what do i need to get sirius in my car? I already have an hu that is satellite ready.

 

Get a sirius kit that is ready to go with your HU.

 

is this an easy install should i take it to a shop or can i do it myself?

 

Kinda depends on what kind of head unit you have, but in general: Itll have a tuner box that you mount wherever. You mount the antenna (magnetically) on the trunk lid or roof and run the wire through the trunk to the tuner box the way you would any other wire. Give the tuner box power and ground, and run its DIN cable to the radio, and your done. Should be a pretty similar install for whicher unit you have, its up to you and your confidence whether you want to attempt it.

-kevin

 

if you can take your headunit out of the car, you can install the sirius receiver.. the new ones don't need external power, so it's only two wires to connect and no power to run... cake..

 

It should just plug into the back of your radio.

 

alright thanks for the info guys when i get a little more cash im gunna give this a try... anyone have an opinion on which set up to go with sirius or xm is there a dif in sound quality or anything that i should know about?

 

depends what you're looking for..

prices are the same as of right now, but there are rumors sirius's price will go up a few bucks when stern's contract goes into effect. Personally, I like the music programming on sirius a little better than xm, but I have xm for o&a and don't care about stern, so sirius will be getting the boot unfortunately.

either way, they're both light years ahead of regular radio..

 

My family and friend all have Sirius. We couldnt be happier with it.

I've had it for 2 years now and I dont think I could ever live without it

 

I switched from XM to Sirius and am definately happier with Sirius.

 

Go to the enthusiast sites for both radio services and check out what is playing. I like the deeper play lists on XM. I've also seen comments that XM plays B-sides and rejects. Just take the time to research each service and you won't be disappointed.

-Robert

 

im thinking of gettin sat rad too. what the best place to mount the antenna? does it need to be external, or can it just be on the rear deck behind the backl seat and still get a signal throught the window?

 

i have a friend with a max he used to be on here i dont know if he is anymore but i was talking with him a few weeks ago and he has his had his antenna mounted both on the roof and on the rear deck where the 3rd brake light would be and he said that there was no dif at all in signal quality... when i get it im def going to mount in on the rear deck i think it looks gross on the roof

 

I just purchased a car with XM installed in it. Was done over 3 years ago and the controller is an old Pioneer unit that broadcasts FM to my standard Bose deck. It is mounted in the sunglass holder near rear view mirror. I am not really happy with the Sound Quality and am wondering if anyone has a direct cable install? I will be able to do that with a new deck I am installing since it has aux. in. Maybe there is a problem with the current install. What kind of quality is everyone else getting?

I notice that the XM is quite a bit worse in quality than just standard radion stations with a very hollow sound and the upper freq. cut off. Anyone else experience this problem?

Didn't mean to hijack the thread but I figured this would be relevant...

 

No, you are correct. FM Modulation is horrible for satellite radio. If you have the Bose system with support for the CD changer....you don't need the CD changer, just the support for it (i.e., do you have the CD CHG button?), you can get this:

http://www.logjamelectronics.com/soundauxniss.html

... which will allow you to hookup the XM directly to the input of your stock system and get CD quality from the sat. radio.