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    1996 R129 SL500 stereo - installing Mercedes head

    Hi guys... Anyone offer some advice?
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    1996 R129 SL500 stereo - installing Mercedes head

    Hi again A few more photos... From what I think I understand from research - the C connector (?) appears to have wiring which would suggest originally there was an me cd changer? It's got 9 connections to it... are some of these power? I can't seem to locate any power in the boot.. I've...
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    1996 R129 SL500 stereo - installing Mercedes head

    Hi guys I've had my 96 R129 for about 6 months and now the weather is starting to improve I'm starting to do some jobs which have been on my list of things to do since I got it... First of all, I appreciate that there are a lot of topics on this. I have done a lot of reading through past...
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    R129 remote locking & lock problems

    I've got the LEDs on the handle but that sensor (if it is one...)doesn't appear to work at all...?
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    R129 remote locking & lock problems

    Seems to be working better now. Just for clarity - is the mirror the only remote sensor or should the driver door have a receiver too? Thanks Tom
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    R129 remote locking & lock problems

    Yep that's what I'm worried about! Fortunately the boot lock works fine. I'll open it up and have a look if there's anything obvious...
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    R129 remote locking & lock problems

    Hi guys After much searching... Finally bought a 5 litre R129 beast. As expected with an old car... Some minor issues. I have read some other threads but not sure it's the exact same problem as others... Start with the easy one first - the key isn't able to turn the lock at the moment. I'm...
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    W202 front speakers

    Ah yeah but yours is a facelift model is it not? The guy said the face lift models had the whole area behind the speaker grill part cut out.. on my model theres only a small whole for the magnet/back of the speaker to fit into thats what the problem is... =/
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    W202 front speakers

    Yeah I looked at that topic before - So can you put 6 inch speakers straight into where the old speakers were without any adapter fitting things - Just screw into the holes in the door?
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    W202 front speakers

    Hi, I want to replace the crappy factory front speakers in my C class (94 model) and I've searched the forums etc for anyone whos done it and it seems everyone who has tried had done it fine but I went to a audio shop today to see what I could get and the guy looked at the car etc took the...
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    Headrests/Parcel shelf for w202

    I'm not looking for a load of bass boost really, just a bit of extra volume in the back! Grasmere posting the pics of above and below won't help with what I need to know, what I'm really trying to find out is just if anyone knows anywhere that can definitly supply headrests in that trim colour.
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    Headrests/Parcel shelf for w202

    Yeah I know the holes are there, hard to miss them lol but I would rather have the grills over the back than just the speakers if you see what I mean? My Paint couldn't open the jpg file but got a mate to do it for me... While I'm at it for the sake of being lazy and not measuring myself...
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    Headrests/Parcel shelf for w202

    Hi, First post here! Well my post is, as you can guess, about headrests and parcel shelf for a w202. What I'm trying to do is replace the parcel shelf with one from a elegance (yeah its only a classic :( ) so I can put some speakers in without cutting big holes in, but just before I was...
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