i thought of that too, but i wasn't sure if i wanted to do that.. but i guess that's the best location available with the short cable length.

 

Still nothing for me either.Gggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.................

 

Nope, nothing yettttt......

 

How did I miss out on this???

 

Wow! This thread has gone a long way!

Anyway, have you guys tried calling the # and following up with them? The deal was pretty well publicized and they're probably having a hard time keeping up with the orders.

 

I emailed them last week, and they asked me to call the number. I left them a message yesterday morning and haven't heard back yet...

 

i just got a call back from them and they said that kenwood has had a backorder and we should receive it next week.

 

My unit arrived today.

 

 

I got the gear today!... Can't wait to install it & activate service.

When I asked her during the call, she said "you can activate online, or through the Sirius activation number"

So I guess it's cool to do it online & save $$$$

Later,
G

PS> THANKS SOUNDMIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Got my stuff today too!!!

 

i got an infonotice. DAMN. could have been other car crap, but probably sirius. so.... i will get it tomorrow hopefully.

did you guys have to sign?

 

Good question. UPS never leaves a note on my door, so I have to call the apartment office to see if they left it up there. But, if it has to be signed for, I dont know what they'll do. No one is ever home during the day for us...dammit!

Oh, and I'm still waiting

 

I didn't have to sign for mine.

 

fu(king ups driver didnt think it was safe... i will camp out at my apt all day if i have to! i only have to go to 1 class at noon and will be gone for no more than an hour...

 

BWUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

got my gear. promptly hooked it up to a spare computer powersupply. activated service. modded the cable. listened through headphones (read: no FM modulation). will install in car tomorrow. complete success with my idea on how to mod it for an aux input. I dont have pix since the digicam is out of town at present, but i can explain what i did.

Materials Needed:
Wire Wrapping Tool
Wire Wrap (30AWG wire)
headphone jack or stereo female RCA jacks, however your aux input works.

Method:
The cable being modded, is the large 13 pin connector from the tuner to the modulator box.
Wrap the 3 terminals described later with the wire wrap.
Run tail of wire through the hole on the connector.
Attach proper wire to proper receptacle on jack.

Which Connecting Pins you ask?

Ok, look at the connector with the one odd pin at the top.
the first row below that, very left pin, and the pin below that are the left and right sound pins. I forget which is which right now, but will look it up tomorrow. then, in the same row as the bottom pin, two pins to the right, thats the audio ground that must be hooked up to the ground of both channels jacks.

dont quote me on the above, i dont have my materials in front of me, but i will verify things in the morning. it is VERY easy and took me all of 5 min to do. well worth it IMO.

i know my explination is not great, so please ask questions on anything i was not clear about.

ENJOY!

The Vortex Rules!

 

ok, got mine installed.

tip: install antenna on rear deck. it still works great, doesnt ruin the car's lines and doesnt attract as many theives.

will be happy to answer any install questions.

 

yayeee u finally got ur stuff and hooked it all up.. will u still be taking pix of the modification since it's already installed??? man o man i can't wait to activate mine.

 

i will try to track down a friend with a digicam so i can take pix. Literally though, it took me 5 minutes.

 

I'm installing mine later on, but will do a temporary install to get it activated. I'm taking a trip in March and will be taking it with me, but I'm not driving my car.

When you did the install:

1) Where did you mount the tuner box?
2) Where did you mount the controller?
3) Since you didn't use the FM modulator, did you using a casette adapter? Or do you have an aftermarket HU?
4) What power source(s) did you use to power it?
5) Did you mount the antenna on a piece of metal on the rear deck? Or did you just place it there?
6) Is your rear window tinted? If so, how dark is it?

I'm working on a way to use the factory CD changer wires as an Aux input. More info will come once I have the schematics of the HU.

 

I'm STILL WAITING!

 

1) Where did you mount the tuner box?
Under the passenger seat, I still need to bolt it down.

2) Where did you mount the controller?
In the glove box.

3) Since you didn't use the FM modulator, did you using a casette adapter? Or do you have an aftermarket HU?
I have an aftermarket HU with AUX in. See website.

4) What power source(s) did you use to power it?
I tapped the wire harness for the HU. I am not sure which colors are needed for stock wiring.

5) Did you mount the antenna on a piece of metal on the rear deck? Or did you just place it there?
I used velcro.

6) Is your rear window tinted? If so, how dark is it?
15% tint, VERY dark. No drop outs yet.

I'm working on a way to use the factory CD changer wires as an Aux input. More info will come once I have the schematics of the HU.
Good luck, I am sure many people will appreciate that.

 

Yeah me too..........this sux

 

Dammit I just found this thread.........nnnnnnoooooooo. I've been wanting XM for a long time. Do they do specials like this often?

 

Good idea.

 

this is not XM.

 

I installed mine today. The sound is ok, for FM modulated. I'm still on the BOSE HU for now, but am working on getting a CD changer hack going soon. The install took me forever, but only because I am picky.

I mounted the FM modulator next to the glove box behind the radio. I mounted the actual tuner box in the trunk behind the carpet on the passenger's side. I love the invisible look. I mounted the controller up by the rear view mirror. But on the driver's side, and velco'd it to the windshield. That will have to do until I can fabricate a new place for it. The antenna is mounted on the rear deck, with the wires coming out of the hole where the BOSE sub was. The sub was removed awhile back because of my new sub installation.

The wiring wasn't difficult, but took me some time because of my 289182 alarm parts and my sub wiring. I took the time to run the power wires for the tuner box down the driver's side of the car, rather than tapping some BS source in the trunk. The satellite has it's own circuit. Triple fused (just ended up that way - wasn't designed).

All in all, it took about 4 hours to do, but is completely stealth unless you look for it. I'll let you know more about how I like it later. For now, I'm tired. I'm going to bed. peace.

 

Just received my stuff yahoooooooooooooooooooo.

 

My stuff finally came today!

...both sets

 

This is as far as I got today:

 

looks good to me!

 

Well, here's my feedback...

I'm using the FM modulator because my Bose doesn't accept Aux inputs (yet). The bass is non-existent. And I have the modulator at the highest setting (4) and it's still lower volume than the other radio stations. My average listening volume is 11 to 13 on normal radio/CDs, but with the satellite radio it's up to 19-23 just to achieve the same loudness. I've posted a question over at clubxm.com's forums to see if there is anything I can do to fix this.

The Orlando, FL area doesn't seem to have repeaters. If they do, they are not in my part of town. I had some dropouts today while up in Lake Mary/Sanford area. I'll play around with the antenna a little over the next few days when I get the car back. The car is in shop this week getting odometer and clutch replaced - under warranty - again!!!!

I'll post more as time progresses.

 

OMFG, my bass is SOOOOOOOO loud. They obviously compress the dynamic range and bump up the lows and highs.

 

UPS tried to make a delivery yesterday but I wasnt home.
Maybe today.... LOL

 

Old man won't let me get my stuff...


....still waiting

 

Got mine today Just need some warm weather so i can install it.........

 

For the FM Modulator, I found power in the console wiring. There was a 4-terminal plug that was not used and taped to the wiring on the handbrake switch. I tested the terminals and found thme to be ground, 12v, and 2 acc terminals. Perfect.

 

So just dig around under the handbrake boot/console area?

 

As I said, it's a 4 terminal plug. Sort of a cube shaped connector. It has one fat black wire and 3 green and yellow wires hooked up to it. If you put spade terminals on your FM mod wires, they will plug right in. ( hacked off the plug)

It's taped to the wire that is hooked up to the handbrake assembly.

 

very cool