Just bought a w124 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

samiam44 · #1 07-02-2009, 12:10 PM

I would just get a different radio-

Those were suppose to have a battery- long since dead. Dealerships don't like those as they take a tool. You have to pull the radio to re-set it I believe and they can be nice and do it for free- or they will charge you.
Get a replacement Becker radio- with a code card and cd player. When they have refurbed units, they are about $250-300. BE 4604? They can even wire it up for IPOD input if you need it.

Michael

brewtoo · #2 07-02-2009, 12:20 PM

http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W124Stereo

volosong · #3 07-02-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by samiam44

I would just get a different radio-

Those were suppose to have a battery- long since dead. Dealerships don't like those as they take a tool. You have to pull the radio to re-set it I believe and they can be nice and do it for free- or they will charge you.
Get a replacement Becker radio- with a code card and cd player. When they have refurbed units, they are about $250-300. BE 4604? They can even wire it up for IPOD input if you need it.

Michael

Hah! Just earlier this week, Becker quoted me, "Ugrade radio…it usually costs $450." for their BE-4602. And it can't even play MP3 CDs...I asked. For four and a half bills, I'll stick with what I have, or go aftermarket, if I can only find one that looks nice and like it belongs in an older German sedan. On my coupe, I had an Alpine CD 6-disk changer mounted in the trunk and the control run up and into the ash tray. It will play MP3 discs and plays into the radio via RF on an unused channel. Being able to keep the antenna down with the radio on really helps the RF part of it.

I'm looking for an inexpensive 780 or 1480 to replace my 612, which doesn't have balance control. Might as well. I still have, and use, a large library of cassettes.