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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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Aftermarket Satellite???

What kind do you have and where do you have it mounted???....Pics would be awesome!!!....Thanks in advance!!!!!
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:00 AM
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This is a Kenwood Sirius HU I hooked-up a couple weeks ago. It is PIEed directly to my Audiophile HU and sounds great!

 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:05 AM
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I have a Pioneer XM unit mounted behind the back seat...it plugs directly into my Pioneer HU.

 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jmpancoast
This is a Kenwood Sirius HU I hooked-up a couple weeks ago. It is PIEed directly to my Audiophile HU and sounds great!

Can you open up your cupholder?....Also, what is needed and/or where did you get the connection to hook up your satellite to the stock stereo? I'm guessing its also a lot clearer than feeding through the FM station.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:17 AM
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Is this what I need???

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/SIRIU...oductDetail.do
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:26 AM
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My truck is an XL and does have the cupholder under the radio. My cupholder is located on the hump.

This is the correct PIE adapter for direct wire hook-ups on our trucks:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-9ZYrE6w...sion+interface

There are are cheaper places to buy them on the net. I have seen them for about $86.00 several places.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:29 AM
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I put an XM Roady in my dads 05 Lariat. I wound up mounting it in the overhead bin (he listens to channel 10 95% of the time so changing the channels wasnt a real issue). The XM Roady has a built in FM modulator and we just used that. It sounds just fine on a factory system but may want to upgrade to a direct connect if you are very picky (like I would be), but my dad is perfectly happy with it.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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I am expecting my truck to be delivered within the next week. Here is what I bought to mount a MySkyFi.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5872386026
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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Heres mine, wired through FM modulator and works great but plan to switch to Pie hard wire set up soon.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Another question....Where do you have your antenna mounted?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 04:22 AM
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I ran mine through the thrid brake light and mounted it to the rear of the roof.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:23 AM
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Don't use an FM modulator, they are junk. You will be amazed with the sound difference by using a PIE!

This is a good supplier:
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=813

I mounted mine to the area where my cig lighter was. The antennea is mounted on my roof next to the drivers side A pillar. Just ran the cabling under the dash and up under the weather stripping to the roof.

 
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Check out my gallery........Sirius!!!
 
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