Anybody know how to get the rear speaker grills in an SEC out? Mine seem to be made of metal and I'm afraid to force them and possibly bend them. I took out the rest of the rear shelf, but can't find a screw, tab, etc. to release them. I tried prying the side of them with a flat head screwdriver last night, but they didn't budge. Can't see anything underneath holding them in either.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

see if they screw off.

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1981 300d

I looked underneath the metal that supports the rear shelf and all around the grills from the top. I can't see a screw anywhere. I figured maybe they are held in by some kind of clips or tabs, but couldn't find any evidence of that either.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Tabs in the back and a clip up front.

Take your time, they're VERY brittle.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Okay. So, I should push back lift up on the front and then lift the back up last? I'll try again this afternoon. The grill doesn't appear to be plastic. It seems like it;s made of some type of mesh material, almost like metal.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Sides are plastic, take my word for it

Nono, it has to slide forward to disconnect from some clip.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Okay. I'll try that tonight. Now that I have my kitchen sink replaced, I can get back to working on the car.

I've probably asked before, but can't remember where or what the answer was. What are the best places you've found to buy car audio stuff? I went into Best but last week while I was killing some time, hoping to listen to a few different speakers that have been mentioned here. Theirs weren't hooked up. Their sales person knew nothing about them either. I'm thinking buying from a catalog or off the internet is probably best.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I usually go to CarToys to play with and listen to stuff.
Occasionally I buy them there as well, mostly when they're having a decent sale. (They are the same company as Best Buy.)

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Testing the cheap Mercedes axiom, one bolt at a time...

I suppose maybe it depends upon which Best Buy you go to. It seems to be hit or miss. In the Washington, DC area Myer Emco seems to be pretty good. They know what they're talking about, have nice demo facilities, and are usually more competitve price-wise than I used to think they would be.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Hmmmm, I wonder who may know where to get nice video/stereo's for Mercedes for a good price? If you find out, please let me know.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

nice video as in 1 din, flip up, 7 inch screen head units.

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1981 300d

Last time I checked, I had a couple of double dins also. The flip ups are all that will fit in the 126 without major mods. Of course, one day I aspire to have a boomin system like yours so I can annoy the neighbors even more.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

BigBuy has so so equipment, I'd look at a more audio-only type of store for higher end equipment.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Oops.. I misspoke on this. Best Buy and Magnolia Hi-Fi are the same company, not related to Car Toys at all.


As for decks, I like the idea of a double din, but as mentioned, they require major modification.
If I ever get that brave, I suspect I'll end up with a car PC installed, rather than a normal head unit!

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-Josh
Testing the cheap Mercedes axiom, one bolt at a time...

www.crutchfield.com is supposed to be the best place online, if you know what you are looking for. Their customer support and paper catalogue are supposed to be superb.

"iwrock" (who is a good friend of mine, here, who is a student and in charge of the IT dept in a University and an expert Mercedes Benz stereo system installer) recommended them to me; I was looking for an RCA cable so I could hook it up to my Alpine, to be able to play cassettes in the indash CD player too, I have a huge cassette collection, way too expensive to burn them all onto CDs.)

I am waiting for my first order from crutchfield to get here, it has been almost a week, we will see...

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)