I am going to pull the trigger on buying a Sirius kit from grubbs, the price is really great. However, their price on the antenna seems a bit high. Do I need to use the OEM antenna, or can I use any universal Sirius antenna? eBay has antennas listed for like $10, much cheaper than $60. Does anyone know if I can get away with using a generic Sirius antenna?

 

I just looked at the install directions and the wires going into the tuner don't look quite the same as some of these universal antennas. Anyone know the story?

 

anyone?

want to know before i pull the trigger on this...

 

you should be able to make it work with an adapter if it's not the same. the connector for the infiniti tuner is kind of long and rectangular with a square face and release tab. if you post up the ebay link, maybe we can help you out.

 

Well there are MANY listed so I'll post a few eBay links..

http://cgi.ebay.com/Terk-Sir-Mini-Car-Sirius-Satellite-Antenna_W0QQitemZ280241642689QQihZ018QQcategoryZ71532QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
This one looks like the connector piece is a bit different.. It's also the most popular..

http://cgi.ebay.com/SIRIUS-Stiletto-SL100-SL10-Car-Vehicle-Antenna-NEW_W0QQitemZ150267259678QQihZ005QQcategoryZ60205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Another one with the 90 degree connector...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sirius-car-antenna-Starmate-Stratus-Sportster-3-4-5-S50_W0QQitemZ190234581258QQihZ009QQcategoryZ71532QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If you go on eBay and search sirius antenna there are TONS of results

 

I should have mentioned this is the one reason I am wary of universal antennas, but this picture from the OEM install kit instructions is what worries me. Notice the wires going into the tuner. No antenna I've seen for sale online has looked like that.

 

My tuner only uses 1 antenna line. I believe the older years used the splitter. I bought my antenna from Best Buy for 30 bucks and it hooked up fine to the OEM tuner.

 

This is great news! Thanks for letting me know!

 

Anyone else know if it's FOR SURE a 1 plug install?