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Becker Europa Rear Connector

Started by jtwoods4, 05 May 2019, 10:02 AM

jtwoods4

The guys the previous owner installed this Becker Europa radio in my 1980 300sd. There are Bluetooth kits that I can connect to the back of the radio but I'm trying to figure out what kit or what model radio this is. It appears the connector on the back takes 6 pins but they are not round holes they are blade shaped. See pics. Last pic is zoomed in on the connector.
1980 300SD

Alec300SD

78 W116 300SD 'Desert Rose' new as of 01/26/2014
79 W116 300SD 'Stormcloud' RIP 04/11/2022

jtwoods4

1980 300SD

jtwoods4

Well shit! They make a Bluetooth kit that plugs into the 6 pin DIN on the back of the radio. However, the 6 pin input is MONO. So streaming music would be mono.... LAME!!!
1980 300SD

jtwoods4

Any of you guys familiar with a company in the southeast United States that would be able to modify the 599 radio and convert 6 pin DIN to stereo?
1980 300SD

UTn_boy

Your 599 is stereo, not mono.  All 300SD's came with stereo radio.   If your radio was a mono radio there would only be one speaker plug on the rear, not two. 
1966 250se coupe`,black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3,papyrus white/dark red leather
1975 450se, pine green metallic/green leather
1973 300sel 4.5,silver blue metallic/blue leather
1979 450sel 516 red/bamboo

OLDGOLD

Just to add to the comment about the mono Bluetooth sound... In my 300SD I have the stock Becker Mexico head-unit that is disabled from playing radio/tapes and the volume knob is used a switch to turn on the Infinity Kappa K5 Bluetooth amp in the trunk. I have a Boston Acoustics subwoofer with 4 Pioneer Mid-highs in the cabin area.

That way when I get in my car and turn it on, the Bluetooth links up with my iPhone and plays music wirelessly. It's pretty awesome and sounds infinitely better than the stock cardboard speakers. It's fun having someone in my old car and whipping out my phone and playing some hard drum & bass. They never saw it coming!