question about satellite radio
#16
Originally Posted by cup0spam
It's literally plug and play... What do you think looks so hard about those instructions?
Last edited by ABQ_G35; 12-11-2005 at 11:36 AM.
#17
Guys, it's so easy. The new antenna is a bit different, doesn't have that cover, its just a small magnetic one. I went with the install inside the rear window, and just put velcro on the antenna. Sticks well to the carpety stuff back there. That way you can run the cord through the rear seat pass through and don't have to drill any holes. For pete's sake, just try it yourself, if you can't figure it out, then go to the dealer and let them charge you 300 bucks for the labor...
#18
#19
Originally Posted by ABQ_G35
Sounds half a$$ed to me! Sometimes DIY messes up your car! When it comes time to sell your car, if it's done right makes a big difference!
A rear-deck install takes 20 minutes if you know what your doing and most people can do it under an hour for the first time. There's very little to "screw up." You don't have to pull away the lining and you don't have to cut anything, so yes it is Plug and Play.
#20
Originally Posted by Beowulf
If you want to pay the 700-800 to a dealer and have them stick that ugly antenna on the roof go ahead. Those instructions are overly complex, and yes I suppose with a roof install you are pulling out the window seals, so there is more to screw up, but almost no-one does the roof install themselves.
A rear-deck install takes 20 minutes if you know what your doing and most people can do it under an hour for the first time. There's very little to "screw up." You don't have to pull away the lining and you don't have to cut anything, so yes it is Plug and Play.
A rear-deck install takes 20 minutes if you know what your doing and most people can do it under an hour for the first time. There's very little to "screw up." You don't have to pull away the lining and you don't have to cut anything, so yes it is Plug and Play.
#21
#22
got it and installed today. once i gave up on the dealer install instructions, or the instructions i posted earlier it was easy..mounted it on top of the amp with 6 pieces of the spongy double-sided tape they provide, hooked it into the wire harness, and ran the antenna wire from the back window behind the seat into the trunk. 15 minutes.
#24
Originally Posted by SparkyG35
got it and installed today. once i gave up on the dealer install instructions, or the instructions i posted earlier it was easy..mounted it on top of the amp with 6 pieces of the spongy double-sided tape they provide, hooked it into the wire harness, and ran the antenna wire from the back window behind the seat into the trunk. 15 minutes.
I just thought of something the other day though. If you mount it with double-sided tape, you might want to run an extra wire from the radio to the mount to make sure its grounded. I did the exact install as you and I think I'm gonna go ahead and ground it properly this weekend, just to be extra safe.
#25
Originally Posted by Meeno24
Told ya it was easy.
I just thought of something the other day though. If you mount it with double-sided tape, you might want to run an extra wire from the radio to the mount to make sure its grounded. I did the exact install as you and I think I'm gonna go ahead and ground it properly this weekend, just to be extra safe.
I just thought of something the other day though. If you mount it with double-sided tape, you might want to run an extra wire from the radio to the mount to make sure its grounded. I did the exact install as you and I think I'm gonna go ahead and ground it properly this weekend, just to be extra safe.
#26
Originally Posted by SparkyG35
i didn't worry about it because there was no screw on the unit to attach the ground wire, and no groundwire was supplied with the kit.
#28
Originally Posted by Meeno24
Right, but, isn't it intended to be mounted directly to that metal bracket? I guess it wouldn't have worked properly from the get go if it needed it. Maybe there's a ground wire in the connector to the amp...
My kit came with a ground wire and the unit had a screw on it. The bose amp is suppose to be on the metal bracket, the sat receiver mounts next to it on foam adhesives directly to the bed of the trunk.
#29
Originally Posted by Beowulf
My kit came with a ground wire and the unit had a screw on it. The bose amp is suppose to be on the metal bracket, the sat receiver mounts next to it on foam adhesives directly to the bed of the trunk.
I also couldn't mount it next to the bracket because 1) the spacer they provided in the kit was about half the size of the one described in the instructions and 2) there is a post for holding the wiring to the rear taillamps.