Sirius Radio

[mileshoover]

Somehow, this thread became all munged up with the oils thread. Attempts to recover the Sirius info apparently weren't successful. I suspect that a general cleaning of deadwood traffic did the dirty deed.

So, let's start it over again. Anyone wanting to add any info on Sirius, please begin after this post.

[mileshoover]

Initially, I didn't want Sirius Radio but my car had it installed. After using it now for over 6 months, it has become a favorite accessory.

Sirius consists of 3 satellites spaced evenly across the USA to provide its coverage. On the other hand, XM Radio -- its competitor -- uses only 1 bird and that is located in the vicinity of Mexico, giving an oblique angle of coverage to its customers. It also uses repeaters to avoid dead spaces. However, both systemss will give some lack of coverage due to its very direct line-of-sight transimission to your radio.

In other words, there will be some interference from both systems from heavy tree cover, etc. This is not a criticism, but factual info to help one decide upon satellite radion systems and on which system to install in your 300. DC, of course, offeres only the Sirius system as OEM.

You should be aware that both system have a monthly fee for accessing them. In the case of Sirius, the first year's fee has now been included in the purchase price of the 300 autos.

[4herb2tas0tik]

i had sirius in my last car and i loved it i never listened to fm radio after i installed it! my c came with every option except sirius,well i found a dealer in daytona that had the oem kit i was told 175 but when i got there it was 175+ the installation kit 100$ so total like 280ish after taxes. thats a far cry from 175.well then i told the installer i did NOT want the antena drilled on top of my roof i wanted put on my dash bord near the sensor and use 2 sided tape.he was like well dimechrys.. this.. dimechrys..that..i was like DUDE i dont care what dc says this is MY car and thats the way it will be installed.i told him thats the way my lincoln was done and i had NO probs. with it that way. well after like 10min of argueing he was like ok but if it dosent recive good signal ill have to pay to move the antena on roof.i was like ok.theres NO way iam gonna drill 2hoels in my roof for some STUPID square box that looks like crap on top of the roof it totally ruins the lines of the top of the car imop.

[james jefferson]

im with you Miles, at purchase, i wasnt interested in sirius but my C came with it. i didnt activate the sirius radio until about my 2nd month of ownership. and, only after i read about how popular it was with those on this site did i do so. now, i dont know how i ever did without it, its wonderful! only about 2% of the time do i lose signal (im in atlanta area) strength and then i feel its sirius problems. i hear no fading or spotty receptions, even get reception in my garage. ill be first inline to participate in annual fees when my year is up.

[mileshoover]

Originally Posted by 4herb2tas0tik

... then i told the installer i did NOT want the antena drilled on top of my roof i wanted put on my dash bord near the sensor and use 2 sided tape.he was like well dimechrys.. this.. dimechrys..that..i was like DUDE i dont care what dc says this is MY car and thats the way it will be installed.i told him thats the way my lincoln was done and i had NO probs. with it that way. well after like 10min of argueing he was like ok but if it dosent recive good signal ill have to pay to move the antena on roof.i was like ok.theres NO way iam gonna drill 2hoels in my roof for some STUPID square box that looks like crap on top of the roof it totally ruins the lines of the top of the car imop.

FWIW; I agree with you about the appearance of the black antenna on the roof; had mine painted back in May (and the windshield washer covers) in body color. Looks grand and has caused NO problems with reception. Left the black mounting pad unpainted (with careful masking; same on the WW covers). Wanted to remove it to paint it (and the WW covers); removal was more trouble than it was worth; it would require removal of the rear part of the headliner..

The painter was very careful and didn't get overspray everywhere -- he basicly masked off most of the roof and rear end (and the hood/windshield area for thw WW units). I have some pics still in the camera. Just as soon as I finish off the roll, they'll be posted.

[kg300C]

Hey guys: my wife surprised me for my birthday and got me the sirius radio, however she got me the Xact hand held device that mounts into your car. It is cool because you can take it with you and plug it into headphones etc. However, I think i like that eye candy of it working through the nav screen. What are you thoughts?

I am thinking about returning the mount one and having the dealer put in the receiver. Thanks

[4herb2tas0tik]

hey kg i thought the same thing thats why i purchased oem sirius i too have the nav in my C. i wouldnt want it any other way then threw my nav. and it looks like i cant put antenna on dash because theres a steal pice that sits on bottom that i guess goes threw the roof and the screw goes from inside to the outside to hold the antenna in place so i guess iam gonna have to put it on the back of the roof the way they said..owell.. iam also gonna up grade my stereo with a woolfer but if it means i cant have nav system then ill leave the sound group2 alone dose sound pretty good imop.

[BBC]

Hey everyone....Newbee here
Has anyone attempted to install the Sirius antenna themselves? My dealers locally heve never done it. So I decided to try myself. Any thoughts?

[4herb2tas0tik]

hey bbc i wouldnt suggest that one! only because the sirius brain i think goes in the trunk then you have to run cord to the head unit and you have to run a cord up the side and under the head liner and drill a hole in the roof to mount the antenna..man your looking at a 2 to 3 hr job and thats if you know what your doing.if you go with the sirius that you buy from best buy thats easy all you do is plung it in mount antenna by magnet, it plays threw a fm modulation

[kg300C]

I went to my dealer to get my first oil change. I asked about how much for the sirius radio. $300 for the parts and 4 hours of labor at $90/hour $360, I thanked them for the quote and said good day. That is ridiculous. So I called a local installer he said he can do it for $100 installed. I think I will buy directly from mopar the radio and have this guy do it. He is reputable. But these dealers have big ones. Just wanted to share.