1994 S600 Coupe Bose/Becker question.

[V12]

Hi,
This has everyone stumped so far...

We want to use an IPod with an original Becker/Bose sound system in a 1994 S600 Coupe, it has a cd changer with two din plugs going into it, which we believe maybe a rebadged alpine unit. The headunit in question is a Becker mexico 2000, and i can get pictures (of the connecting leads or anything you need) for anyone that may be able to help.

Anyone got a clue? or even know anymore than me?

Thanks,
Ricky

 

[fred_raven]

becker / bose

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[drewpasmith]

Hugely late bump, but did you ever manage to get an aux-in fitted to your Becker Mexico 2000?

I've just bought a w140 600 SEL and would like to do likewise.

Cheers,

Drew

 

[V12]

No one could say for sure and we didn't want to cut up the leads just to test.
We fitted a good fm modulator and it does the job ok.
We fitted a sony one to begin with but the quality was appalling.

 

[drewpasmith]

Thanks for the quick response!

Do you remember the make/type of modulator you used?

I'm getting mixed signals too. There are places in the US that will wire an aux-in to the Becker 1432, which looks identical to the 1431 that my 600 has, but still haven't heard back on if the '31 is similarly moddable.

Cheers,

Drew

 

[V12]

I think it was an alpine unit. It had a little screen and could be used in conjunction with any of the alpine accessories. I believe we fitted the ipod kit as well. It is some 7+ years ago now and I have a terrible memory.

 

[millo777]

The best solution I found was a switcher box that used the aerial input as an aux input. The only downside was needing up unplug the ipod to before the radio could be used, which becomes a pain when switching between the 2. I never found an FM transmitter that worked particularly well.

 

[V12]

Millo, that is a FM modulator.