GPS/Sirius antenna mount locations
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GPS/Sirius antenna mount locations
Hey all,
Right now I've got my Sirius antenna mounted on the rear trunk lid against the rear window. And I've got the GPS antenna mounted on my front dash to the far right against the pillar column. Every day I see them and was wondering...there's gotta be a better way to mount these, preferably inside the car on the rear speaker deck. Anyone got any pics or ideas of where/how to mount these antennas (together) on that speaker platform in a nice clean manner?
Thanks - show me what you got!
-B
Right now I've got my Sirius antenna mounted on the rear trunk lid against the rear window. And I've got the GPS antenna mounted on my front dash to the far right against the pillar column. Every day I see them and was wondering...there's gotta be a better way to mount these, preferably inside the car on the rear speaker deck. Anyone got any pics or ideas of where/how to mount these antennas (together) on that speaker platform in a nice clean manner?
Thanks - show me what you got!
-B
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Hey Gilley,
Is your interior black as well? Just wondering if you painted it black to match your interior or for reception...
Thanks,
B
Is your interior black as well? Just wondering if you painted it black to match your interior or for reception...
Thanks,
B
My sat and GPS antennas are under the rear window between the Bose grilles. I mounted them on a round metal plate that I painted flat black. I got the plate from Lowes or Home Depot. It's made for AC ductwork. Apparently, these antennas work better with some metal beneath them.
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It's weird, when I put the antenna between my Bose speakers on the "carpet" the reception is spotty. I had it two inches from my navigation antenna. Not sure if that's a factor.
Next test is to get a piece of flat metal and put it between the Bose speakers. Then I will try to mount both antennas there and see if that improves reception.
To summarize - putting them right on the carpet worked fine for the GPS navi antenna but sucked @$$ for the Sirius.
Next test is to get a piece of flat metal and put it between the Bose speakers. Then I will try to mount both antennas there and see if that improves reception.
To summarize - putting them right on the carpet worked fine for the GPS navi antenna but sucked @$$ for the Sirius.
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Nice, Sean. Yeah I originally had my GPS antenna in that same location. Now the GPS antenna sits and works fine on the rear parcel shelf. I guess I wanted to move it "out of sight".
As for the Sirius, I'm going to try the metal plate trick to see if that helps. If not, I may either just put it back out on my rear trunk up near the glass, or try a custom retrofit of an '06 sedan OEM "shark fin" satellite antenna. Looks like others have done this with success, using it for Sirius signal reception.
Thanks again!
B
As for the Sirius, I'm going to try the metal plate trick to see if that helps. If not, I may either just put it back out on my rear trunk up near the glass, or try a custom retrofit of an '06 sedan OEM "shark fin" satellite antenna. Looks like others have done this with success, using it for Sirius signal reception.
Thanks again!
B
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I know this probably isn't the most ideal spot but it seems to work pretty good most of the time. I have the wire routed through the pass through and up the center stack to the rear deck. I took the cover off one of the child latch hooks and the magnetic antenna just sticks to the metal hook. It doesn't move around at all and reception is very good even with tint.
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