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Is anyone still using a separate SiriusXM unit in their Chevrolet C5? I’m asking because I’ve tried various aftermarket radios, adapters, and FM transmitters, but none have satisfied me. So, I’m considering a dedicated satellite radio add-on as a potential solution. I’d love to hear your experiences and see some pictures of how you’ve mounted your unit.
I am using a cassette adapter that I bought from Walmart a couple years ago that has a cord that hooks to my apple phone with the Sirus app on it. Just put the cassette in and use the app to pull up my music. Works great and have a phone holder attached to AC vent.
the sounds quality on sirrus is horrible -- it was mediocre when it came out, it's way outclassed by just about any bluetooth device. If you want to stream your own tunes, best bet is to just get a bluetooth adapter -- there are several that plug directly into the back of the stock head unit (or into the extension cable under the passenger footwell) that takes the place of your cd changer ... you mantain decent audio quality, and can connect your phone and stream your own music, spotify, youtube music, whatever. If you like sirrus, get an account and stream that too, they stream over the internet.
The problem with casset adapters is that the fidelity is horrible, just tad better than FM. It doesn't matter what the source is, the cassette has a very limited range.
I've used the PAC audio version of that, but it's basically the same idea-- plug into the port on your stock head unit where the cd changed plugs in, and you get bluetooth streaming at a signal that is CD quality (obviously, limited by your source and whatever version of BT the connector uses)
Just buy a cheap plug-in Bluetooth lighter adapter from Amazon for under 20 bucks and Bluetooth anything on your phone thru radio signal like I do with Amazon prime free songs or Sirius etc. Sounds pretty good too - not perfect but good enough!
I added a aftermarket Boss radio that did not have XM so I added a separate SiriusXM unit in the ashtray. I used the AV jacks on the head unit.
The head unit is only single din so I can put it all back to stock any time I want.
I went in a somewhat different direction on my fall road trip to Southern Missouri/Northern Arkansas. I already have Sirius in both my other cars so I simply downloaded the app to my Iphone then bought a set of over the ear speakers and walla, Sirius via Bluetooth on my road trip. Worked great and I get the benefit of using them around the house. On the trip, I could answer calls and switch back and forth. I don't like ear buds stuck in my ear canal so this set up was the ticket.
Can you tell me more about the single DIN head unit and this display? I have been looking at converting the console bezel to double DIN, but this looks a lot less complicated.
Best way to do it is to buy a aftermarket head unit that has XM capability instead of buying a FM modulator or cassette to phone adapter (itll sound bad).
I bought a Power Acoustik single DIN radio from Walmart for $140 that has wireless Apple Car Play/ Android (or wired). I mostly use wireless on short drives but it sounds great from the SiriusXM app on my phone.
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