Catsndogs

I bought my car from dealership. used 2014 is250 f-sport. Radio receiver broke down. I've been looking online for radio recivers and found alot of options. However, I noticed that most of the 2014 radio receivers do not have a SD card slot. But, 2015 models due. Could it be that I have a 2015 year model or radio has been switched?

zhieson

I have a 2014 with an SD card slot. Pretty sure the SD slot is for navigation.

Catsndogs

Ok, but that means I have to get a radio with an SD slot right? Also, does a is250 2015 model radio receiver work on a 2014?

Pittsy

I mean maybe? It would be wise to stick with your year as well as your market. If youre located in the US with a 2014 IS With Navigation, then source another US 2014 IS With Navigation Radio!

AtomicAWD

Apparently the molex connectors in the back are different from nav/non-nav as well, so make sure it's the right one.

Pittsy

To add to this, the controller connections are different as well(**** vs joystick)

Catsndogs

Well this turned out to be alot worse then I thought. I see NO radio receiver with nav for the 2014 model. Can I use a non nav radio receiver? Will the radio still work even without the nav?

jnesss

doodlebug

Does your car have navigation? If so, maybe this is what you're looking for.
​​​​​​https://www.mylparts.com/oem-parts/l...bC12Ni1nYXM%3D

This is the part that was replaced in my car when the nav system went wonky (at least it's what shows on the invoice).

AtomicAWD

$5G! Sure hope you had insurance...

doodlebug

It was replaced under warranty within my 1st year of ownership.
I don't know if there is a difference in ML or not with this part, but, yeah, I'd hate to pay for that out of pocket!

E46CT

5k. that garbage isn't worth $50. 3IS non ML is one of the worst systems ever stock.

adding a sub barely made it tolerable.

this is the year of the 3IS radio failure. someone one needs to come up with a fix for the community. maybe a capacitor? something wonky is going on.

this isnt exactly an easy car to install aftermarket stuff in.

Sasnuke

The radios have a Faceplate ID number...that denotes what type of receiver it is.
The Faceplate ID is located at the bottom left of the face of the radio.
It should start with the letter "P"...I think it's 5 digits long total.

If you're looking for a radio, search for the Faceplate ID...no matter what car or year it came out of, the Faceplate ID guarantees you get the exact radio you need.