Hello,

I installed an aftermarket radio (Pioneer) in my 1999 e300. The instructions where pretty straight foward. After hooking it up and installing it into the dash the radio came on, but no sound. The previous aftermarket radio (Awaii) had a gray box attached between the radio and the car's wiring. It had,"peripheral interface components" on the top with four holes for some kind of adjustments. I beilieve that these cars had fiber optics used in some capacity but I don't know if this is the problem or not. Could there be a compatibility issue with an aftermarket radio that has to be addressed with a interface device? Any help would be appreiciated.

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1982 300d Turbo Diesel (Sat in P/O's Garage for 10 years) Purrs Like a Kitten

1999 E300 Turbo Diesel

1998 SLK 230

sounds like an interface to use the existing bose amp....does your car have the bose sound system?

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2005 SL65
1999 E300
1995 E300
1994 SL320
1988 560SL
1987 300TD
1982 300D
1955 300SL

I called Crutchfield and that is correct I have to connect the blue wire to the pink wire to activate the Bose Amp. Thanks.

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1982 300d Turbo Diesel (Sat in P/O's Garage for 10 years) Purrs Like a Kitten

1999 E300 Turbo Diesel

1998 SLK 230