Here's a shot of my new Blaupunkt Bermuda in the 300CD. Looking for a "new" stereo that keeps the classic black look is not easy but I think this one came out pretty nice. Thanks to Crutchfield for the stereo and instructions that were "kind of" correct. Next comes speakers anyone have tips on new dash and rear speakers to choose from??

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Jeff SE PA
1981 300 CD 85K miles "Heidi"
84 El Camino (what an SS should have been in 84)
01 Jeep Cherokee lifted 3", goes anywhere

Nice, I got a Blaupunkt Monterrey MP35 HU here recently, but I had to send it back cause it got damaged during shipping. Other than that it's a great little HU and it has MP3 playback and aux-input (aftermarket purchase, but at least it's capable). Looks good in the car and the screen can be color matched to interior lighting. I love the fact that this HU just plugs into the factory wiring harness.

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1999 C 280 Sport Brilliant Silver
1995 C 280 Arctic White (Sold)

Mods:
Bilstein Sports
Eibach Prokits
17" AMG Style III's
Avante Guarde Grille
Blaupunkt Monterrey MP35
JL Audio 12" Sub, Alpine Amp
CarPC

Coming Soon:
-Built in 7" touchscreen below the stock stereo location.
-Possibly some H&R's.

"I don't care what anyone says, I like my hood star."

That looks great...For speakers I can recommend MB Quarts; 4" in the dash and 5/14 in the rear deck ...Shop the net for good prices I am doing it the opposite way , I have the speakers, and the Blaupunkt is next. Good to hear it went in easy...
Austin Try this link
http://www.allcarstereo.com/product.php?id_product=267&num=127

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

With trimming 6.5 MB quarts fit the rear...along with the MB quart 4" in the dash which is the combo I run.

you have to bypass the console fader or run new wires to the back...4 channel amps in a car were a wet dream back then...

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

A "new stereo that keeps the classic look" is this one:

http://www.perfectmarketaudio.com/audio_10.html

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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster
Two BMW motorcycles

Dude, if your droppin 4 bills for that "cd player" .... you have way too much money or are paying mostly for that little star on the front. I paid $130 and I think it was a pretty good deal. Finding an HU that isn't all pimped out is not easy these days.

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Jeff SE PA
1981 300 CD 85K miles "Heidi"
84 El Camino (what an SS should have been in 84)
01 Jeep Cherokee lifted 3", goes anywhere

A car system is only as good as its speakers......

blowing 4 digits on the head end means didly squat if you don't put an even larger effort into the speaker end.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Recently installed a BP Montreal HU in my 240D. Got it from Crutchfield, for I think $99 after a rebate. More details in this thread: New stereo install questions.

I selected it because I was trying to find a model that was basically black, and fit the cars interior, not easy to find in today’s market. It also came with a remote, I guess this is for changing sounds while "working" in the back seat????

Still on stock original speakers, which sound OK to me. I can listen to CD’s and news, what more do I need? It’s not like this car is a soundproof audiophile listening room!

Clay

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2002 E320 Sedan 93K Designo Mocha Black Metallic!
1995 E320 Wagon 205K Black Wagon
1982 240D 183K SloPoke

I believe each of these cars are the final production year for that model.

The Blaupunkt head unit I bought brings out something in the stock Bose that I've never heard before. It's like the head unit made it sound like Bose should sound. I mean, I have mids for God's sake! I've never heard mids in a Bose before. They are always one extreme to my ears, treble or bass. For example, my 95 C 280 was all treble and my friend's 96 Camaro was all bass. My bass hits, too. The bass in this car was decent, but now I have to figure out how to get the back deck to stop rattling. Also, no distortion. None. You can turn it up and it sounds phenominal. I don't want to replace the stock speakers now.

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1999 C 280 Sport Brilliant Silver
1995 C 280 Arctic White (Sold)

Mods:
Bilstein Sports
Eibach Prokits
17" AMG Style III's
Avante Guarde Grille
Blaupunkt Monterrey MP35
JL Audio 12" Sub, Alpine Amp
CarPC

Coming Soon:
-Built in 7" touchscreen below the stock stereo location.
-Possibly some H&R's.

"I don't care what anyone says, I like my hood star."

I have maybe $85 into my stereo in the SD as of the current date (bigger fish to fry before doing anything else there) and it's amazing how poor the OE system is by today's standards. The SDLs sounds far and away better than the SDs.

The HU I have is an older Pioneer Premier (no dancing dolphins ) and some junkyard score Blaupunkt speakers. I paid I think $6/ea speaker, it was a killer deal and I found them getting some old 7 series BMW parts. The travesty! But I'm very pleased with the sound from those speakers, much greater than I assumed they'd have provided. New speakers make a world of difference and used ones are great deals online... Polks older EX and DX line sound great and can be scooped up for next to nothing.

As for remote controls, they're great in a car. They allow you to keep your eyes fixed on the road without having to look down to change the source/station/volume. It's very nice once you're used to it.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

With some trimming a little time, I have a pair of Infity Kappa 6 3/4" in the rear deck and 5 3/4" in the front. The front grilles are trimmed easily (making room for the tweeters) but I found that my rear deck needed to be re-built so I up-graded the speaker size as well and dynomatted the metal also.They are powered by a Pioneer 3700 deck that I am very happy with, that went in easily. I suggest upgrading any wires that are used in the installation. I find that it is easier to do the job once while things are apart rather then ripping in to it again later. I also found that it was eaier to exclude the factoy fader by installing my own wires and bypassing any previous applications. I also used styrofoam baffles to insulate my speakers which make a world of difference. They are inexpensive and effective in protecting both sound quality and the speaker itself.