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There are many of us that have upgraded our vehicle's sound system either through complete

aftermarket replacements or upgrading the existing Becker and speakers.

Some of the ideas used have been down right imaginative and unique.

Either way, it would be nice if they were all in one place to review.

Also....any helpful tips on removing / installing grills, head units, speakers etc.
 
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1983 280SL...THE PIG

I chose to go completely aftermarket for the sound system in the PIG.

I enjoy full, loud music and it can be acheived in a convertible.

I started with a Pioneer head unit 4 X 60 watts which I have my front 4" Pioneer TSA1057 dash speakers and a pair of JL Audio tweeters hooked up with a spliter.
The head unit also runs 2 - 6 X9 JBL speakers on the parcel shelf.

All the speakers are run with no bass.

The bass comes from a 10" Infinity subwoofer and a Crossfire VR302 amp that is mounted on the faux parcel shelf that I contructed out of MDF and carpeted.


This system kicks ass however, I could use a new head unit with some face plate aux. plugs.
The head unit I have is 7 years old now and a little outdated if you want to use , say, an Ipod.
I currently use an FM transmitter for my Ipod.
 

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nobby said:
I chose to go completely aftermarket for the sound system in the PIG.

I enjoy full, loud music and it can be acheived in a convertible.

I started with a Pioneer head unit 4 X 60 watts which I have my front 4" Pioneer TSA1057 dash speakers and a pair of JL Audio tweeters hooked up with a spliter.
The head unit also runs 2 - 6 X9 JBL speakers on the parcel shelf.

All the speakers are run with no bass.

The bass comes from a 10" Infinity subwoofer and a Crossfire VR302 amp that is mounted on the faux parcel shelf that I contructed out of MDF and carpeted.


This system kicks ass however, I could use a new head unit with some face plate aux. plugs.
The head unit I have is 7 years old now and a little outdated if you want to use , say, an Ipod.
I currently use an FM transmitter for my Ipod.
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Little bit of updating was over due with the rapid advancement of technology.

My Pioneer head unit is now 13 years old!

I was using an 8G Ipod with an FM transmitter.

At Christmas Nobette gifted me with a new Ipod 6 128G with all the bells and whistles. Basically an Iphone without the phone part.

I've started using Bluetooth in my new truck for my cell phone. Love that little bit of technology.

So....updated my Benz with a NEW Pioneer head unit with bluetooth, aux plug, Sirius XM etc. Bonus is that it should be plug and play.

I'll do the swap when I replace the seats in the spring and there's more room to work.
 

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I'd also like to hear/see some input from anyone who has gone the door speaker route with their 107. I used to own a 77 450sl that had the "usual" upgrade with some Kenwood 4" in the dash and 6x9's in the back, just powered off of the head unit. Yes, its a night and day improvement over the stock setup, but still nothing that great sound-wise. Now I'm back on here as I'm currently looking for a 560sl for my next fun car and one thing I'd definitely like to do is to go with some type of door speakers. I have seen them both mounted right in the door panel as well as ones that either replace or make use of the map pockets. I'm a audio nut, so I'd like to put something good together for the 560. My preliminary thoughts would be some 6.5" components in the doors and a nice sub in the package shelf, but I'd love to see what other people havee come up with in the way of door speakers.
 
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Under dash invisible mid bass speakers from DTL

German W107 supplier DTL sells under dash mid bass speakers, these speakers itself are a VISATON flat speakers. The idea is strenghten dash coaxial speaker bass performance.

This passenger side under dash blank panel is missing from SL models, may be it has belong into SLS models. On the German spare part films it is illustrated.
 

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AMP MOUNTING

Many have chosen to mount an additional amp in the trunk.

Removing the forward bulkhead before using it to anchor an amp is a good idea as the gas tank is directly behind it.

So be careful driving self tapping screws through it!

The car jack stowage panel is an option.
 

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MORE Rear Speaker Options

A few more rear speaker options....
 

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Tweeter Install

Tweeters up front are a must.....for some.
 

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I am only about 2 and a half minutes into the video above, but it appears there's not too much hard stuff when you have:
- headrests that zipper open that easy
- headrests that already have speakers in them with:
. - wiring already in there, alleviating probably the hardest part, figuring out how to get wires up the solid metal posts into the headrest
. - punching holes in the fabric, or selecting a fabric that allows the sound through
 
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nobby said:
Vintage Car Radio


Vintage Car Radio .com
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I have this radio in the 380SL. Here were my comments from "another site":

It's "ok", and looks good, but it has several annoyances that make it less than perfect; the biggest of them is that it has no rear AUX input, and the front USB and AUX connectors have doors that are flimsy and will break off rather quickly. The knobs feel flimsy. The display is obviously a "generic" radio display that was made to work in this application, and its fairly crude and garish. The faceplate is very thick and sticks out more than it should. A case for the detachable faceplate (which is a PITA to remove and install) would have been nice.

It's also incredibly slow from switching from function to function (CD to USB to SD to AUX). Basically, this is a low-cost Asian chassis with a custom faceplate.

With that being said, it's about $1000 cheaper than the Becker retro radio, and these things are forgivable at this price.

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This is also a very deep radio, and it BARELY fits. But again, at its price and considering that it does look pretty good, much is forgivable.
 
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