I'm having an XM RADIO mounted inside my 99 coup if there are any pics out there of how and where you have yours mounted I'd like to see.

Thanks

 

I have my roady2 from previous car temporarily goose neck mounted from the ash tray. Way to nasty to share pictures of. Am looking at XM inno. Was considering ipod install but with my XM, and iQue gps and radar its getting real messy!!! The inno at least gives me XM and recorded in one box. Have not totally given up on whole new fully integrated system.

 

wrong car

 

Oh, and if it's not too late... get Sirius.

 

Here is my XM install. Great thing about the vette is the antenna is hidden above right, rear wheel well under the fiberglass. Under my XM control the ash tray can be replaced, all I will need is a new door. Works great.

 

I did this back in September -
Its an XM Sportscaster.

I also had this at one time.
I made the mount from black plastic.
I heated it with a heat gun and formed it to fit behind the console.
I then attached one of the cheap cell phone holders to hold my MP3 player.
It could work for one of those portable models.
I don't use it anymore.
Click for the bigger picture.

 

I took it in to have the guy take a look at it and he wants to have it stuck to the glass on the far left near the inspection sticker and I could remove it from the car whanever I want. I just don't was a bunch of crap left hanging around when the radio's not in the car.
It's the Roady2 so it's not very big but I didn't want to use the mount for the heater in AC vents like I use in my Camaro.

 

I epoxied a visor clip from a garage door opener to the back of an original Roady (which I chose because it doesn't require a cradle), which I then mounted to the top left driver's side sun visor. Slapped some velcro (rough side) to the back of the Roady to help it stay put on the visor. Ran an XM Direct connection to the visor. Works great, out of the way, doesn't permanently cob up the interior and I can shift it from car to car! Can email pics.

B.

 

Oh, I see, you got Sirius and now you want other folks to suffer with you!

 

No way, Sirius is great. XM seems like the default for those who don't research about satellite radio. Sirius exclusively Howard Stern, Bubba the Love Sponge, Jimmy Buffet, and Jamie Foxx (as of last week.) Way less commercials than XM, if any. I'm into dance music and most of the top world DJs have exclusive feeds weekly. Not on XM. NFL and NHL radio are exclusives as well. You can hear every single NFL game live. And for you adventurous people, Playboy Radio and Maxim Radio are on there also. I think there are 170 stations or so.

Just because GM has a contract with XM, doesn't mean you have to choose XM. Sirius is installed in everything from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford to Jaguar, Infinity,Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, etc. I have Sirius in all of my vehicles (Vette, Stang, F150.)

Or you can pick XM just because GM puts them in their Cobalts and Cavaliers, and other junk boxes. Oh, and you get Oprah Winfrey. Wow, I can't wait.

 

The only think I'll miss sticking with XM is NASCAR.
Other than that I like XM.... but in either case I'd still need to mount a radio somewhere and I'm having a problem with the idea of sticking it on the glass. I just think it's going to junk up the car. Has anyone else done it that way?

 

And from the other camp, or "those of us who don't research," XM has roughly the same amount of stations as Sirius at last check. XM also has live DJs on all stations, so you get to hear a human voice occasionally instead of just an Ipod-esque feed. XM has Opie and Anthony. We also have NHL - it's not as exclusive as you might have hoped - MLB, and important for me is live broadcast feeds from most if not all college football games and college basketball games. XM has about a commercial an hour, and that on only around half the stations. We have live traffic and weather from most major cities. And, our hardware is cooler - the new XM portable unit not only receives live XM while you walk/ride, but has portable memory storage for your Mp3s as well. The comparable Sirius unit can't even receive live Sirius - it just records Sirius while in the cradle at home and then it generously plays it back for you later. No changing stations, no following the live game while you run, just playback of what you set it for.

Finally, we had Playboy Radio. It was less fun than you might think and was dropped for lack of interest from the subscribers.

 

Did you do the direct connection through the visor? I assume you had to remove the visor in order to have access to power. So did you get a extra power cord when moving to another car, and how and were did you route the xm antena?. Tk's for info sounds like a great idea as I have a roady2 but have not start to try a install yet.

 

I traveled to and from San Antonio two weeks ago, about 20 road hours, and I cannot recall ever hearing a commercial. In fact, we got the Denali last June and I cannot remember hearing a single commercial.

 

I made the mistake of going with XM. Yes they do have live DJs who by the way cant seem to stop talking over songs as they come on and go off. Like the idiot on the 60's channel. You not only get the 60's music but he tells you about the weather, sports, wheres hes been, how far it is from one place to another, the last time he was where the caller is calling from, and on and on... If I wanted that I would have stayed with FM radio. I am making the change to Sirius ASAP! I admit I didn't do ANY research when signing up with XM

 

Howard Stern is not worth the trouble IMHO!

 

Howard WHO?!?!?!?!?!?

 

I have the Inno and it's a nice unit BUT you only get about a half gig fo storage space split between mp3's and radio recording. If it had a memory card it would be awesome.

 

I'd love to know what the clip you made looks like.

 

You know...Anna Nicole's lawyer has his own show now...