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Old 07-09-2009, 05:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Lightbulb Sirius Install DIY

Sirius Trunk Install:
I chose to mount the Sirius receiver in the top half of the glove box (the flip up half) and this guide goes accordingly it won’t be too hard to modify for your own location, but this is how I did it.

I mounted the antenna on the trunk lid,

and ran the wires behind the trunk liner on the other side of the trunk. In retrospect I should have ran the wires to the right not the left but I didn’t.

Once I got the wire fished under the liner I ran the wire along the hinge,

under the carpet through the seat split

and under the seat. The seat pops out there are two clips keeping it down about 8 inches in from the side of the seat and 2 inches back from the front of the seat.

After that I ran the wires under the door trim (which also just pops out)

along the existing wires there. Then I ran the wire behind the seatbelt mount and under the front door trim as well.

The passenger side right foot well wall also pops off revealing a bunch of wire harnesses and allowing access to the top half of the glove box.

Drill a ¾ in hole in the back of the glove box and thread the antenna wire through.

I also drilled another hole in the left side of the box to run wires behind the stereo. I don’t have pictures of this part but I can explain it pretty well.

Snap out the trim on either side of the shifter, and then the same for the trim on either side of the head unit. There are four screws holding the head unit in place. Remove the screws and pop out the head unit. Along with it will come the top AC vents. I chose to use the cigarette adapter and a 3 ft auxiliary cord, both of which I ran through the empty terminal opposite the auxiliary input, behind the head unit and through the second hole in the glove box.

After testing and reassembly, the finished product looks pretty good. I got the Sirius unit to stand up using some 3M wall hook tape (the stuff that has a pull tab to remove). Good luck
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nice details, but I cried inside a little when I saw you didn't use the factory sat antenna, how come?
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there an antenna from the factory on my car??? huh! MY BAD!!! when i took the head unit out i didnt see anything that would fit into the base for my sirus reciever. o well.


I only have the LE
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isn't the factory antenna only for XM?
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sirius and xm merged along time ago
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sirius and xm merged along time ago
ya, ok.. but the hardware is different still. It has been said though that you can swap antennas between the two companies products though.

I can also say that from experience, I wouldn't leave the antenna on your bare metal of the car, as it will eventually give you scratch marks. I simply put mine in the rear window.

I will post later showing my install.
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I put a wax paper square between metal and magnate. i just did this b/c i thought of that issue after...to be honest i didnt plan it so well. If i did I would have drilled the holes in different places, ran the wire slightly differently ... but hindsight is 20/20

also I was trying to be nice by posting my work, i don't want to take $h1t for what i have done... so yes i ran my antennae and no i didn't know about the other one but i dont think that it would have fit my receiver anyways...
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Here is the adapter for the antenna.

http://www.tss-radio.com/lexus-shark...er-p-5647.html

And this allows you to use the Head Unit.

http://www.tss-radio.com/sirius-conn...c1-p-5641.html

Not sure what else you will need but this should get you going in the right direction.
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Here is the adapter for the antenna.

http://www.tss-radio.com/lexus-shark...er-p-5647.html
No need to pay $50+ for an adapter, just splice the cables!

Also, the stock antenna works for both XM and Sirius, its the exact same hardware.
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also I was trying to be nice by posting my work, i don't want to take $h1t for what i have done... so yes i ran my antennae and no i didn't know about the other one but i dont think that it would have fit my receiver anyways...
No worries, its not well known that it works for XM, and Sirius with minor modification. You can find the wire in the trunk. Just splice it to the wire that connects your antenna to your receiver and your good to go.
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above is the antenna in the corner of the rear window.



I routed the cord under where the plastic on the bottom and side meet, going down to where behind where the seat folds down.




the extra cord stored under the trunk floor, with the spare tire, going down to where the door trim and carpet meet (tucked up in there)



running under the trim to the front of the car, coming up between the centre console and passenger seat, tie wrapped together with power cord in the centre console.



velcro tie wrap, wrapped around the small console door, so it can still be accessed.


satellite radio with a piece of velcro on the top back, so it doesn't move around. (XM Roady XT)
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