Here is a picture of the work I did yesterday. I used the storage space beneath the radio to mount the Parrot 3100 and the connector for my Zune. The Zune fits nicely in here and with one of those silicone covers does not slide out.

Today I did the first part of rebadging the Dodge Sprinter to a Mercedes Sprinter. Why? Ego? Because others have done it? Something to waste money on? I don’t know. I never really wanted a Mercedes. I also never had a Dodge before so who knows. I guess cause its one more thing to do to make the Sprinter unique.

For the badge or star or logo. the Mercedes-Benz part number is A 906 758 00 58. For the surround (Mercedes takes a round one and Dodges is more like a shield) the part numbers are A 906 742 01 30 and A 906 742 00 30. You need both, the left and the right.

The left surround is the difficult one to get off. It is held in place by a small screw that you can’t get to until you partially remove the inside door panel. Of course, I didn’t have the correct size screw driver (mine was too long) and had to improvise. I undid part of the cover on the left side before looking at the replacement part and discovering it just slid into place and was held by the badge screws.

Given the proper tools, this small mod should not take you over a half-hour.

I also have some lettering in decal form to go over the rear license plate that says Mercedes Benz. I don’t think I will use that. All the MB’s I have seen are pretty low key in the rear – a logo and model number.

Next, what to do with the front-end?

Sometime ago I replaced the Becker Sound 5 radio with a Sony. The Sony had blue tooth and I had used one before so I thought it would be ok. Technically it was. The Sony did just as it should but visually it was not good.

The Becker radio is much larger when it comes to the buttons and dials. It is a much better fit for the dash board area of the Sprinter – guess that’s what happens when you are designed in from the get-go. The Sony was lost. You could hardly see the buttons.

At the same time I reinstalled the Sound 5, I added an auxiliary option so I could play the Zune and I added Blue Tooth functionality with a Parrot 3100. It all looks much better and functions perfectly.

Pictures and the write up on how to install the auxiliary line and Parrot 3100 are here and here. The instructions with pictures are detailed and correct. If you don’t check The Sprinter Source dot com from time to time, you should.