Phone cradle question

[et0609]

Ive just bought my first merc and it has telephone prewiring in place. I just need to get a cradle for my phone model.

Can anyone tell me if its easy to fit the cradle because if it is i will get one from the likes of ebay and do it myself rather than pay my local dealer £130.

Cheers all.

 

[sym]

Very very easy ... cradle just plugs in to the connector that you will find in the location that the phone is stored. Got mine from eBay and saved a packet !

Welcome to the Forum, by the way.

S.

 

[smg3333]

Hi, what phone do you have - there are a number of cradles available on Ebay for bargain prices - that is where I got mine ( £60 vs £131 !! )
Don't bother with the dealer - £131 is a rip-off.
Simply slide/click the cradle into the pre-wire socket and slot in the phone and full fuctionality is available on the car - especially if you have Comand !!

 

[richard]

Hi, what phone do you have - there are a number of cradles available on Ebay for bargain prices - that is where I got mine ( £60 vs £131 !! )
Don't bother with the dealer - £131 is a rip-off.
Simply slide/click the cradle into the pre-wire socket and slot in the phone and full fuctionality is available on the car - especially if you have Comand !!

The only gotcha when buying cradles from ebay (that I can think of) is that if you have a Nokia 6230i phone. make sure you get the cradle that supports the 6230i - there have been 2 releases, one did up to the 6230 then the next one added the 6230i

On the back of the cradle is a sticker which confirms what phones (and what software versions in the phones) works - so check with the seller

R

 

[et0609]

Thanks for the help everyone. I do have a 6230i so I will ensure I get the right cradle.

Once again, cheers.