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| 3_days |
I've been thinkin' about buying an In-dash/Sirius ready Car Stereo ... I've been reading the 4Sirius threads but didn't see much about In-Dash units ...
I scouted some eBay auctions and the prices seem really reasonable ... but I'm worried that there are installation issues or other hardware or reception issues or ANYTHING I need to know before buying an In-Dash unit from an auction ...
If so, I'm happy to go to the local car audio store for peace of mind and service ...
Other than that, do you guys have any favorite brands? Favorite models?
Any advice or experience is greatly appreciated. |
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| Johnnykstaint |
| Sorry, ive just got the Starmate that goes in and out of the car with me. |
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| norton |
| you may need a wiring harness kit to make it hook up correctly. don't know how old your vehicle is. other than having a subscription, i don't know of anything else that would make it not work. |
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| horstoothjacass |
I would get it done professionally. It is way better then the plug and play units as far as ease of use, sound quality, ect. I have a Pioneer because they were on sale and I have had no problems at all.
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| kingkoopa |
| You're a homo :rolleyes: |
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| tnk |
| let the cardealership do it for ya. Dont mess w/it! |
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| Phix |
No matter where you buy the unit from, crutchfield.com will sell you a wiring harness for your car and a very clear step by step instruction pamphlet for your car to do it yourself.
Of course you get the wiring harness and instructions free if you buy the unit from them, but they are kinda pricey. |
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| DJ BUG |
| I just recently got rid of my plug and play and put a sirius ready alpine unit in my mini cooper. I had kind of a difficult time finding the wiring harness and stuff, but that's just because i didn't do my own research. I relied on Best Buy selling me what i needed (wrong move). It's fairly simple as long as you know how to install an aftermarket radio. I'm not sure if you said that your in dash unit is already sirius ready or if you were going to buy an aftermarket one to install, but either way you're gonna need a sirius hide away receiver. It's a little grey box that the antennae plugs into. Every car radio that i've installed with the hide away receiver, i've had use the cd changer slot on the back of the radio to connect to the receiver. After that it's all about transfering your account to the new radio and hiding the antennae wire throughout your car. I installed it all myself and i am definately not someone who knows alot about cars. |
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| CTara12345 |
| It really shouldn't be too hard to install. I don't know much about that kinda stuff, and I managed to install a whole stereo with speakers amps and subwoofers. Installing the sirius receiver, antenna and cd player only took a couple of hours. I got a Clarion and it is pretty nice. The only thing I would check into is the display. The display on mine kinda sucks cause it takes a while to scroll through the titles and find out the artist and song name |
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| Greasy_Fungus |
| Both my factory radio and my after market radio are compatible with Sirius, but I use the Sportster anyway so that I can listen to it in the house without paying for another subscription. Plus I like being able to monitor what's on Sirius while I listen to music from a different source. That way, I know when Howard's back from a commercial without actually listening. |
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| 3_days |
Thanks for the advice.
So, if I choose to go the eBay route, and other than the usual risks in buying electronics on eBay, I need to make sure I get a harness and the hideaway receiver.
Most of the wholesale eBayers have compatibility guides for the units/cars.
Cool.
Thanks again for the help. |
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| 3_days |
and just to follow up on my 2nd question:
I see a lot of Pioneer and Kenwood ...
Alpine and Clarion are around but maybe a little less common ...
Any preferences? Hints? (e.g. the advice about the screen readout is good - I wouldn't have thought of that - thanks CTara.)
Again, thanks for all the tips and advice from all of you ... |
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| psycopnut |
| it is a pretty simple process. I have a clarion "dxz655" i think. like 755 color combinations, nice display, etc. Then you'll need the sir-cl1 unit from clarion as well. |
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| robbyrob |
I have a JVC in dash. I'm on my second Sirius reciever. The first one went dead after a month. They both cut out all the time with "No Signal." Definitely try a different brand (Kenwood or Alpine.)
The antenna slides around and scratches your roof in a car wash.
Good Luck! |
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| Sirius Rich |
Depending on how much you want to spend, try looking at the in-vehicle entertainment center like the below Kenwood KVT 915. SIRIUS, TV, DVD, mp3, CD, HD radio and navigation.
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| 3_days |
Thanks for the helpful advice.
Although it was probably explained here, as a noob-, I didn't really know the definitions of "Sirius Ready," "receiver" or "tuner" to understand what everyone was saying about the installation procedure.
For what it's worth, here's what I've learned over the past week and, hopefully, it might help others:
It's not hard to find "Sirius Ready" in-dash receivers on eBay for a nice price.
However, "Sirius Ready" does not mean that the deck is able to receive the signal without a Sirius receiver and an antenna. The receiver/antenna kit goes for about $100, maybe for a little less on eBay.
The receiver is usually mounted under the seat and it also must be compatible with your in-dash unit. Also, I anticipate that wiring the receiver/antenna kit will be the biggest hassle in performing a self-installation.
Anyway, for what it's worth, plan on paying up to another $100 for the equipment, which is in addition to whatever you spend on an in-dash unit.
It still seems like a good deal to me, assuming the "self-installation" goes smoothly.
And, if anything above is wrong, please let me know ... |
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