Tag: retrofit

Mercedes DAB Tuner NTG2.5 Retrofit Upgrade with Existing TV Antenna W219 CLS

I recently retrofitted a full NTG 2.5 entertainment system to my W219 CLS (seeĀ this post). Among other things, this system hasĀ the ability to receive DAB radio broadcast here in the UK by using an additional DAB Tuner module. I managed to sourceĀ the genuine Mercedes part (A204 870 54 90) and fitted this into the car. This guide outlines the steps...

W219 CLS55 AMG Comand NTG 2.5 Entertainment System Retrofit

After many months of planning and buying parts, I took the weekend to perform quite a major upgrade to the entertainment system in the CLS to the latest version of Comand available to the W219 CLS during its production run. Unforauntely, I didn’t take as many pictures as I would have likedĀ as I got too engrossed in the job :P...

Changing BMW Vehicle Order Using NCS Expert

When retrofitting options that were not factory installed, it is sometimes necessary to program the car to enable them. The car stores a list of options that were installed at the factory in one or more of it’s ECUs. This is known as the Vehicle Order (VO) and options such as electric auto folding wing mirrors/side mirrors are part of...