W220 Chinese nav jobbies

[capnahab]

hi all. im very tempted by these replacement 16;9 nav/dvd units you see on ebay, to replace my 4:3 Blakes 7 unit. does anyone have any experience with them?

this sort of thing;

 

[Bakili]

I had chinese unit as RNS 510 replacement in my golf, and it wasn't worth it believe me.
First it was very slow, second integration with vehicle was 0, i could not use st wheel control, MFD. Third, support from China/UK was rubbish.
I had it in my car for couple days, and I sent it back.

If you want aftermarket unit go, for Pioneer, Kenwood or any other reputable manufactures

 

[capnahab]

hmm ok dude. these ae supposed to be compatible with the steering wheel but i suppose its bit of a risk..

 

[Bakili]

hmm ok dude. these ae supposed to be compatible with the steering wheel but i suppose its bit of a risk..

They all say this,
I even paid extra £30 for canbus adaptor and never worked.
I am not saying, Merc will be same as VW. If you really want it, try it and get seller agree if unit will not be 100% integrate with car, you can return.

 

[capnahab]

Yeah I'd stand no chance if I tried to send it back to China, and UK sellers want to charge around 450 for the imported units... Whereby I could buy the complete 16:9 unit for similar money

 

[npuk]

Regardless of what the picture shows I have only seen a fascia panel that allows a double din size unit for your year W220 and its over £250 for the fascia alone. Do they actually sell that fascia panel in the picture for older models before they switched to 16:9 widescreen Comand NTG1?

Here is the fascia I mentioned. http://www.celsusice.co.uk/shopdisp_5150.php