Does anyone have xm or sirius radio? if so can you post up some picts of where you placed the antenna and radio setup. Thanks.

 

ibtl but sirius is way better. I install for a living and listen to them all day.

 

I've had Sirius for 2 years now. I love it, it's worth every penny.

I have the old-school FM modulated setup with the huge antenna on the trunk (painted body-color), the tuner in the trunk, the FM-mod under the center console and the faceplate in the DIN slot under my CD player...

 

Sirius > XM

 

Yep...and I will take a pic of the antenna later today and post it...

 

My sirius setup is stealth, noone knows I have it till they ask me what station I'm playing. I have my antenna hidden on the dash. I gotta take pics.

 

 

I took one of the baby seat restraints plastic covers off and used the provided magnet to stick it to that. I hate stuff on the outside of my ride.

 

Do you have any picts the over all car. I'm trying to see how the antenna looks on the rear roof of the car.

 

I will take some pics of the whole car in a little bit...

 

Guys take some pics of your 5th gen installs. Im curious to see what you guys are doing. Thing is I am about to hardwire my ipod into my stock bose. Should I even bother with Sat radio?

 

Get an aftermarket radio. Pioneer or 06 Eclipse. Youd be able to hardwire both and control both through the radio without extra crap on your dash. Not to mention the improved sound quality over sh!tty fm modulation.

 

Actually Kevin, you can do both and without an FM Mod.

 

My opinion...Sirius..better programming (although debatable) XM..better reception.

 

Im confused. That was the point of my post, to tell him to avoid fm mods, hence me saying get Pioneer or Eclipse to hardwire both. What am I missing?

 

USAspec OwnZ JoO

 

Just in this post or in general?

Do you have alot of time to kill for me to explain?

 

Yea the USA Spec units should be pretty cool. I can't wait to get mine. Now Don just needs to help me make a decent sub setup on budget.

 

replied in your other thread.

 

Thanks Don. I replied as well so get back to me.

Also a question about the whole satellite radio thing. When you go under overpasses on the highway and in the city do you lose reception for a couple of seconds? If yes that is really annoying isn't it especially since I live in NYC?

Also anyone know if Sirius is coming out with the whole traffic thing like XM has available. So that should I get a navi unit I can get traffic reports and have it plan my route around the traffic? That would be awesome!

 

On some occasions yes you will lose reception with them. Although it tends to be alot more frequent for Sirius than XM.

Sirius has a similiar setup to XMs NavTraffic.

 

Oh really I wasn't aware. Don let me ask you a question. If i get nav unit that is for Sirius can I use it to get XM and Navtraffic or something? Also if XM has gets better reception why does everyone keep saying that sirius is better?

 

Ill let Don answer your first question...but you should read up a couple posts...
^+1 to that, and thats the opinion of most of the customers I deal with as well.

 

hmm it would totally suck though if every time I go under an overpass for it to stop playing. But I will probably wait for a navi-type unit intil one comes out with bluetooth and sat radio that will also recieve traffic info and re-route my trip to avoid the traffic accordingly. Right now I need some help picking a sub, and I'll connect my ipod meanwhile.

 

Sirius supports a different type of Navtraffic.

Two words..Howard Stern. I have both Sirius and XM. Sirius in my car (the only one that works with Eclipse) and XM in my wifes minivan. In the short two weeks XM has yet to cut out on me at all. Sirius...on a regular basis.

 

I have sirius and I think the sound quality on it is crap! Anyone else think so as well?

 

Personally I think its decent for what it is. Better than AM/FM, not quite as good as CDs.

 

Its no where near as good a CD quality... Sometimes I think FM is better...

 

Nah its just your Alpine.

 

lol I think I mgiht be going Eclipse in the very near future

 

WooHoo, although I hate to admit...Sirius will sound the same. LoL

 

lol im not going satellite radio anymore I didnt really like it... I thought it would be better.

has the cd7000 been released yet?

 

I only use it due to being free.

MAYBE by the end of the month. I did take one or two preorders already, so if theyre here by the end of the month, they may already be sold out.

 

check your pm.....

 

Be right back...

 

Your turn with the PM.

 

hehe Don you are the man helping us out like this. Check you pms as well

 

got your PM, but you have Alot of questions in there. Gimme a call tomorrow..732-572-1969, or on the cell..732-921-9046.

I am cutting out early tomorrow (around 2:30) so try to call before then otherwise Tuesday morn.

 

k thanks. Yea I do have a bunch of questions. I don't think I can make it before 2:30 today but if I can't I will do it tues. Thanks.

 

Don Icalled you today twice, around 1:20pm. Left a message....