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Thanks for the quick reply....
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AFAIK the Becker 1480 is the kind of stereo that has separate amps. I'm not sure if it has a separate tuner. If it has a separate tuner, there will not be an antenna cable in the stereo cavity. If there is an antenna cable in the stereo cavity, there is no separate tuner. And lucky for you. I don't know where the amps are on a 300E (behind the back seat? in the trunk?). Find them and run speaker wires from the stereo to the amps then tap the wires into the amp harness. Leave the amps disconnected. Or run separate wires to the speakers.
I believe there's a left channel amp and a right channel amp. The connectors for each amp should have numeric markings. I'm fairly sure pin 7 if front (+), pin 8 is front (-), pin 1 is rear (+), pin 3 is rear (-). I said fairly sure Sixto 95 S420 87 300SDL Last edited by sixto; 05-29-2004 at 02:18 PM. |
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So much for the "simple" upgrade...
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There is an antenna cable, so it looks like there is no separate tuner. Ok, time to look for the amps - good thing nothing else going on this holiday weekend... Thanks, Sixto, for your input...could not have gotten this far without this forum...
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I will give you my thoughts and maybe you can use some of the information to help you in case you have not already completed your installation. I have a w126, 300se & 420sel, and I totally rewired my stereo. I used the grounds behind the radio and connected them (2 I think) with the ground from the aftermarket. I used a plug from Crutchfield.com that plugged right into the factory wiring and I wired the appropriate speaker wires, power, antenna, etc. together. I agree to bypass the factory amps as in the w126's, you tend to pick up a whine sometimes if you don't. In unplugging the amps, behind the rear seat, this automatically bypasses the fader on the console behind the shifter. This puts all the balance/fader at the deck. I tapped into the speaker wires at the unplugged amps and used a AA battery to test which wires went to which speakers. I ran all new wires (bought 14 gauge from Walmart) from the rear speakers to the front and the system sounds great now. If you happen to need anything and I can help, just yell.
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scottfish,
thanks for the info, but the job is done, at least for now... working on detailing the 240 at the moment, and the next project is putting some window film on both the 240 and the 300.... but just got a good deal on a sub and amp, and I'm thinking...do I really want to tear the car apart again????
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yeah, have to agree with you
but, all plans are on hold (temporarily) while my husband is using the 240D almost daily, as his jeep is having one problem after another - the latest problem, a suspected blown head gasket. I could go on and on about the jeep, but then... I would just be preaching to the choir, LOL!!!
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