Originally Posted by
BartStephens
CAJ Community,
I am shopping for a used, Mercedes E-Series Wagon for a new daily-driver. I want to get an "end-game" system installed. I am struggling with model years right now. I know electronics integration gets more complex with later year vehicles. Crutchfield's has NO research on E-Series after 2009. If you enter a later-year model, you get this...
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Sorry, we haven't researched your vehicle yet, so we are unable to confirm which products fit at this time.
Some reasons why we're coming up short:
*We haven't yet found installation gear for your newer vehicle that meets our standards.
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*We haven't yet found an example of your vehicle to research.
*We know that it's extremely difficult to install a car stereo or speakers in your particular vehicle.
Whatever the reason, we are always keeping an eye out for new installation parts and more vehicles to research, so keep checking our site.
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That is a pretty intimidating message. It reads to me like, "You can go there if you want, but you may not live to tell the tale."
Do any of you have advice about where (other than Crutchfield) to research compatibility and integration for later model vehicles like this?
Thanks in advance!