Looks like they are $89 for the same Alpine I just paid Worstbuy $120
for and they wanted to charge for 2 hours installation. I had to buy
the install stuff, where crutchfield gives it to you. Both worstbuy
and the local stereo shops say there are no conversion kits for the
OE Becker plugs, but Crutchfield provides them for free! Everybody
wants to cut the wires and throw out the Becker plugs. I always want
to keep them so I can put in a Becker if I want to.
I never bought ay high-end stuff, so I never bought from
Crutchfield. That will change. Looks like they have cheap stuff too.
Loren
At 11:06 AM 4/16/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Sunil,
>Take a look at www.crutchfield.com Often then have wizards that guide
you
>to the parts exactly for your vehicle. Thet have excellent customer
service
>and tech support also.
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [MBZ] Modern car radios and installation
>
>
> > Got a question for the list - anyone out there happen to know the
speaker
> > sizes in a 1992 300D with the "Active Bass System" stereo (aka Becker
> > radio
> > and 6 speakers)? It's not the Bose system, and I'm getting a buzz
from
> > one
> > of the speakers and I think after 15 years it's time to replace them.
> >
> > I'm talking about the ones in the dash, in the doors, and in the rear
> > deck.
> >
> >
> > Anyone? Bueller?
> >
> > On 4/14/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Brian
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/14/07, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Most of the new receivers have all the same color coded wires, but
they
> >> > all have a manual in the box that calls out what they are, and all
the
> >> > ones I have gotten lately have little tabs on the wires too that
say,
> >> > e.g., LSPKR, PWR, etc. So that part is easy.
> >> >
> >> > I put one in the 300TD, had to splice some wire to the rear
speakers at
> >> > the fader (you have to bypass it and hook the rear wires to the
rear
> >> > wire outputs on the rcvr, so you might want to pull up the shifter
boot
> >> > to make that part easier, or do some fishing if not. You will
> >> > need
to
> >> > find some always-on power somewhere to keep your settings going, I
> >> > forgot where I got that -- cig lighter splice maybe? You can use
some
> >> > of the other existing radio wires but you have to figure out which
is
> >> > which. I forget now what they are, but someone in the past posted
that
> >> > info. I recall it was fairly apparent what was what.
> >> >
> >> > A trick to determine which of those spkr wires is which is to
> >> > touch
a
> >> > pair to a 9V battery and you will hear the spkr click. They have
some
> >> > color code, but I don't remember it. You might want to buy some
> >> > crimpers and in-line crimp connectors and a bit of spkr wire if
> >> > you
> >> > don't have that, to do the hook-ups. Or if you have a soldering
iron
> >> > that works better, with some heat shrink tubing over the
joints. You
> >> > can also get those little squeeze connectors that fit over the
wires
> >> > and
> >> > have little pins that penetrate and connect them.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > The new unit slides right into the DIN mount, and latches in
> >> > there,
> >> > then
> >> > pop the surround cover on and you're all set. When I did
Brunnhilde's
> >> > system, it was like an hour job.
> >> >
> >> > My suggestion, for whatever it is worth, is to buy a relatively
> >> > inexpensive unit (there are units available for less than $100
> >> > that
> >> > work
> >> > fine -- most all of them have the same guts, but the more
> >> > expensive
> >> > ones
> >> > have flashy displays and more buttons and such) and put some money
into
> >> > some relatively decent speakers as that is what makes the sound
good
> >> > (most anything will sound lots better that what is there now). I
put a
> >> > pair of $50 somethings into the wagon in back (I think they were 4
> >> > inchers, they just about fit the metric holes), they put out some
> >> > decent
> >> > sound. The fronts are hard to change if I recall others'
> >> > comments,
so
> >> > I
> >> > left them in. Remember you will be competing with the
> >> > klattaklatta
so
> >> > more than that is not much better sound. Get one that does MP3
> >> > and
has
> >> > an aux input for your music player -- most all do these days -- so
you
> >> > can burn CDs with lots of tunes, and use your portable too.
> >> >
> >> > Have fun!
> >> >
> >> > --R
> >> >
> >> > Zoltan Finks wrote:
> >> > > We need to finally install a radio to fill that rectangular hole
in
> >> our
> >> > > dash.
> >> > >
> >> > > Oh, also, do car stereos come with sufficient instructions to
> >> facilitate
> >> > > installation?
> >> > >
> >> > > Brian
> >> > > 83 240D
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