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Old 12-24-2007, 07:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Satellite radio option?

Will the factory radio have an option to include XM or Sirius?

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Old 12-24-2007, 07:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If they are capable it doesn't indicate so in any info I've seen. However, you should be able to run a cable from the earphone output of the XM or Sirius receiver to the mp3 input jack in the glove box. That's my plan anyway.

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Old 12-24-2007, 08:12 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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A Sat radio vendor did have a ..

booth at the drive event at the now known as Smart Center Lake Bluff this past Sept ... it was Sirius radio. The booth was all packed up by the time I got there but the smart rep' said that was going to be a dealer intstalled option (... Scion did this on my son's Xa).

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Old 12-24-2007, 06:42 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The factory radio doesn't support either of these options, but you could easily install one of the external units.

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Old 01-28-2008, 10:42 AM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Satellite Radio

I just drove my Passion coupe home Saturday night and I sure miss my XM radio. Does anyone know if the Roady will plug into the port for the MP3 player in the glove box?

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Old 01-28-2008, 10:57 AM   #6 (permalink)
 
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If it has a standard headphone jack output, then a $6 Radio Shack cable will do the job.

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Old 01-28-2008, 12:49 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I just drove my Passion coupe home Saturday night and I sure miss my XM radio. Does anyone know if the Roady will plug into the port for the MP3 player in the glove box?
As sp says, it will via the jack; let us know where you mount it inside (vent mount?) and where you put the antenna; I plan on moving the XM into ours whenever we get it. Thanks!

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Old 01-28-2008, 01:41 PM   #8 (permalink)
 
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For an outside mount try that yellow ticky tack office supply stuff. I use it when mounting my XM antenna on the aluminum jag body. It holds even through a car wash. For an inside mount, I don't know. AL

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Old 01-28-2008, 01:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
 
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I'm interested too. With a cabrio it's going to be interesting mounting XM but I'll have Edison come up with something.

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Old 01-28-2008, 02:53 PM   #10 (permalink)
 
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I have it mounted in the BGA (big gulp adapter) in the forward cup holder. I have the antenna mounted on the front part of the dash on the left side. Use a good doublesided foam tape for the antenna and it stays there and you can't hardly see it. No problem at all with reception.

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