So I gave in and finally installed the Becker Monza... and I love it!!!!! As you can see, the interface is identical to the new Beckers that come in the '04. The difference is that this is not fiber optic and so will not work with '02 and newer models (plus the Becker Porsches won't play MP3s). This plugs directly into the existing CDR-220 cables. I can fit up to 10 hours of music on a single CD... effectively changing out an entire CD changer with every CD. Each MP3 folder is treated like it was a CD in a changer, so I can jump around the MP3 disc by folders. Life will never be the same again.

 

When the text of the music is too long, the Becker will scroll it. Obviously I couldn't capture that in a picture.

 

wow that looks pretty good! I have been searching for a nice CD/MP3 player for my 99 as well. Where did you purchase it from?

 

I got it from SW Stereo. I've met the owner personally and he has a great store. Only deals with Blaupunkt and Beckers.

 

ohhh my ordering that now!!!!!!

 

how many hours of mp3 music can i get on a CD if i burn it it mp3 format ? - this might be better than wrirng in my Ipod - do you know if this will work with my 02 that has bose ?

 

Does it illuminate in other colors as well ?

 

Darren,

I checked out the Monza it does not illuminate in different colors but different color backlit versions are available. (i think there are 5 in total, red/green/yellow/grey/blue) 1 CD can hold anywhere from 10-12 hrs worth of music or approximately 150 MP3s. So depending on how big your MP3 collection is, you may be able to fit all of them onto a few disks. Hope that helps.

 

Yes, there are five different colors: white (model 7882), blue (model 7885), yellow (model 7886), red (model 7887) or green (model 7889). Carnewal has yellow and white.

-Scott

 

Kevin i have 30 gigs of music frm my ipod I can put on Cd's

scott - are you the one who owns SW stereo ? I emailed you already if so

 

Darren, No, not me, I was looking into this for my '03 until I found it didn't work with MOST. Here's a brochure on it from becker.de. One issue that you may face is that the AM tuner has different spacing than the US frequencies, so it may not tune to AM. I don't know if that's an issue for you.

-Scott

http://www.becker.de/beckerCC21/www_...t_Monza_GB.pdf

 

Thanks guys!

 

Darren,

thats a lot of music! Would take 40 - 750MWCD/Rs

I found one other very understated MP3 player that I thought was pretty decent and wouldnt look too gaudy. Its a pioneer. Not too much bling, and should allow the AM tuner to still work. Here is a picture its model # PIO-DEHP77MP

hope this works.. have never posted a picture on here yet...

 

Darren:

don't throw away your radio! It is cheaper to just enable the AUX-in on your CDR-220 and use your iPod. That is what I did, and now I have all my music, and don't have to worry about burning CD.

Get the AUX-in kit from Becker. Call them at

(201)327-3434 x 1209, or (888) 423-3537 x 1209. The kit costs less than $20, and takes about 15 minutes to install and configure.

 

Oreint - i did get the kit from them but it did not have a plug like yours that goes into the pod ? PS - is that the traffic Pro ? Is it good the screen is tiny ?