I have been considering upgrading the radio in my 1983 300D. I would like
something that looks decent in the dash and matches the rest of the car -
unfortunately there are few new radios that have the amber backlighting like
Mercedes uses. Does anyone know if it would be difficult to install a used
1999+ E class radio into a 1983 300D? Do the 1999+ radios have internal or
external amplification? I would also be interested in installing a used
Mercedes or Alpine changer as well. I think these radios use fiber optic.
Would there me any major complications pulling this off? I assume I would
need the radio, changer, wiring harness and fiber optic cable. Any ideas
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
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Jeff

That job will cost you alot more than just to have a Best Buy or Circuit
City store put one new pretty good headunit in for you free.

If you really want amber lighting... check Clarion or Alpine.

I would be willing to pay a little more for it, and I feel I could install
it myself if the hardware could be obtained used at a reasonable price. I
currently have some Alpine equipment (CDA-7949) with a fiber optic changer
and DSP, but I really don't want to have to put the whole system in the
300D.

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Jeff


"Tiger" wrote in message
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That job will cost you alot more than just to have a Best Buy or Circuit
City store put one new pretty good headunit in for you free.

If you really want amber lighting... check Clarion or Alpine.

That's the problem... no one sells the MB radio of the latest generation
cheap... and getting a fiber optic cable for the MB system is hard too.
unless they use standard hookup.

Try contacting the folks at La Jolla Audio ... they are MB radio
experts. Do a web search, the contact info should pop up.

JD

Jeff wrote:

I have been considering upgrading the radio in my 1983 300D. I would like
something that looks decent in the dash and matches the rest of the car -
unfortunately there are few new radios that have the amber backlighting like
Mercedes uses. Does anyone know if it would be difficult to install a used
1999+ E class radio into a 1983 300D? Do the 1999+ radios have internal or
external amplification? I would also be interested in installing a used
Mercedes or Alpine changer as well. I think these radios use fiber optic.
Would there me any major complications pulling this off? I assume I would
need the radio, changer, wiring harness and fiber optic cable. Any ideas
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!