Replacement radio/CD for W124

[David@Redcliffe]

Hi All,

Have just bought a '93 E320 cabriolet and amongst loads of other issues, the original Radio cassette unit has been replaced with a very un-original Sony unit. Can anybody please advise as to what MB radio/cd unit will fit/work with the 10 stack in the boot please?

Thanks in anticipation

David

 

[television]

Hello David and welcome to the MB forum

Why not buy and Audio 10 or 20 from Ebay

 

[Bolide]

Check the VIN on the Russian site and you may find what stereo was originally fitted. It's probably a Becker changer and you'd probably need a Becker-made MB-badged stereo to run it. If it's not a Becker it may be made by Alpine

If there's no info there, pull out the existing stereo and see what wires are floating around behind it. I'd expect a 1993 car to have an ISO connector for power & speakers and there will be a seprarate multipin plug for the CD changer

I have a couple of Becker head units in my box of car stereo bits

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[The Crooner]

I think you may be better off rethinking the stereo in your car.

In 1993 its more or less certain that a radio/cassete would have been installed.

If you buy a Mercedes unit from Ebay, you will get a unit which says MB on it, it wont be built by MB, and wont sound any better than a cheap to midrange modern unit.

An original Blaupunkt, if fitted would have looked something like this (this is a cd not a cassette):

I replaced the non-functioning cassette player in mine with this Sony unit:

I think it looks better than the black one which it was supplied with. Even though its a mid range unit, the 124 is a big car and I have an amplifier to fit to beef up the sound. I have also replaced all the speakers.

I honestly believe that original is not best if you want decent sounds in your car, if you want originality, I would try and find a cheap, non-working Mercedes unit from 1993, and listen to the engine instead.

If you search for posts by me, you will find a thread showing how I fitted new front speakers. - others have done it differently.

Tony

 

[David@Redcliffe]

Thank you all for your assistance. Having trawled the Russian site I think the original unit may have been a Becker unit with the Alpine CD changer. I must admit that like Malcolm, I was thinkng of the Audio 10 as it should be a relatively easy swop and will not differ too much from the original unit. However, if I am not fortunate enough to get one before April, when I am back in the UK, then Nick I will give you a call to see if your 'box of bits' holds a suitable unit. Tony, thank you for attaching your photo's and advice. It's always helpful to have a visual representation.

Regards and best wishes

David

 

[mrkenfoot]

Sony Radio Required

I own a 1995 E320 Coupe W124 chassis.

It was fitted as an upgrade when purchased by its 1st owner from a Mercedes main dealer with a Sony XR-U401RDS FM/MW/LW Radio cassette player with a 10 stack Sony CDX 65 CD player in the boot.

It may well be this is the unit you seek.

Earlier radio models XR-400RDS/U300RDS/U301RDS work with this Sony CD player if this is what you have in the boot of your car.

Hope this helps

 

[DREAMER NO2]

info

Crooner can i ask if you threw you old on radio away as i am in need of buttons for my Sevilla.