W209 (2005) multimedia change

[vmvelev]

Dear all,

I have a 2005 W209 - facelifted and I am looking for an upgrade for my Audio20.
A friend told me that he bought an Android multimedia and it flooded one of the CAN modules so the car was not able to start and therefore I was looking for NTG 2.0 or 2.5 but what I saw was not really pleasant.
* Both of the multimedias do not support Bluetooth unless you have a phone system in the car. I have a phone system, but I have to buy a BT module for it. Even if I buy a module, there is no way I change the songs from the Multimedia, which means that I have to buy a module with wired remote control and I definitely do not want to do this.

So I am looking for a decent multimedia or options on what to do.
Main reason - I want to start the car, start my spotify and then leave the phone, I want to change the songs from the multimedia and I definitely do not want any additional wires/buttons in my CLK.

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Lit91]

How about an aux cable routed into the armrest?

 

[vmvelev]

An AUX cable would make me change the songs from my phone, not the multimedia

 

[Lit91]

I thought you said you were going to stream them from spotify? Would any interface let you change songs from the multimedia unit if streaming from spotify?

Have a look at Dension 500 gateway, not sure how it works for streaming, but will definitely give you control on an ipod.

 

[vmvelev]

Hmm, on the W203 I bought an aftermarket Pioneer and it is changing the songs like crazy. It really doesn't matter if it's Spotify or the regular Music app, I just want the control through the multimedia.

 

[Lit91]

Latest aftermarket systems would have the latest technology, and most likely be able to achieve what you want to achieve.

So options are Desnsion 500 with a Comand unit or something like an aftermarket Pioneer or Alpine unit.

 

[vmvelev]

Thank you very much for this Dension thingy.
Does someone know if I can trust HiFiMax for example? It's an aftermarket multimedia with Android.