Don't know which plug-n-play receiver (thinking of the Kenwood KTC-H2A1) to get, and where the best (and easiest/ safest) place to mount the antenna is??? Any thoughts??

 

My thought is that any tuner is going to be made to the specs set forth by Sirius. So they should all be comparable even though I have the Kenwood set up myself. The antenna on my truck is on the rear of the cab in front of the third brake light with the wire exiting the hole behind the third brake light. I have had no problems with this set up so far.

 

If you drop the glovebox you will see that there is a space perfect for most tuners on the right hand side. As for antenna I have heard of many people mounting them in the cowling just under the plastic windtray and having good luck with reception. I think most of those people live in the southern U.S. though so if you are not in the southern US you could have reception trouble with it under the plastic.