[R129 SL] sl500 original radio

[Paul Samarin]

A mechanic can call MB with the VIN from the car from which it was  
original and get the code.

Paul

On Apr 3, 2007, at 6:03 AM, Eva Esquivel wrote:


> Flying Dutchman, How kind of you to offer the Blaupunkt Boston  

> CC20.  I would love to have it.  I will pay the shipping charges.   

> My address is PO Box 7045, Chula Vista, CA 91912.

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> By the way do you have any idea how to activate it.  I understand  

> that the first cassette ever played on the stereo would help.  Is  

> that true?  Do you remember? If not I would find a way to activate it.

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> Thanks

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> Eva

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> From: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list- 

> bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Jan Kuylaars

> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 4:16 PM

> To: SL Mailing List

> Subject: Re: [R129 SL] sl500 original radio

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> If you wish you can have a Blaupunkt Boston CC20 with casetteplayer  

> for free.

>

> The problem is that I forget the code.

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> So you must have someone to activate the radio.

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> Flying Dutchman.

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> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----

> Van: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list- 

> bounces at mbcoupes.com]Namens Eva Esquivel

> Verzonden: dinsdag 3 april 2007 0:37

> Aan: 'Peter Shelton'; 'SL Mailing List'

> Onderwerp: Re: [R129 SL] sl500 original radio

>

> New Zealand must be beautiful at 68!  Thanks for all the tips.  I  

> have several emails to some shops but I have not received a  

> response yet.  I believe it’s a Becker from Germany.

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> Will see what happens.  Let me know if you know of any other shops  

> that sell the fm/am radios.  Tks

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> Eva

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> From: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list- 

> bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Peter Shelton

> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:11 PM

> To: SL Mailing List

> Subject: Re: [R129 SL] sl500 original radio

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> Thanks George,

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> Never seen a Becker Mexico unit!  We have other models here in New  

> Zealand and predominantly from the Japanese and European markets.

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> Have a great day.  Nice morning here - 68 degrees F and rising, and  

> I can just see a few of the 200 windmills slowly churning out  

> electricity on the distant horizon.

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> Regards, Peter S.

>

> ----- Original Message -----

>

> From: George Simpson

>

> To: Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 5:41 PM

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> Subject: Re: [R129 SL] sl500 original radio

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> Peter - my 1990 500SL had a Becker Mexico 2000 installed from new  

> and I have the original instruction book with it. Two years ago, I  

> purchased and installed the 'correct' Becker Silverstone 10 CD  

> changer which went with the radio at that time. As you said, in  

> those days they were not shockproof and it can skip on rough roads.  

> I bought the CD changer from a guy in southern Germany who  

> specialises in restoring 90's German radios and has always several  

> for sale but I cannot recall his details - if I do, I will post them.

>

> George Simpson

> Cognac

>

> Eva Esquivel wrote:

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> Peter,

>

> Thank you so much for the info.  WOW It’s quite a lot for me to  

> diget but I believe this info is expanding my knowledge on sls,  

> which I am glad to learn. I am not sure what was installed at the  

> time the sls was manufactured.  When I bought the sl it came with a  

> SONY CD player.  Then I installed an mp3 which was stolen from my  

> apt parking garage during the holidays  Now I want the original  

> instead of buying some fancy system.

>

> tks

>

> eva

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> From: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list- 

> bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Victor R. Lopez

> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 9:22 PM

> To: Peter Shelton; SL Mailing List

> Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Dual Exhaust?

>

>

>

> Speaking of radios. I have a 1999 sl500 with a stock head unit from  

> time to time I get a erro message on the radio face that there isnt  

> a cd cassett when I push to cd button. It will be an intermidiate  

> problem. any ideas?

>

> Peter Shelton <xtr204210 at xtra.co.nz> wrote:

>

> Hi Eva,

>

>

>

> There are a number of 'original' radios installed in the SL 129 and  

> it depends on the specification asked for by the first customer or  

> what was installed in the car at the time!   Mine is an original  

> Blaupunkt CD unit ( the CD goes into a special holder) and it was  

> possibly one of the first CD units installed in a car.  No anti  

> 'jumping' so it skips when on rough roads.  There is the original  

> amplifier located under the floor mats on the passengers side.

>

>

>

> Need to have a look at a lot of 129's and see which one to choose.   

> I understand that all/most were Blaupunkt brand.

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> For information, Blaupunkt GmbH (German for "point of blue" or  

> "blue dot") is a German electronic equipment manufacturer, noted  

> for its home and car audio equipment. It is a 100% subsidiary of  

> Robert Bosch GmbH. Founded in 1923 in Berlin as "Ideal", the  

> company changed its name to "Blaupunkt" in 1938, after the blue dot  

> painted onto its headphones.

>

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> For many years, Blaupunkt car audio equipment models often carried  

> the name of a city somewhere in the world, eg "London RDM126". In  

> Blaupunkt model nomenclature, this can be translated as "An RDS CD  

> player capable of controlling a Multichanger, rated at 4x30W RMS  

> (4x30 = 120) from model year 1996". High-end models typically had  

> German place names.

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> Blaupunkt also used the brand "Velocity" to sell products aimed at  

> a lower cost market. Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, Mercedes and BMW  

> all fit Blaupunkt products into their cars, often branded with the  

> car manufacturer's own mark (eg The VW Gamma or BMW Symphony lines).

>

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> Hope this helps.

>

>

>

> Kind Regards, Peter S (New Zealand).

>

> ----- Original Message -----

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> From: Eva Esquivel

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> To: 'SL Mailing List'

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> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 3:03 PM

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> Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Dual Exhaust?

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> I am interested in installing an original radio on my sl500 1991.   

> Does anyone know where I can buy one?

>

> Thanks

>

> Eva

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