mali786j
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- Mercedes CLK200K 2001
Hi,
I have just managed to upgrade my stereo for my CLK, which involved a lot of research before all completed. However if you know what you are doing it is maybe just 10-15min work, which I could do now as well. Fitted a Pioneer UB-1500.
Anyway steps involved:
1. Remove old unit, using Mercedes radio removal keys (about £1 on ebay)
2. Open Dash board part around gear lever, ie the trim. If you pull it up slightly then push it forward, should come off nicely. Tips, no need to take it off completely, just enough to rest the trim on top of gear knob.
3. Remove cigarette holder unit, by unscrewing 2 screws, which can be seen following step 2 above. Once those removed just pull out cigarette tray.
4. On back of cigarette lighter there is a harness, from which you need to take a "Switched Live" feed. There are 3 cables, one for light, one for ground, and one switched live. On mine the green/pink cable was switched live. Attach a 8amp cable(red) to switched live cable using appropriate fixings (Halfords Cable Lock), not on the harness, and use electrician tape to secure it all. Put Cigarette light holder and all trim back, as taken out.
5. Take your above red cable and attach directly on to harness supplied by stereo unit, and usually to red cable as well.
6. Attach the CLK ISO harness to new stereo harness. For 2001 CLK, no additional Harness was required as all other cables for ground, speaker etc matched up nicely.
7. Attach antenna using adaptor, as CLK antenna wont fit directly.(£1/2 ebay)
8. Finally tape all cables so that it stays nicely together and no lose wires touch stereo or etc, so no interference, short circuit or blown fuses.
Push in unit slot fully and enjoy!
Note: Do your own research and all CLK may not follow same procedure, but you can follow/learn from some of these to help you.
My next challenge are:
1. If possible to regain steering wheel control, but many told me not possible. Can live with it, as all close by anyway.
2. How to open CLK door panel, to access the speakers, to upgrade them all. I noted with the new stereo that the factory speakers where not up to the job on full volume.
If any one knows how to update the front and rear speakers, all sitting on door panel, would be much appreciated as well as speaker sizes?
I have just managed to upgrade my stereo for my CLK, which involved a lot of research before all completed. However if you know what you are doing it is maybe just 10-15min work, which I could do now as well. Fitted a Pioneer UB-1500.
Anyway steps involved:
1. Remove old unit, using Mercedes radio removal keys (about £1 on ebay)
2. Open Dash board part around gear lever, ie the trim. If you pull it up slightly then push it forward, should come off nicely. Tips, no need to take it off completely, just enough to rest the trim on top of gear knob.
3. Remove cigarette holder unit, by unscrewing 2 screws, which can be seen following step 2 above. Once those removed just pull out cigarette tray.
4. On back of cigarette lighter there is a harness, from which you need to take a "Switched Live" feed. There are 3 cables, one for light, one for ground, and one switched live. On mine the green/pink cable was switched live. Attach a 8amp cable(red) to switched live cable using appropriate fixings (Halfords Cable Lock), not on the harness, and use electrician tape to secure it all. Put Cigarette light holder and all trim back, as taken out.
5. Take your above red cable and attach directly on to harness supplied by stereo unit, and usually to red cable as well.
6. Attach the CLK ISO harness to new stereo harness. For 2001 CLK, no additional Harness was required as all other cables for ground, speaker etc matched up nicely.
7. Attach antenna using adaptor, as CLK antenna wont fit directly.(£1/2 ebay)
8. Finally tape all cables so that it stays nicely together and no lose wires touch stereo or etc, so no interference, short circuit or blown fuses.
Push in unit slot fully and enjoy!
Note: Do your own research and all CLK may not follow same procedure, but you can follow/learn from some of these to help you.
My next challenge are:
1. If possible to regain steering wheel control, but many told me not possible. Can live with it, as all close by anyway.
2. How to open CLK door panel, to access the speakers, to upgrade them all. I noted with the new stereo that the factory speakers where not up to the job on full volume.
If any one knows how to update the front and rear speakers, all sitting on door panel, would be much appreciated as well as speaker sizes?