Hello all.
Firstly a bit of background as it's my first post. Just traded in a Quattroporte (which I loved) at the end of its warranty and taken delivery of an SL, which I already love too for different reasons. Great to be back in a Mercedes after collecting an E-Class estate from the factory a few years ago.
The SL's 18 months old, has toys aplenty and was barely half the list price when new. Talk about Jekyll and Hyde, performance-wise. Scares me to think what more than five seconds of full throttle would do!
Anywayyy, a question. I'd like to upgrade the SL's existing analogue TV to digital at some point. It's a 2007 model with DVD navigation in the boot. I'm glad to see from my searches here that the upgrade looks like a straightforward thing to do. However I'm hopeless at DIY and would only use a dealer or specialist to do the job. It would be good to avoid vehicle warranty issues and to have a warranty on the work, although the latter isn't essential. I also want an installation that's as seamless and integrated as possible, and preferably fully controlled from the existing COMAND interface.
I've seen mention of an official M-B retrofit for about £600 - is that right? Is there a part number? Is that price for the kit only or does it include fitting?
Alternatively, can anyone recommend a specialist in Southern England (Surrey to South Coast) to do the job? I'd appreciate if any recommendations are from personal experience, preferably of a specialist doing the same job on an SL or similar. And any idea of the total cost for that route? The hardware looks cheap but I imagine the labour may not be!
And are there any pros and cons between the dealer and specialist approaches?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Cheers
Sean
Firstly a bit of background as it's my first post. Just traded in a Quattroporte (which I loved) at the end of its warranty and taken delivery of an SL, which I already love too for different reasons. Great to be back in a Mercedes after collecting an E-Class estate from the factory a few years ago.
The SL's 18 months old, has toys aplenty and was barely half the list price when new. Talk about Jekyll and Hyde, performance-wise. Scares me to think what more than five seconds of full throttle would do!
Anywayyy, a question. I'd like to upgrade the SL's existing analogue TV to digital at some point. It's a 2007 model with DVD navigation in the boot. I'm glad to see from my searches here that the upgrade looks like a straightforward thing to do. However I'm hopeless at DIY and would only use a dealer or specialist to do the job. It would be good to avoid vehicle warranty issues and to have a warranty on the work, although the latter isn't essential. I also want an installation that's as seamless and integrated as possible, and preferably fully controlled from the existing COMAND interface.
I've seen mention of an official M-B retrofit for about £600 - is that right? Is there a part number? Is that price for the kit only or does it include fitting?
Alternatively, can anyone recommend a specialist in Southern England (Surrey to South Coast) to do the job? I'd appreciate if any recommendations are from personal experience, preferably of a specialist doing the same job on an SL or similar. And any idea of the total cost for that route? The hardware looks cheap but I imagine the labour may not be!
And are there any pros and cons between the dealer and specialist approaches?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Cheers
Sean
