Becker DIN Cable - Is this correct?

[Ed Cave]

Sorry to have to revive this topic yet again but...

Taking advice from several of you I spoke directly with Ed Ebel of Becker and told him I needed the DIN cable that would enable me to connect an iPod to the back of my Europa II.

I knew I would need a 'Radio Shack' cable in between this cable and the iPod but I assumed the part he was sending would have a finished connector / plug on each end. This piece I got has an 8-pin plug on one end and 4 bare wires + what appears to be a fifth ground wire on the other.

Did Ed do Ed wrong or is this what I should have expected?

$38.50 + $8.00 shipping = $46.50

Ed Cave
Atlanta, GA

1964 356C
1971 280SL
2002 SC430
2004 A4 3.0

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[Tom230sl]

Wouldn't it be eaisier to buy a ITrip FM Transmitter and keep it wireless?

[TA250SL]

The correct part number for the stereo version is BNA.CBL.STER and has a DIN connector at one end and a female mini stereo jack at the other for the source input.  I don't know what you received, but let Ed know it's the wrong part.  He will exchange it.

Tom

[TR]

Gents -- This is a bit off-topic, but Tom's comment about a little FM transmitter is not bad.

I have a MB GPS system in my CLK500, which is fine.  But I also have the same software & capability on my PDA, which I use in the 280SL or any other car I wish.  A cool thing about this arrangement is that I plug a miniture FM transmitter into the PDA then tune in the Becker Europa II and the GPS software will provide excellent spoken directions through the car's speakers.

[Douglas]

1. Ed sent the wrong part. It's supposed to have a square box on the end with an opening in it.

2. My experience with FM transmittors isn't good. The one I had didn't provide a reliable signal over long distances. MacWorld has a similar opinion.

Douglas Kim
New York, NY
280 SL #016220