Satelite Radio
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Drifting
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Ocean County NJ
Satelite Radio
Guys,
Has anyone installed satelite radio in their C5? I am contemplating the Sirius Sportster or equivalent and would want to hard wire into radio.
Is this an easy install or best left to audio installer?
Any insight would be great!
Thanks
Marc
Has anyone installed satelite radio in their C5? I am contemplating the Sirius Sportster or equivalent and would want to hard wire into radio.
Is this an easy install or best left to audio installer?
Any insight would be great!
Thanks
Marc
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: East Hampton CT
Marc there are tons of threads on this, just look up Sirius install. I just did mine a month ago and it was by far one of the easiest installs I have ever done. I pulled the inner drivers rear taillight, and put some velcro on the top of the brake light bracket and also on the bottom of the bumper cover directly above it. Then you just put the opposite velcro peices on the top and bottom of your sirius antenna (I ended up with the Turk one) and wedge it in there lightly, without deforming your bumper cover. Now drill a TINY hole in the rear trunk for the wire to pass thru and then fill the hole with caulk and put tape on both sides till the caulk dries. Run the wire in back of the carpet, down into the storage compartment, then under the carpet and under the middle console right up into your ashtray. You can't see ANY of the wire for my antenna except where it plugs into my Sirius replay...now I need to hide the stupid power wire...right now its just running off the cigarette lighter outlet in the console.
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From: Galloway Twp. NJ
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I installed a Sirius Starmate in my Pace Car.
the power is wired to the accy plug in the passenger footwell, you will need to use a satellite antenna, my antenna is mounted on top of the right outside tailight opening with double sided tape, right now I'm using the built-in wireless FM modulator, but I have a GM10-aux interface that I'm considering hooking back up.
I guess there's one more reason for you to come on down!
the power is wired to the accy plug in the passenger footwell, you will need to use a satellite antenna, my antenna is mounted on top of the right outside tailight opening with double sided tape, right now I'm using the built-in wireless FM modulator, but I have a GM10-aux interface that I'm considering hooking back up.
I guess there's one more reason for you to come on down!
Last edited by RPOZ4Z; Feb 2, 2006 at 03:49 PM.
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Originally Posted by phils C5 vette
I have the XM MyFi and im trying to figure out where a piece of metal is to but the antenna
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