XM raido in smart

[peterbra]

I mounted my XM unit on a great gadget that fits snugly into the front cup-holder and then clamps in tightly. The arm places the radio under the dash. The audio line runs into a small hole I drilled into the glove box where it runs to the AUX. I bought a power plug adapter that gives me 3 outputs, one for my GPS, another for the XM and a third for whatever... I leave that one dangling. All the others, including the antenna, power, audio are tied with cable ties under the dash and are invisible. I have photos but can't figure out how to post the photos. I put the antenna under the center of the windshield tied in place over a vent that runs the length of the windshield. PROBLEM is that the reception has many drop-offs.
I'd like to place it on top outside but need advice on how to get the coax into the car????
PETERBRA@mac.com

[bigal]

Since the roof is basically a glass panel you won't be drilliing holes through that to mount the antenna and pass the coax cable through both sides. I suggest you try mounting your antenna inside the rear hatch window, but you'll need to have some slack in the coax to permit the window to open. Feeding the coax cable under the panels will be a pain so I recommend you just lay the cable along the floor and test it out for a week to see if your reception problems are reduced.

[nprsmart]

I just mounted my Sirius receiver in the car this weekend. I put the magnetic mount antenna up at the top of the windshield on the passenger side, ran the wire down the side of the windshield and dropped it into the body where the right windshield wiper comes through. I carefully pried up the plastic right next to the windshield wiper and tucked the antenna wire under it to hold things in place. The wire is almost invisible. You can see a small section right at the windshield wiper and that's it. A couple of loops under the hood to keep things in place and then ran it back along the body seam to the door and inside. Tucked the antenna wire up to the bottom of the dash and over to the receiver. No problems at all with reception.

I drilled a small hole in the glove box and ran the aux cable I bought at Radio Shack to the receiver. I zip tied everything together and used a black zip tie mount (with foam sticky tape) to secure everything up clean.

The receiver mount snugly fits in the front cup holder.

[bigal]

nprsmart - can you post some pictures of your installation? I'm sure it would help others visualize how much can be seen. Your installation sounds nice and tight.

[SeaDoc]

I put my navigation antenna and xm radio antenna underneath the center plastic piece (atop the airconditioning unit) and since it is a glass roof - I get great reception without the need for any unsightly wiring/antenna - installed the IVEC-D3X over the weekend... great unit... and kept my stock speakers including subwoofer and sounds greatly improved...

[Fredvon4]

With all the glass windshield, rear hatch and polycarbonate roof there should be no need for the Sirius / xm / GPS antennas to be outside... glass and plastic are transparent to RF energy

In fact my older sirus and wifes new Tom Tom work perfectly inside the F350's all American steel cage with no external antennas...

I highly recommend trying your divices without the external antenna first

[sheureka]

These are the instructions for installing the 5-Volt Hard-Wired Car Adapter for my XM receiver. Can someone who knows about these sorts of installations give me an idea how hard this would be? Could I do it myself? If I have it installed, any idea how much it should cost? The unit itself is $18.99 from myradiostore.com.

Unit may be wired into any DC power source from approximately 11 to 15 Volts. Output is constant at 5.5 Volts up to 2.2Amps, fully compatible with your 5 Volt Satellite Radio receiver. May also be used to charge and power the Roady Portable Audio System SA10109.


Included in this package:

• Voltage converter is 3 1/2" x 1 7/8" x 1 1/2", and has 5 feet of cable on each end.
• Two wire taps for quick, hassle-free connecting into existing power cables.
• Double sided adhesive pad to fasten the voltage converter box to a solid surface.
• Alcohol cleaning prep-pad for adhesive pad application.
• Two "zip" cable ties to fasten the box or cables in place.
• Quick-Blow fuse to protect your XM equipment and electrical wiring.
• Power LED indicator

The positive lead is marked with a red band and should be connected to a positive 12 Volt power supply in your vehicle's electrical system. If you would like your auto-on feature to work in your XM Radio, wire this positive lead to an ignition-controlled or "switched" 12 Volt power supply. The other black lead is connected to a negative ground in your vehicle.

TIA - sheureka