i decided to do the fuse since I pretty much have the radio on 95% of the time.

 

I used the factory radio trigger, which stays on all the time since Bluetooth and Navi use the factory amp for regular operation even when the radio is off. Now that it's done, I probably won't worry about redoing it. I just couldn't figure out why I didn't have the XM box in the trunk at first when the car clearly has XM.

 

your radio's XM unit is internal to the head unit if i recall correctly...the non-Bose base model (like mine) has the unit external. why? no idea...lol

i really need to upgrade my door speakers. im getting way too much rattle...maybe next month....we'll see..