Wrong wiring with Mercedes W124 (infamous Becker 1432 two-piece radio)

[ohman]

Hi there how are you doing?

I'm new here. Recently I replaced my factory-installed Becker 1432 (the infamous two-piece stereo) in 1993 Mercedes 300E 2.8 (W124). The installer cut off the wires behind the fader and rewired them directly into the new Head Unit (Kenwood). However, I think he did something wrong so now the rear speaker channel (Right - Left) is reversed. Just wondering whether this is something easy to reverse, and if I don't correct it does it matter? I got the impression that the rear speakers are for filling the sound only and might not have anything to do with the sound stage. Am I right on this and should I get the problem corrected? Any thoughts or comments about this? Many thanks!

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[dappa5 10+ year member]

do you really ever use the balance to "move" the sound left or right? if you've never used it b-4 other than to test operation of a particular speaker than I say no , however that said, if it is really "THAT" important to you swap them