Installing AVIC after market din unit
 

I am considering installing an(AVIC z3dvd-nav)due to the mercedes comand is the worst nav system ever made. MY comand system just went went dead. The dealer said a newunitis about 7k sounds like a stick up to me ! I have tryed to buy a used unit with no luck. The question is has any one re-wired their s-class for audio and what about the fiber opitc wires will affect anyother compoents of the car like sensors digtal stuff ect ?[sm=vader1.gif]

RE: Installing AVIC after market din unit
 

Probably not the answer you want, but you could buy a TomTom for £100-£200! Selling on offer on the shopping channels or at Halfords at the moment. Thye shopping channels offer European maps for the same price as HAlfords sell the stadard units, and upgrades of maps are expensive.

This solution will not tie you to Merc, and you can upgrade the software on he internet. The unit plugs into the cigarett lighter and sticks to the windscreen yu a rubber washer.

Or you could start saving ......

yea let me tell u pioneer avic z1 isnt the best unit i have it in my suv and for most part a good unit but will trow u off alot and has to be custom install like frabicating (fiberglass) face which means $$$$ go to ebay they have units somethimes from wrekers and theirs a place in NY that will activate the TV button so u can hook up a dvd player i would since the units out already. hope this helps

how about kenwood 8120? I had an issus with ebay paypal do you know any scrap yards
in nyc area that might have one I am getting tired of the wild goose chase

i read somewhere that someone did it and saw the pictrues, it looked great but i dont remeber which forum i read it from.

Thanks for the insperation !! I hooked up Benzword.org this guy changed his comand in a 2000 or
2001 s-class he installed a kenwood 8120 , I am going to install the same unit in my 2004-4matic (kenwood8120) nav,dvd,back up cam , and all sorts of higt tech extras !!
I figured it will set me back 3k I will post pictures when its done

do you have links to his post?
i was trying to find it again but couldnt do it :(