Villan

Just want to get ideas on where eveybody installed their satellite radio tuner.

Thanks in advance...

rentua

I installed mine under the Driver's seat. There's lots of room under there. Plus there are already pre-cut slits for runnning wires.

boomn29

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Are you asking where to install the FM Modulator? I would think under the dash, therefore you wouldn't have to worry about running any wires under the floormats, doors, etc.

Did you buy an aftermarket headunit??

Villan

No, I meant Satellite Radio tuner like this:


I am planning to buy an aftermarket head unit and I want to subscribe to satellite radio. I had XM on my Audi. It was great. I might try Sirius this time since they have more low profile head units like Kenwood and Panasonic.

Karash

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I love my Panasonic Head...the model is in my profile. Going to get Sirius after they release their new gear next year sometime in Jan or Feb.

boomn29

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I've heard new stuff coming in January too - think I'm going to wait. Still don't know which way I'll go yet.

Karash

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The 'turtles' for Sirius are getting very small from what I hear compared to the old ones, as well as you can put them in smaller places like the Evo trunk and it still should work. Before, most installation shops wouldn't promise it working all the time unless it was on the roof...along with its 7" cord. It just didnt look very professional. I am hoping come next year things look good.

jemm

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which one sounds better xm or sirius?

boomn29

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Shouldn't the sound quaility be negligible??

jansolo

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I installed my Sirius decoder box underneath my passenger seat. The antenna fits well on my trunk, though it looks a bit goofy.

I've read that XM sounds better, but I've never had a chance to compare between the two. I do know that Sirius has no commercials, except for every now and then promoting their Pamela Anderson dealio.

rhitme03

Sirius is better. I've had both... I'm getting better sound, and NO COMMERCIALS. I had my XM under the passenger seat of my OZ. Ran the antenna up the B pillar, under the headliner, and out the OEM antenna hole. Stuck it to the roof, and re-installed the factory antenna. When I did this, I used silicon to seal it all up just to make sure there weren't any leaks.

When the car went in for paint work though, they started by overspraying on it... and when they then removed the antenna to fix the spray, it didn't end up centered on re-install.

From what I hear, Alpine is jumping to Sirius and ditching XM.

Best of luck to you.

Villan

I'll probably wait until the new gear comes out in January. I got my list down to 3.

Either this:


this:
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/pro...3HX2083-f.jpeg

or this(I know it's XM):
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/pro...cda9815-f.jpeg

boomn29

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Sirius just signed like 9 year contract with the NFL! I've also been told their sound is better. And they are 100% commercial free still.

boomn29

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Here's a mid-install pic of my Sirius Here2Anywhere mounted in my car. I can eject it and listen to it in my house (like I'm doing now). I'll post a pic tomorrow when I get the panel and everything back in. What does everyone think of it??

mikec

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You may want to take a look at the Clarion DXZ925. It's Sirius receiver ready and has some other nice features. The display can be set to red and matches the gauges in the Evo nicely. I picked up one off ebay for dirt cheap and am quite happy with it.