JabrielRaja
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- Your Mercedes
- ML350 w166 2012
Picking up an ML W166 in a couple of days. Dealer says it has comand online but doesn't have DAB. Realise I should have checked this before but either way, I would have bought it anyway. (Was a good deal overall.)
Will find out soon enough what the score is but until I know, I did some digging around and I didn't find many solutions I liked.
The obvious options are:
1. Have comand online retro fit OEM DAB
2. Fit a USB DAB solution.
3. Fit something like this - https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/digital-media-station381/ilx-f903d
Issues (for me personally) with these options:
Option 1is not cheap and I'm not a fan of the MB infotainment system. Everything from the sat nav to the DAB and telephone system. Just don't think it's intuitive.
Option 2 isn't suited to me. I worry I would leave the car unlocked and someone will nick the USB bit and render the solution useless.(I'm guessing it's that simple to unplug and remove.) this is still likely to cost £6-700 from comand online and only add DAB.
Option 3 could be installed in the area where the volume control knob is. This allows for the existing functionality to be retained and you add additional functionality. E.g. DAB, (arguably) better sat nav, and a few other bits. I'm not fussed about video in motion so wouldn't use that.
Just not sure it would look any good.
What are your thoughts?
Will find out soon enough what the score is but until I know, I did some digging around and I didn't find many solutions I liked.
The obvious options are:
1. Have comand online retro fit OEM DAB
2. Fit a USB DAB solution.
3. Fit something like this - https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/digital-media-station381/ilx-f903d
Issues (for me personally) with these options:
Option 1is not cheap and I'm not a fan of the MB infotainment system. Everything from the sat nav to the DAB and telephone system. Just don't think it's intuitive.
Option 2 isn't suited to me. I worry I would leave the car unlocked and someone will nick the USB bit and render the solution useless.(I'm guessing it's that simple to unplug and remove.) this is still likely to cost £6-700 from comand online and only add DAB.
Option 3 could be installed in the area where the volume control knob is. This allows for the existing functionality to be retained and you add additional functionality. E.g. DAB, (arguably) better sat nav, and a few other bits. I'm not fussed about video in motion so wouldn't use that.
Just not sure it would look any good.
What are your thoughts?