This was really useful, thanks! P.S.: The screws should be Torx 20, not Torx 15.

You should have been able to use the cable with the blue connector from the car and connect it to the GPS connector on the radio by using an adapter. This would have saved installing the GPS antenna by reusing the GPS antenna that is already in the car. It worked great for me (my COMAND unit had a navigation function). BTW, what you referred to as the "WiFi antenna" is a 4G antenna. The cable with the yellow connector is a secondary antenna cable.

@Necrotic99

Жыл бұрын

Do you remember which is the adapter for the GPS connector?

@coolcat23

Жыл бұрын

@@Necrotic99 The cable was named "Fakra C Adapter Plug to SMA Male"

The red and white RCA output cables are for a subwoofer if you want to install one

I ended up buying a wireless backup camera solution instead of a head unit replacement. Called iStrong. The install required power from a backup tail light to the rear camera and transmitter and power up front to the camera. The problem was that the power and screen up front were always on when the car was on. I ended up running the hot wire back to the backup light, which takes some of the wireless out of the install, but it works well and wife is not saying we need a new convertible anymore, so that's a plus.

@MarcoCerqueira

5 жыл бұрын

Very good. Did you see my installation of the backup camera? kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYakvLl_epqbgLw.html

Black is radio antenna , Blue Fakra is GPS antenna , yellow is phone antenna on the standard Comand system.

Please post an update, when you're gonna be done. Great video, thank you

@MarcoCerqueira

5 жыл бұрын

It’s done, or at least mostly done. Here is the link to part 3: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWp7yMZwhauzg9I.html

hi Marco, the front mask of your car seems different from standard, do you makde a facelift and bought anew one ? it is very nice

@MarcoCerqueira

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Grille is aftermarket from eBay, but everything thing else is oem .

How is it performing ?

ok but now how do you set the clock which was controlled by the Mercedes radio

@MarcoCerqueira

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I haven’t figured out that one yet.

@peterdaba6651

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarcoCerqueira They make two instrument clusters one for command and one for the sock sound system the stock cluster the clock is set from the steering wheel controls.