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Has anyone seen these before? Uses a standard AUX in connection and has power from the 12v / cigar socket but allows some limited iPod control too. Looks quite neat... Griffin Technology: AutoPilot - Charge/control/play your iPod through your car's AUX-in port

With over 30yrs experience within the realm of chassis calibration and Pro-Drive accreditation i feel qualified to offer a voice on this habitual problem some MB's have. The pull left is "NOT" a design feature intended to save the driver from hitting the barrier in the event he falls asleep...

I have recently purchased a Laptop Cooler and Heatshield from Xpad4Laptop. I cannot sing its praises enough. It is absolutely brilliant and I highly recommend it if your laptop gets hot on your legs. I've had my XPS on my legs for over an hour and I can feel no heat at all. :rock:

Really stuck on what to do with my Tape/CD Player. I have a 1999 CLK230k W208, facelift version. I like the original Merc look, I likle the wheel controls working, I like the radio station coming up on the main dash display. If I get an aftermarket headunit, I can use MP3 CD's, iPods...

Dear Olly, Your idea worked.. I couldn’t belive the results. On Saturday I rang Jack around 10:00 and asked him if there is anything needs to be done after driving car on motorway and he said that nothing needs to be done and it should clear itself (Thanks Jack for explaining the procedure, I...

Folks, I'm half way through installing a cheapo solution for my iPod and iPhone in my r230 for music and video. It'll be through the TV tuner and will let me dock and charge the iPod ( 5g ) as well as allow me to control the iPod via a remote control with on-TV menus. I don't feel I need the...

Hi guys, i have a s320. I dont know but since last month it is giving me problems, i would park the car and not drive it 2-3 days and it would go dead(battery). Dont know why. I then have to jump start it. Took it to a local garage last month and he said that the battery is going, so got a 91...

Hi all, I have an E36 UK estate (genione factory) from which the PO removed the alarm and tracker. I therefore wish to install a total closure immobiliser and alarm system. (it does not have any infra-red on the door handles) What's the opinion on the most reliable system out there? I have...

As a lifetime member of the "eradicate rusty wheelbolt" club (I've tried greasing them, painting them and plating them - all failed), I was interested in a C class at the petrol station yesterday with what looked like chromed covers over the wheelbolt holes. These were definitely not plastic...

Hi all, I just got a new MDA Compact IV (T-MOBILE) "HTC Touch Diamond" and I've been having problems with contact download since I got the phone..... I just found out that if I put the phone (PDA) in phone mode, the contact download works fine and everything else works as expected. It seems the...

I've read many threads about water leaks into the boot of the R230 and recently I've had a little bit too. My car has been fitted with the new seals that are on current models but there is a design floor with the seals that I wanted to share. The double seal that runs along the bottom of the...

Im taking my R230 Sl into my local dealer tomorrow to have it checked out on their STAR system as my parking sensors are playing up. Diagnosis (in forum & by Dealer over phone is either a faulty sensor or the control unit) The dealer is doing STAR for free...very good! But when it comes to...

So I've decided that it might be time to practice what I preach and backup my data... As this is my personal laptop/desktop I want to backup, and as I have a hostmonster account, I was thinking of just copying all my data over.... Short of just tranferring it all via SFTP manually, does...

I think I already know the answer, but I'm hoping I've got this wrong! I have a CD Comand unit with a cassette player built in. I do not have an auxiliary in point in the glove box. I do have the CD multi in the boot. Is there a simple way to get the audio from an IPOD into the Comand? For...

In my quest for MP3 integration without tears I'm currently looking at connecting a DVD/MP3 player into the Auxilliary port of a TV Tuner or via one of the multimedia adaptors that replace the TV Tuner. In my search for a suitable device I came across this...

My W124 CE suddenly developed a worrying "clonking" from the back end. It was quite hard to describe but it sounded like something either knocking the inside of the fuel tank/body panel or perhaps a loose suspension component. After putting up with it for a couple of days - and being unable...

It's ML eve...pick her up tomorrow :bannana: BUT I know that the carpets are quite grubby and need a good clean up. What's the most effective on the market?

Hello everybody, what is the best pre-facelift d2b w203 (2000-2004) ipod integration solution available? I mean for a solution that you can control the ipod from the steering wheel buttons and also charge from the car. Currently I only utilise the AUX IN of my command which is not an integrated...

Hi there, thanks for all your ideas, I have now managed to work out a rough idea as to the problem. The problem was, a sooty spark plug, and diagnosis following that.... So, traced the problem to the no 3 cylinder, used a volt meter to measure the voltage at the injector electrical...

Hi I'm thinking of fitting Digital Radio in my car (i have already fitted proper BMW Digital TV so i can watch "price drop tv" in the car lol. anyway; apparently a digital radio bmw DAB system is too complicated to retrofit on these cars; so my only option is an aftermarket jobbie.... i...