheers,
---Julian

steve-p

Not that much, obviously. No problems with left hand drive cars here

two dogs

But a least you drive on the "right" (correct) side of the road.

cjmegha

So what mods did you get?

two dogs

As the title suggests, the standard Audio 20 head unit was replaced with the COMAND head unit, plus Navigation and the Harman/Kardon Logic7 sound system.

MBenzNL

hi Julian - I see that you found the digital way to the mbworld forum as well...nice to see you here.

greetingz,

two dogs

G'day Steve,

Thanks, I've been lurking here for while; this R171 forum just isn't as active as the BenzWorld one.

It was nice to meet you. Thanks again for the fantastic job on my car. I hope you enjoyed your brief stay in Australia, and that you have a safe trip home.

Cheers,
---Julian

matsna

So far, we have the before and during... when do we see the after? Plenty of shots please...

M

benzmodz

All you can see is 2 speaker badges and Euro head unit. In the trunk a navigation drive.

The most important part of the job is the "during" to let you know this is no small task.

two dogs

Here's some after shots; it looks no different to any SLK R171 with COMAND/Navigation/HarmanKardon Logic7.

Cheers,
---Julian

matsna

Looks good - that is all I wanted to see. Shows that Steve's work is quality. Steve, can I have some of your frequent flyer miles?

benzmodz

I dont know if Steve is selling his flyer points but I am quite certain that he wouldnt mind giving someone the crappy connections he got on the way home.

MBenzNL

It wasn't too bad...
3 hour wait at sydney airport
7 our flight to singapore
12 hour wait in singapore
1 hour flight to kuala lumpur
12 hour wait in kuala lumpur
12 hour flight to amsterdam
2 hour wait at amsterdam as my ride home overslept
2 hour drive home

...at least I got all but 50 emails replied in those 27 airport hours...

Julian, the pleasure was ours! This is what I live for.

greetingz,

robertus

Hi everybody, I am a new member from Australia, Brisbane. I am lead to believe that MBenzNL (Steve) you maybe able to help me. The new CLK (convertable) I am buying has NAV/Comand but no TV ( DVB-t or Analog), as it is not available in Australia at this point in time. As it is available in England can you tell me what, when & how I can go about getting it installed.

Robert

benzmodz

If you buy the parts from Steve then I can fit them for you. Just be warned that the front dashboard has to come out because the amplifiers are underneath it.

As of mid-2006 the TV option can be ordered again. Till then it can only be installed by someone who has the correct parts.

By all means place an order with Steve. I can predict that it will be more than factory so if you want something else added at the same time you will save a large sum of money on labour as the type of work in the TV tuner job makes the car ready to accept many other options for the cost of the parts only.

i.e. Linguatronic, iPOD kit, dimming mirrors, folding mirrors, rear screens in back of headrest , MP4 / DIVX player, DVD player and so on.

Bear in mind that DVD playback and TV in motion are not enabled in CLK and C and so far I have seen no proof it is possible.