Adding XM Radio to NAV
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Adding XM Radio to NAV
Up here in Canada we don't currently have XM Radio and therefore its not available as an option so my question is can it be added/controlled through the stock NAV unit the way it would if it were factory ordered? I'm not concerned with the subscription because I have family in the states and an address won't be a problem.
Any feedback would be appreciated thanks!
Any feedback would be appreciated thanks!
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Originally Posted by Chris A
Up here in Canada we don't currently have XM Radio and therefore its not available as an option so my question is can it be added/controlled through the stock NAV unit the way it would if it were factory ordered? I'm not concerned with the subscription because I have family in the states and an address won't be a problem.
Any feedback would be appreciated thanks!
Any feedback would be appreciated thanks!
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10
I've been wondering the same thing. I don't like the antenna on the trunk lid of my vert so I didn't get XM. Now that I don't have it I miss it when I drive the Vette (my daily driver has it). I'd like to get the module and just mount a micro antenna on the dash or as one forum member who added a Roady unit did, mount it behind the passenger seat.
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Originally Posted by Chris A
Why would a junkyard be my only source? Couldn't I order a module and it would have new xm id? the antenna wire would come off that module aswell
I don't *know* what GM is thinking with these policies, but I suspect they do it this way to discourage people from buying a 1SX or 1SA car and then upgrading it to Nav and XM without buying the whole 1SB package. The latter is extremely profitable to GM, and they want buyers to purchase 1SB cars rather than parts of the package piecemeal via the parts counter.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10
I might try the C6 parts section. Maybe someone out there got their car with XM and won't pay to subscribe would be willing to sell the unit to make up the cost. Just my $.02.
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really too bad... 
I didn't get XM for same reason. We've got a roady and it works, but I would really like the installed version...
I didn't get XM for same reason. We've got a roady and it works, but I would really like the installed version...
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Originally Posted by jazzlove
really too bad... I didn't get XM for same reason. We've got a roady and it works, but I would really like the installed version...
I didn't get XM for same reason. We've got a roady and it works, but I would really like the installed version...The most annoying thing is remembering to turn off the XM since the center colsole power source is always on.
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St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by shopdog
The problem is that GM Parts doesn't sell the module as a replacement part. A repair part is only available as exchange for a broken unit. So to get a module, you're going to have to get one from a totalled Vette in a junkyard. They do the same thing with the Nav HU, you can't buy one through GM Parts. They only offer an exchange program through Delco for defective units.
I don't *know* what GM is thinking with these policies, but I suspect they do it this way to discourage people from buying a 1SX or 1SA car and then upgrading it to Nav and XM without buying the whole 1SB package. The latter is extremely profitable to GM, and they want buyers to purchase 1SB cars rather than parts of the package piecemeal via the parts counter.
I don't *know* what GM is thinking with these policies, but I suspect they do it this way to discourage people from buying a 1SX or 1SA car and then upgrading it to Nav and XM without buying the whole 1SB package. The latter is extremely profitable to GM, and they want buyers to purchase 1SB cars rather than parts of the package piecemeal via the parts counter.
