Anyone seen this Head Unit for W211s?
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Khauve, where'd you go!? We want details!
How's phone integration? Bluetooth work well? Does it have WiFi? Do you prefer corn or flour tortillas for your tacos? We need answers.
How's phone integration? Bluetooth work well? Does it have WiFi? Do you prefer corn or flour tortillas for your tacos? We need answers.
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05 E55 AMG, E320 CDI, Turbo E46 M3,IS300 2JZGTE,VQ35 Turbo Maxima, Mercedes 300D
Guys, I wish you luck on this. it is the holy grail to find an aftermarket plug and play unit for our cars.
I have helped others install similar types of units on other cars. They look great until you turn them on and actually use them. The software usually is either slow to boot, hangs and has poor interface … or the system fails after a few months of use and the sound quality is poor.
I recommend for those wishing to upgrade is either do the NTG2.5 or get a decent aftermarket branded head unit (Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine), then couple with decent amp and speakers. They are not that difficult to install .. just time consuming.
I have helped others install similar types of units on other cars. They look great until you turn them on and actually use them. The software usually is either slow to boot, hangs and has poor interface … or the system fails after a few months of use and the sound quality is poor.
I recommend for those wishing to upgrade is either do the NTG2.5 or get a decent aftermarket branded head unit (Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine), then couple with decent amp and speakers. They are not that difficult to install .. just time consuming.
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From: Canada
2004 E55 AMG
Guys, I wish you luck on this. it is the holy grail to find an aftermarket plug and play unit for our cars.
I have helped others install similar types of units on other cars. They look great until you turn them on and actually use them. The software usually is either slow to boot, hangs and has poor interface … or the system fails after a few months of use and the sound quality is poor.
I recommend for those wishing to upgrade is either do the NTG2.5 or get a decent aftermarket branded head unit (Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine), then couple with decent amp and speakers. They are not that difficult to install .. just time consuming.
I have helped others install similar types of units on other cars. They look great until you turn them on and actually use them. The software usually is either slow to boot, hangs and has poor interface … or the system fails after a few months of use and the sound quality is poor.
I recommend for those wishing to upgrade is either do the NTG2.5 or get a decent aftermarket branded head unit (Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine), then couple with decent amp and speakers. They are not that difficult to install .. just time consuming.
I didn't even use an after market amp or anything like that - just got Opti-1 which allowed me to integrate existing system with my Avic-140bh .
I'll try to find the post but a vendor here did a solid review of few of these after market plug and play system and the results came out horrible.
Maybe the technology has changed now
So we will wait for Kuave to post his findings
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From: Houston, TX
GLC63s, W222 S63, W223 S580
Whats up guys!!! This new command unit is AWESOME! So far I've tested DVD, CD, Bluetooth Streaming, and Radio. I haven't gotten around to iPod, USB, and Mini SD. I can say that the Bluetooth streaming isn't as great as the DVD, CD, and Radio, but it is still good and you can hear strong bass. The Navigation takes a second to load but once its up its very nice as well. The Unit is pretty much plug and play and good quality. I didn't like the logo on the unit so I wiped it off 
... The only down side was they weren't able to get the factory subwoofer to work cause the sub is powered by the factory amp, so I bought a nice 10" kenwood over the weekend and took my old amp from years ago to them today to have them work on it.
Big thanks to Ned and Ted at M-Power Houston for getting this done. I asked them if it was hard to install and they said the only part that they would say was a "hard" is to run the wires to the back and popping the little panels off.
I never had a Bluetooth puck in my car for calling so I never used the steering wheel controls. This unit connects to the steering wheel controls and works nicely. You can load your contacts to the unit and call from there.
All in all I really like this Command Unit I would defiantly recommend it to anyone looking for a replacement from OEM.
Here's a few pictures (Cell Pictures)
... The only down side was they weren't able to get the factory subwoofer to work cause the sub is powered by the factory amp, so I bought a nice 10" kenwood over the weekend and took my old amp from years ago to them today to have them work on it. Big thanks to Ned and Ted at M-Power Houston for getting this done. I asked them if it was hard to install and they said the only part that they would say was a "hard" is to run the wires to the back and popping the little panels off.
I never had a Bluetooth puck in my car for calling so I never used the steering wheel controls. This unit connects to the steering wheel controls and works nicely. You can load your contacts to the unit and call from there.
All in all I really like this Command Unit I would defiantly recommend it to anyone looking for a replacement from OEM.
Here's a few pictures (Cell Pictures)
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From: Houston, TX
GLC63s, W222 S63, W223 S580
Guys, I wish you luck on this. it is the holy grail to find an aftermarket plug and play unit for our cars.
I have helped others install similar types of units on other cars. They look great until you turn them on and actually use them. The software usually is either slow to boot, hangs and has poor interface … or the system fails after a few months of use and the sound quality is poor.
I recommend for those wishing to upgrade is either do the NTG2.5 or get a decent aftermarket branded head unit (Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine), then couple with decent amp and speakers. They are not that difficult to install .. just time consuming.
I have helped others install similar types of units on other cars. They look great until you turn them on and actually use them. The software usually is either slow to boot, hangs and has poor interface … or the system fails after a few months of use and the sound quality is poor.
I recommend for those wishing to upgrade is either do the NTG2.5 or get a decent aftermarket branded head unit (Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine), then couple with decent amp and speakers. They are not that difficult to install .. just time consuming.
I can make a video of using the Unit so if you guys have anything you'd like to see let me know. Ill make a thread for the unit later today.
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Thanks for the review and being the first to take a step.
So the woofer was attached to the unit and the amp ?
The tuning of the woofer will be done through the unit alone I suppose ?
So the woofer was attached to the unit and the amp ?
The tuning of the woofer will be done through the unit alone I suppose ?
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Seems like it's only missing a few things like WiFi and Sirius/XM. Does it have an option to plug in a USB cable into the back so the cable can be routed into the center console? Does plugging the phone in via USB play the audio that way or is BT streaming/aux jack the only option?
I put a $450 system in my beater '97 Camry and it sounds great. The head unit takes the music from my iPhone directly over USB which is the preferred method as it doesn't use the crap-tastic EQ functions of the phone. The rest of the system is: Two 6.5" door speakers (front), Two 6x9s (rear deck), 4x50w Alpine amp, and a sealed/powered 8" Sound Ordnance sub that fits under the passenger seat. It's aggravating how much better it sounds and how much better it works than the system in my E.
I put a $450 system in my beater '97 Camry and it sounds great. The head unit takes the music from my iPhone directly over USB which is the preferred method as it doesn't use the crap-tastic EQ functions of the phone. The rest of the system is: Two 6.5" door speakers (front), Two 6x9s (rear deck), 4x50w Alpine amp, and a sealed/powered 8" Sound Ordnance sub that fits under the passenger seat. It's aggravating how much better it sounds and how much better it works than the system in my E.
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Hope this helped! Seems like it's only missing a few things like WiFi and Sirius/XM. Does it have an option to plug in a USB cable into the back so the cable can be routed into the center console? Does plugging the phone in via USB play the audio that way or is BT streaming/aux jack the only option?
I put a $450 system in my beater '97 Camry and it sounds great. The head unit takes the music from my iPhone directly over USB which is the preferred method as it doesn't use the crap-tastic EQ functions of the phone. The rest of the system is: Two 6.5" door speakers (front), Two 6x9s (rear deck), 4x50w Alpine amp, and a sealed/powered 8" Sound Ordnance sub that fits under the passenger seat. It's aggravating how much better it sounds and how much better it works than the system in my E.
I put a $450 system in my beater '97 Camry and it sounds great. The head unit takes the music from my iPhone directly over USB which is the preferred method as it doesn't use the crap-tastic EQ functions of the phone. The rest of the system is: Two 6.5" door speakers (front), Two 6x9s (rear deck), 4x50w Alpine amp, and a sealed/powered 8" Sound Ordnance sub that fits under the passenger seat. It's aggravating how much better it sounds and how much better it works than the system in my E.
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OK now I am a little confused. You said the unit is complete plug and play.. However I am thinking not so. As you mention it's running on an internal amp? So the fibre optics has been disconnected then? And then the hardest part was running cables to the back? What cables are you referring to? My guess is the speaker cables from the deck to the rear speakers? Sorry if I am the dumbass here, but I am looking for true plug and play.
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06 E55 Wagon, 98 Land Cruiser, Custom tube chassis race car
Bump for more updates on this unit.
EDIT: YOU NEVER ANSWERED WHAT KIND OF TORTILLAS YOU LIKE.
EDIT: YOU NEVER ANSWERED WHAT KIND OF TORTILLAS YOU LIKE.
Last edited by Go~Rilla; May 25, 2014 at 10:06 AM. Reason: freaking tortillas
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I still can't get past 'sevent'... If I had this installed in my car, my eyes would go right to that typo at each startup and bug the sht out of me...
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05 E55, 06 Audi S4
I don't get why you would want this if it's not plug n play... that would be the only reason to get one imop. My Kenwood has way more features and Garmin navi. And was cheaper. I used the opti 1 and it was pnp except for the antenna
