[W126 Coupe] Sound system for 500 SEC

[Jason Mavris]

When I did mine several years ago there was a device called a pac-1 that I had installed to retain use of the factory amps that your speaking of.  That was probably 8 years ago.  I got the pac1 device from Crutchfield.com.  I installed a blaupunkpt vs head unit with the aux input.  

Jason 

Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com> wrote:


>i've heard or been told when u put a new sound system don't you have to bypass the amps behind the back seat?  1991 560 sec

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>From: usef nazzal <usef4188 at gmail.com>

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>Hey All

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>I know its a late reply but better than never..

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>Am in the process of upgrading my sound system too.. I was thinking of switching to a different head unit such as Kenwood and mounting speakers via kickpanels etc.. but at the same time i do not want anything too flashy i want it to blend in with the interior..and am trying to build a good quality system with reasonable bass and crisp sounds

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>regarding the ipod upgrade... my 560 came with a phone dock so i though id mount my iphone and internally have a charger and AUX connected to power supply and HU.. instead of drilling through the original dock.. I replicated it using fiberglass and body filler .. made it a bit wider and it is much heavier but for a first try it is good enough for me.. i bought a fake=cheap IPAD dock and did some cutting in order to get the result shown in the pictures.. also got a iphone car charger and am gonna connect it from the lighter supply behind the ashtray .. now i just need to do some more sanding and then take it to an upholstry shop.. 

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>I have tested the charger works perfectly.. havent tried the AUX yet since i havent bought the HU yet and havent decided on which speaker brand to go for.. 

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>if you guys need more pix\info just reply.

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>Yousef

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>On May 10, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Dick Spellman <dick.spellman at gmail.com> wrote:

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>Hi Robert,

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>>The point of contact isEd Ebel.  On the last post re: your Becker radio question.

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>>-\Dick

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>>On 5/10/2011 2:54 PM, btb management wrote: 

>>I have the original cassette/radio sound system on my 85 500 SEC.

>>>Any thoughts on ipod/cd upgraded sound systems for this car?

>>>Thanks,

>>>Robert

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