whats the wiring for??? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

msethk · #1 02-11-2008, 10:12 PM

I have a 1994 c280. I pulled out the cassette storage from the central dash to replace it with an updated storage tray ($twelve dollars and change at the dealer, what a deal, never used the cassette storage anyway...a waste of space) and found wiring behind it with a piece of foam wrapped around it. there was also another clasp with wiring that appeared to be part of the same harness. Anyone know what its for?? thanks in advance.

redcoupe · #2 02-12-2008, 12:04 AM

A picture would help out.
It could be for a cell phone key pad.

G-Benz · #3 02-12-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by redcoupe

A picture would help out.
It could be for a cell phone key pad.

That was gonna be my guess too...

msethk · #4 02-12-2008, 12:32 PM

sorry, i wanted to add a picture but i didnt have the camera yesterday, it was in my wifes car and still is and she is at work. i will try to send one when she gets home. thanks for the responses. (did they have cell phones in the cars in 1994?)

E150GT · #5 02-12-2008, 01:37 PM

Probably, just not small ones. More like Zack Morris phones.

pawoSD · #6 02-12-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by msethk

sorry, i wanted to add a picture but i didnt have the camera yesterday, it was in my wifes car and still is and she is at work. i will try to send one when she gets home. thanks for the responses. (did they have cell phones in the cars in 1994?)

Yes they did, in fact, they even had phones in cars in 1981!!

waybomb · #7 02-12-2008, 07:15 PM

I had a phone in 1978. It was really a fancy Motorola two way radio that connected somehow to the phone system. The phone itslef looked just like a regular slim-line rotary dial phone, and yes, it had a rotary dial. It was not duplex, meaning, only one person could talk and the other had to listen. There was no butting in.

I had it in my all black 76 Mark IV. I was pimpin.....

bobs · #8 02-12-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by waybomb

I had a phone in 1978. It was really a fancy Motorola two way radio that connected somehow to the phone system. The phone itslef looked just like a regular slim-line rotary dial phone, and yes, it had a rotary dial. It was not duplex, meaning, only one person could talk and the other had to listen. There was no butting in.

I had it in my all black 76 Mark IV. I was pimpin.....

You wouldn't happen to have a picture of that would you? It sounds really cool!

waybomb · #9 02-12-2008, 07:47 PM

I wish I did.

The phone was bolted to the trans hump and looked just like a regular slim-line home phone. There was a huge cable that ran under the carpet to the trunk. Bolted to one side of the trunk was a really big electronic box. If I recall, maybe 18" x 12" by 4". I do remember it had a big heat sink on it. And then the trunk antenna that was about 9"tall.

And back in 1978, if I recall correctly, the bill was about a buck a minute, even if they called you. Needless to say, after the first month, I changed the number and only gave it to certain people.

msethk · #10 02-13-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by msethk

I have a 1994 c280. I pulled out the cassette storage from the central dash to replace it with an updated storage tray ($twelve dollars and change at the dealer, what a deal, never used the cassette storage anyway...a waste of space) and found wiring behind it with a piece of foam wrapped around it. there was also another clasp with wiring that appeared to be part of the same harness. Anyone know what its for?? thanks in advance.

finally, a picture

msethk · #11 02-14-2008, 12:33 PM

heres another picture

msethk · #12 02-18-2008, 10:05 AM

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