I FIXED The $25,000+ Sound System In My NEW Mercedes *It's INSANE*
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This car should've been the cover art for Midnight Club: DUB Edition. I just bought this 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG with an insane sound system, laid out on 20s with Brabus wheels. It doesn't get anymore DUB Edition than this.
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Watching the first video on this system made me drag out my old system.. 😂 and I’m 51 years old.. Ran out of time to finish it today, but it’s 1/2 way complete.. A lot of nostalgia came out of the first video.. now this one just makes it even better.. Thanks @Jr 😂😂.. bringing out that 17 year old senior in me.. Stay blessed!!
bababa bass. Nothing like a good thump
As a W211 owner, I can say German cars are extremely reliable as long as no parts are older than 5 years
Just need to continuously replace parts until you have an entirely new car?
😀😀😀
Reliable.... haha ha ha ha ha
Or as long as the factory warranty lasts. But wow they are classy.
W211s are either extremely bulletproof or crap, thankfully I’ve got one with the m112 so that’s sorted
The recommended fuse for that 1500.1 is 200A that's probably why the 100A fuse was blown. The AVERAGE current draw on that amplifier is 100A, so all you need is a heavy bass note at the right level to push the current draw past that 100A and blow the fuse that's currently in there. Those amps were super underrated, I never saw one where the sheet that came with it didn't show that the actual power was over 1700 watts RMS
The fuse will likely slowly burn up if ran hard for extended periods. I'm going to assume that those subs are wired at minimum 2ohm but likely 4ohm plus add in box rise and you are looking at maybe 600 watts clamped but mini ANL fuses are going to not appreciate that current fluctuation
@@commonsenseisdeadin2024yah if these are the BD series they make power at 2 or 1 ohm so likely wired to 2 ohm. That current draw is also going to be affected by the voltage in there, which probably isn’t great. I forgot about box rise though, so that will definitely play a role as well.
@@FliCarGuy voltage I'm assuming should stay around 13 depending on the alt, 2 optimas will hold up fine if the alternator isn't putting out enough alone.
I'm going with they are wired nominally at 4ohm considering they are only 10s and I'm assuming they were going for more SQ with it and they are only like 500watt RMS.
Honestly I'm amazed that this car was a CES Rockford demo car and they didn't use T series subs. Although 2009 was hard times and I don't know what they even had 😂 the speakers in the doors are no doubt their top of the line.
I don't know if they had a bd1500 in that design?
I never really cared for RF so I really don't know what they all have. They been around so long it's hard to keep track of what's what with them 😂. For the price and what you get doesn't do it for me (I say as I paid $650 for a sub, that was like 50% off!🤣)
My nostalgia is Audiobahn and Eclipse. I really liked Lightning Audio which is funny because their cheap speakers sounded way better than RF equivalent that were double the price. (RF owned or was a major player in lightning audio if you didn't know)
Image Dynamics IDMax, Eclipse titanium, JL w7 and I think the Kicker solo X was around, were the heavy hitters.
We ran Audiobahn Alumapro(I think it was) and MTX 9500 (I believe) only reason I remember the others is because they still exist 😭 (caveat being Eclipse but everyone knows them!) Rockford was best buy and MTX was Circuit City.. so I think I was required to hate Rockford 😂
You quite possibly have not a fucking clue what I'm talking about 😂
@@commonsenseisdeadin2024ahhh Audio nostslgia. Its so crazy to see how things have evolved over the years. Great point about the T series subs, who knows what they really had going on. Either way I know this setup sounds 100 times better than the stock setup from that era 😂
The flashing seat lights means that the battery is too old.
It sense the voltage drop when u pull amps for that seat.
After a few miles it can start to work again because there will be more voltage over the battery.
I think the seats are deactivated if the voltage is below certain voltage.
Also, if u can't lock the car/it will unlock itself, the battery needs tone replaced.
There might be a secondary battery beneath the air filter fr the brake by wire system as backup, in case the normal batteries die.
And that new abs block is actually a recall.
Cheers
This thing is just stupid. Love it.
100A fuses. I can't remember ever seeing something like that before.
Same... it's such an epic car 🔥
@@WatchJRGo I've heard better... keep it and make it hit harder!!!
There's plenty of amps these days that pull 300-400 amps without breaking a sweat. And that's even with 70-80% efficiency.
Edit - Down4Sound JP83 calls for 3x300, totaling 900 amps 😅
If you ever went to a stereo competition back in the 90's, you'd see this kind of install in tons of vehicles. It became a rich kid's game and I got out.
My Phoenix Gold ZPA 0.5 calls for an 80A and I was blowing them out pretty regularly back in the day on 4 10s. It's a class A amp rated for 1000w and tested to more like 1300. Guessing at 50% efficiency, @14 volts, it was actually able to pull _well_ over 100A peak... so. 😁
Like others have said, today that's a wimpy little toy fuse and anything under a 2K isn't even worth buying. Times have changed... Along with those times, I started buying bigger home amps and started blowing 20A breakers instead. 😂
Oh man that sub needs the dust covers put back over the voice coil. That is a super cool car with so many advanced features for the time, and the engine 👍 Glad to see your still finding cool cars along with selling parts. You going to keep it or sel it off when done.
Check and make sure the cigar lighter heating element isn't shorted out or flaky, ran into it with a Camaro that kept blowing radio fuse etc.
I fixed the whole car in this video 💯
@WatchJRGo Don't worry that will change and give us more great content as you troubleshoot that sweet car.
@@WatchJRGoI owned the e46 from Midnight Club Tour... I had a very similar audio setup, but through JL Audio. Wild times at the Hot Import Nights shows...
+1 on the RainX kit. Your recommendation saved my windshield (albeit aftermarket) from a random bullseye on a backroad.
You should get KLEER it’s 2 step process had it done at a Acura stealership. Rainy on steroids came with a bottle of activator used it once a year after winter it’s been 4 years haven’t put a dent on the bottle. And saved money on windshield wipers also barely used them.
Dude…. what an amazing car!
Your understanding of electronics is absolutely incredible 🤯
His understanding of just about everything is amazing. One smart dude! I’m sure he could be an astronaut if he wanted to be.
This video is what JR is best at. Fun! Tech overload
Broooo I had no idea you used to build clubs! That sounds like such a fun job. When you were describing the bass, I literally was getting chills. I love that super low deep slamming bass. My favorite
I have never been a 10 guy. I used to install systems. Nothing crazy but close to that. We keep it tasteful. My go to was Kicker 8’s and Punch 12’s. Kicker and Lanzar Amps
Love this audio stuff, especially in a Midnight Club LA spec CLS55.
The 100 MiniANL fuse is actually undersized for Rockfords T1500.1 amplifier. Rockford recommended a 200 amp fuse for the T1500.1. on a 2 ohm load the amp will pull 130-150 amps and at a 1ohm load it will pull 190-210 when driven hard.
Brilliant content really enjoyed it.
Good vid bro, that car is sick. I’m a bmw guy but I’ve really been itching for a early 2000s e class or cls
Same, me and some friends in 6 years ago in college pooled our money for a W210 E55 (2001). Absolute tank of a car, I still miss it to this day
You amaze me. I had my doubts that you could resolve all those electronic gremlins which I thought were all unrelated. (I didn't know your electronics background in stereo equipment which I'm sure helped in that problem solving.) Keep on finding interesting new projects like these for your channel. That is a fantastic car, certainly a 'one of a kind'.
Its amazing that its all stayed together
If you've ever been in a SPL van with 10+ 15 inch subs and 10,000w of amps - that's when you really understand how powerful BASS really is.
Getting into something that will actually steal the air out of your lungs is a good time. 😂
LOL and yet a 10 watt tube amp and some Klipschorn speakers produces more bass than most of those "10,000" wat cars.
10 15" subs I hope you're running over 100,000 watts! I'm pushing over 4000 to my 1 15". Granted not many are running 10. 4 and 6 is common, 8 isn't unheard of.
When you become one with the enclosure where it's displacing the air in and out of your lungs, eyelids and ear lobes flapping at 30Hz or below then you're having fun!
Nope....@@mitchhedberg4415
awesome video, i love rockford fosgate amps n rockord subwoofers n gear
Great video finally got over 30 min video!!!!
13:14 13:14 I bet I can hear it in Andover Kansas.
Fun Fact: Brabus the murderer was set free by Pontious Pilate when he washed his hands and the people choose him over Jesus. BRABUS(BRAY- BUS) Is a very high end Mercedes product that can take a G-wagon up towards a million dollars.
Love your car and show.
Barabbas nicht brabus
@bouyastard3552 thank you. With my German I should not be correcting anyone. Wish I could pronounce BMW in German.
Came here to say the same thing. Barabbas
Impressive how much stuff you know about everything automotive but specifically about electrical systems. This was so enjoyable to watch.
Absolutely love this car . Please keep it so I get to see more of it
I had bubbles on my rear tires of my Mercedes too. They were 20s. I was using lexani tires that came on the rims I got from fitment industries. I think from the weight of the good 600+ pound audio system in the rear lol. So I called fitment and the put me in some hankook double steel walled tires and haven't had an issue since.
Went to a car show with a bunch of audio heads. I was amazed at how people had their systems set up and how intricate each set up was. Rattling doors and windows and actually feeling the bass
after 6 months take the car on a test drive stereo off and see what now rattles without the help of subs.
I spent over a year trying to make one not rattle, I was able to stop all rattles besides the inside of muffler and the rear brakes.
I have a 2001 slk and the power seat doesn't work sometimes. I haven't figured it out, but it starts working again after turning it off and on a few times
Hey JR, that car is a keeper once it's all sorted. Really enjoyed the video. Cheers!
Download a helicopter sound track, drive out to the HooptyHanger, turn it up, drive past it a few times, and see how long it takes Tyler to figure out that it's you. >:-)
good one
I'd swap the grill to the correct period or a better fitting one, but what an awesome system and deal. Are you keeping it?
Didn’t you say the battery light was on the dash? When you are having battery issues Mercedes will turn off “convenience features” such as the seat heaters, coolers and massage. When this happens and you try to use them they flash. And you get a message on the dash saying “convenience features unavailable” or something like that.
Makes sense as when he turns on accessories or starts the car but doesn't start driving they work fine but as time goes on then more power gets diverted they start to have issues.
I built DB drag systems. My loudest was a Sonoma with 4 twelves and 2 fifteens walled off tuned to 40 hertz on 10k rms. Had 6 optima yellow tops. Loudest was 162.9 dB at 39 hertz 159.8 on music.
Why 2 different sizes?
For some reason, this was interesting AF! I had my heydays with automotive audio.... I was "the" guy in my area that you could hear music coming a mile away. You knew it was me because I was not playing dance or pop music, I was rockin' away with Dep Leppard, AC DC, pink floyd (time... try that with a powerful system) Metallica and the like.
Was nice to see a powerful system tastefully done that actually still works years after the initial build. It says a lot about the quality of the components AND the talent of the shop that did the job.
JR, you didn't buy a car, you bought a stereo system surrounded by an engine some seats and 4 tires. Good call.
If your seats stop work and those led blinking. Meaning car is sensing too little volts. Car turns off comfort functions like radio, seats, mirror heating to save electricity.. When you have enough voltage then those thnigs will come back online.
good to see all the stuff was actually hooked up. I had an scion xb panasonic demo car at an old job and half the shit wasnt hooked up.
Always great to see the brands RF, Punch, Monster Cable for miles…I wish everyone had as fun a “young person hood” as we did! Had a 1990 conversion van that I built a system in … “Seats 10 and shook everything and everyone-- “Please Don’t Go!”
This thing is crazy! I Love it
@17:46 JR is rocking out with his 10mm socket out
You need to replace that lower windshield cowl cover. That actually matters for water management. When they are deteriorated like that, water will drip/flow onto things it should not and cause problems.
Great video but when we gonna see part of the unfixable equinox?
Yep, sounds just like every clapped out charger that drives down my street at 12am. I’m sure the camera doesn’t do it justice, probably sounds better in person.
Did you know there's also a Red Dog Saloon in OKC? If you visit I don't recommend visiting without a hand cannon. 😅
Hahah, I'll stick to the Alaska one, that place was awesome! 😎
What a great deal. You gotta keep this one JR!
Pretty cool car. Is this one a keeper for the fleet? You and Hoovie should do a video with yours and his. 💯🔥
Sweet ride
I was an installer for 9 years at a high end shop in Florida. I took all my Eclipse and Diamond Audio stuff out of my 95 Taurus SHO when I bought my Mercury Marauder used in 2005. It was all gonna go in that but we were a JL Audio retailer and it got all JL Audio instead. First gen Slash amps (500/1 and 300/4) three 10w1v3-8 subs and VR components all around with an Eclipse AVN 2DIN head unit. It's got steering wheel interface, XM/Sirius, and iPod. There was a CD changer but that was removed years ago. It's all STILL in that car after 18 years' ownership and works perfectly. My install was done with Trupan cabinet-grade MDF instead of standard MDF. We did a LOT of antiques and exotics and didn't pinch pennies on materials or quality. In fact, I fiberglassed my business card into every custom creation that allowed. I got all my stuff on rep accommodation and did the labor. To replicate my complete system in 2006 would have been in the ballpark of $8,500.
My dynamic seats were intermittent. Turned out to be the connections at the modules under the driver's seat. I just cycled the connectors in and out. It also fixed the battery drain issue I had.
Needs a two tone Maybach style paint job in my opinion.
Good work JR.
Cheers Pat 🇦🇺
I do love that Maybach paint 💯
I used that rain-x kit on my last jetta. I would have to tell you where the chip was.
is Jud from Street Beat (prior to being 316 Customs) still around?
You need to add a rear camber kit if you are lowered like that or you'll be running through rear tires like crazy. Rear tires were my biggest maintenance cost on my lowered cls55 until i did that.
What or when video do you have that tells your work/school history. ? And if you dont have that could you do one .
Expensive build.. the only time you see builds like that happening out of shop anymore is if you're talking about a money bag meaning Black market money or somebody that needs someone else to nerd out with super cool episode
Glad it was an easy fix.
pulling the fuse must've power cycled that entire circuit. when in doubt turn it off and on (unplug for extended period) again.
Is the bad kit the Permatex one? I can't remember which one I used last time, but I have the Permatex for my wife's just replaced windshield on her Highlander. Just waiting for it to get warm enough.
Hey John, you should play the song Foreplay by the group Boston on that system. If I am going to audition any speakers that is what I want to hear. It is amazing. Great car and good luck to you with it. 👍👍
So what happened to your cabin? Haven’t seen a video of that for a while
Yayyy Rain X windshield repair 🤘🏽🔥
Super cool car/ build
“Red Dog Saloon” (your t-shirt) in OKC isn’t something you’d want to be advertising ;)
It’s clearly from the one I was just at in Alaska lmao 😂
@@WatchJRGo I know, but I definitely did a double take when I saw it
I had a Mercedes of this era….had a loose battery cable and all kinds of crazy electrical crap was happening. I’m assuming, because your batteries were low, it might have just been angry so now the fuse is back in and batteries are fully charged, the center stack is working as intended.
These are definitely voltage picky....they don't like low voltage....personally ide have done a 45ah bank of lithium
Amazing Car 🤘🏽🔥
I love this series. I don’t think you mentioned how much you got this for but I’m pretty curious. I hope you keep her
I suspect right around $12.5k.
$15k 🍻
Things like this is what the car manufacturers are missing . A lot of companies have trash audio , or limited them with anc connected to the amp
You should put some wire ferrules and heat shrink on the amp power wires. You would get a better connection, and it's easier to take apart if you need to.
My w211 e class and my 2013 cls would act up like that when they had dead auxiliary batteries
also u wilgain bettwr mpg if u takenout all unnecessary weight ..
like the box in the back l
Truly cheap is expensive. For this system to sound and operate this well 16 years later is a testament to investing right the first time. All in all most people will not be able to afford such a build but if you can it will serve you for a long time.
A lot of people don’t know that some preamps (for both car and home audio) can clip the signal if you try to boost it too much or if the input is too high. Everything to the max is usually receptive for trouble.
Is the permatex kit good to fix chips?
Unusable, I tried it and threw it away immediately 😬
What an insane bargain you got with this one John.
That 1500w amp should have a 150 in it. Rule of thumb of fusing.. add your fusing (if it's 80a- it's around 800w.. )
That 100a fuse is good for around 1k rms.
I found who built the system. The following is a cut and paste. Owner of this sport luxury sedan is a CEO of an Arizona based company who wasn’t quite happy with the existing system, so he brought it to Sound Xpression to add some killer audio while retaining the luxury feel, without the typical overdone “bling” and “flashing lights”.
CLS 55 AMG with 20″ custom painted Lowenhart wheels.
All about that bass, no treble. 😂😂. Miss my 96 Mustang with JBL woofers
You see the 3 mids in the front door?
Building a ridiculous system in an SUV like you mentioned is a great idea. I would love to see that.
Will you make a video as you attack all the obd2 codes?
The battery warning is benign. Is caused by dead aux battery or aux battery relay. Just note, it is better to delete the aux battery than to have it low/dying, as the car will show the damned battery warning constantly will driving, where a dead one, will just show twice after car is started. Would be nice if that could be coded out.
If the main battery disconnects, u got no brakes.
Just replace the batteries, now it seems broken while it isn't
I used to install..don't run any power wires with signal wires for one.That wiring looks like spaghetti lol but overall a decent install.Should consider some sundown subs.Are there any capacitors ?
4 Rockwoods to equal 2 Kickers! Haha, just playing. Spent a few years building custom systems in the early 2000's. Was a fun job!
"Kickers" 😂
3:50 That speaker wire looks like old KnuKonceptz wire
The reason you have a bubble on your inside of the tread the cheaper tires lexan Lion heart delinte etcetera are known to split the tread if you hit a pothole for back bump in the road it will split the tread decide what will pop and you'll have a bubble in the sidewall. Remember you got over a $5,000 car with added stereo equipment in three piece wheels which are every year then the factory forage wheels that come on that car ! Just think how much extra weight you added to that car you probably added a good $800 lb to that curb weight of that car
2 insulated wires running in parallel create capacitance which is resistive to changing voltage. (power lines are separated on poles for this reason) The sound is changing voltage. While traveling the speaker wires, and with enough power, theoretically, none twisted wires could have enough capacitance to resist a change in voltage. And we WANT our voltage to change ALOT on our speaker wires... Twisting uses more wire and you sell it by the foot : ) This is legit though. Wire that is used for computer networking MUST be twisted or your signal with die after a few inches. . The can bus in your car will use twisted wires. Us nerds just say "twisted pairs" .
Playing that Dolph all day !!!!
If you're talking about the permatex windshield repair kit then you used it wrong because it's way better than the rain x and i've used both
Watching on tiny phone screen I thought that was some kind of fancy port for a bandpass thing... How did the dust cover pop off? That is really well done, but there is no accounting for taste I guess...
W219 Cls did not have the soft close feature
Fuse rating on a BD1500 is 200 amp. Should likely upgrade that and the run of wire. Even in that short run it's suffocating the power output.
John Ross knows everything 😲🤘🏽🔥
There's two possible options for the 2 knobs, 1 is for the components amp, one is for sub amp. The other possibility is the one knob is for the tuning of of sub amp like the knob on the back of a home theatre sub that lets you adjust the frequency of the sub
1 for the sub amp and the other was for the processor that's been removed as confirmed with the remote jack wire hanging out ontop of the dvd changer. As far as your mids and highs go, you are controlling that with the volume on the source unit. Only reason you'd have a remote is if you want to cut certain drivers like say you only run all 3 mids in the doors for competition and typically only run 1 for cruising, but then you just toggle the amp running those and just cut it.
I hope to see it at some c&c soon
My ex’s dad had a e350 wagon , first Mercedes I ever drove and it was so much better then I could’ve ever imagined.
I love Rockford Fosgate.
I can get system with the same amount of power for way cheaper if you don't care about the look like that but the sh!+ looks good
That is a really cool car, especially when everything is working. I've had several nice systems over the years, but I never got into
what I would call the excessive bass. I think I have a fairly refined ear, but to me it really sounds unnatural, but that's just my opinion.
I don't know how many cars have pulled up next to me at a light, and it sounds like every panel on the car is vibrating and rattling.
I fixed my SL500 blower motor with 2 zip ties. The bracket that holds the motor down broke the clip so I just zip tied the bracket down instead of clipping it. Never made a video on it.
The technology in that car is mind blowing especially considering its age!
You were saying all these numbers which meant nothing to me but sounds good
Whew Wee! You can take the boy out of Kansas, but you cannot take the Kansas out of the boy!😂 I really love that car! Did you have the alignment done after you put the new tires on? If you don’t have a full four wheel alignment done, as I am sure, you know, you can chew up the tires really fast! I thought I would mention that as you are a busy man and we sometimes forget these things. Can’t beat German technology.😊
Simply WOW!