Bullett

I had looked at this last year, but couldn't find anyone who could install simply into the MB, with its odd DIN opening...

Anyone with a different experience? I liked the unit, and would probably use it if I could be reasonably assured that the install would look factory quality..

aleksandar1099

Check out amgfan... He has a double din unit in his beast

sleewell

double din units fit fine. just need a dash kit, but they look great.

prodigymb

scosche makes a dash kit, it sucks. but it's a good starting point to do something custom with it. in the e55 the stock amplifier is on the MOST fiber optic network so in order to run an aftermarket navigation system you need to either replace all speakers or find a way to rewire the stock amp to be used.....but i just don't see that working

sleewell

i dont know the name of the dash kit they used on my car, but it looks super clean. see my thread with pics:

https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-electronics/268802-kenwood-dnx-5120-alpine-pkg-rse2-review-pics.html

prodigymb

that does look much better than my schosche dash kit. however your pics were not from an e class which leads me to a question. are the oem radios the same in e class and your car ?

prodigymb

this is what i bought ....
http://cgi.ebay.com/MERCEDES-E-CLASS...1%7C240%3A1318

sleewell

dunno, does it look like this?

https://mbworld.org/forums/mobile-electronics-lighting/268469-fs-w203-factory-cd-head-unit.html

prodigymb

nah. it's different, the e class radio is wider.

sleewell

i bet they make a better kit for it, most MB owners wont put up with sloppy looking dashes.

prodigymb

nope, i have accounts with metra, american international and scosche which are the big ones. i tried. AMGFan's car looks like a custom made piece.

if you do come across a good one, please post.