Thread: opinions on xm radio install

I have a 99 gt and i really want to get some xm radio. so my system is stock exept i changed the speakers, so im just wondering should i spend the extra money and buy a new deck thats compatible with satelite radio cuz i also find those xm pod things r kinda ugly. My main concern is where do they usually install the antenna cuz i dont want it to look ugly cuz this might change my mind about the whole xm thing.

so does anyone have any pics they could post to give me an idea?

yes that way is the preferred method , clear line of sight from the highest point on the car . soft top jeeps , different story , but the one thing you need to keep in mind is usually most sat. radio recievers that are propritary to the head unit manufactuers are about 100-150 bucks , the stand alone ones alot less expensive and can still be tied in to aftermarket head units very easily without fm modulation . guess who has been selling and installing sat radio since they were launched about 8 years ago . hope i was helpful

i would say that if a overhang at a gas station , or heavy tree coverage can block signal under a dash definately would , i have put them in on top of a dash when i did one in a viper with nav and of couse a magnetic antenna wont stick to fiberglass it worked great for the most part . But when i got trained by pioneer years ago they always said the highest point works best , and dont paint the antenna

Originally Posted by eddie97gt

yes that way is the preferred method , clear line of sight from the highest point on the car . soft top jeeps , different story , but the one thing you need to keep in mind is usually most sat. radio recievers that are propritary to the head unit manufactuers are about 100-150 bucks , the stand alone ones alot less expensive and can still be tied in to aftermarket head units very easily without fm modulation . guess who has been selling and installing sat radio since they were launched about 8 years ago . hope i was helpful

so if the stock head unit is in the car it has to be done though an fm transmitter?

yes unless you have a aux in on your factory head unit , and that far back you dont

damn so in your opinion is it better to get an aftermarket head unit compatible with xm in that case? cuz i dont want to do the fm transmiter thing ive used ipods with them and they dont always work too well.