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Old 05-15-2005, 03:25 PM
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XM and Sirius interchangeable?

I've got a 05 sedan with sirius. Is it possible to change out the module in the trunk to get Xm, or is it more involved?
 
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Old 05-16-2005, 08:50 AM
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Your also going to have to change the antenna. Running the antenna wire is the labor intense part; you may be able to cut it and splice on the XM antenna, but why switch? The differences are marginal... You would probably realize that a switch is wasted money after you go through with it..
 
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Old 05-20-2005, 08:52 AM
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well, I've got XM in my silverado and I like the stations much better (no cheesy dj's, etc.) But you're right, its probably not worth it.
 
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Old 05-20-2005, 10:18 AM
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Find someone who wants to trade their XM for Sirius... Or eBay.

Changing the antenna is not a big deal. It runs around the rear window and into the trunk under a little tape and a seal. Whooopie. I put a mini XM antenna on my G in the normal spot in about 10 minutes. And I had to dremel the notch on the lip of the trunk opening under the seal. His will already be done.

This is a breeze. The harder part will be finding the XM receiver at a reasonable price or fair swap.

I can tell you it would be very worthwhile for me if I were you. I strongly prefer XM (as a one-time subscriber to both).
 
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Old 05-20-2005, 05:01 PM
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FYI,

Do not attempt to splice into the XM/Sirius antenna wire, It has similar properties to a coax connection.
 
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