Recent content by donkmeister

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you, disc image and instructions now downloaded ready for burn and update tomorrow.

I bought the (genuine, expensive!) V17 maps disc for my W211 with NTG1 Comand. I followed the instructions inside and I now have updated maps, POIs etc. so the local roads almost align with real-life now! Thing is, I am still on an old Firmware version. SW Ver. HU: 51/2003...

A very belated thanks to JohnEBoy... I have finally got around to completing this job, so I followed this advice and popped up the parcel shelf speaker grill - this gave me access to various holes, and I found one that allowed me to run a cable up through the foam gasket on the lefthand side, in...

Thanks for the help and the wiring diagrams. In the end I eventually ordered the correct part from ECP. I never managed to find a part number label on the old one, I had to figure it out from the Russian part numbers website! Price-wise: the Mercedes indy wanted about £350 for a genuine OEM...

I would like to run a thin cable from the boot area to the parcel shelf area. This is a USB cable to provide power to a rear-facing camera. I have had a good look around in the boot to see if there are any gaps or grommets that would allow me to pass the cable through without drilling...

UPDATE: I've read elsewhere that the additional wires are position feedback for the memory function. Makes sense really, the car needs to know where the mirror is so it can adjust it. Annoying, seeing as I deliberately checked the new one was for memory function before ordering it...

Thank you, I'm afraid that wiring diagram doesn't correlate with what is on my car - perhaps it changed for the facelift? I have two 10-pin connectors at the door end of the mirror loom: a white one with 8 wires in it and a black one with 7 wires. 3-pin connector (2 wires) at the powerfold...

Thanks Druk. I hate to snip wires if possible, there's always a chance I might want to have symmetrical auto-dim mirrors in future! But, that would require buying a new glass for the mirror too. The thing I'm not sure about is which of the 4 pins are the conductors required for heated...

I have a 2004 W211. The mirror adjustment on the passenger side was not working, I suspected the usual issue of cracking wires on the hinge, and when I stripped it down that was the case. Someone had already been in there and bodged it horrifically in the past so rather than repair, I...