stealth03ss Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Im sure most of you know about this but I thought Id share what I think I found. For those of us not equipped from factory with XM there is a factory clean sirius setup you can put in our trucks. The sirius box and an adaptor kit is all that is needed. The sirius box is not a visibly mounted thing, it goes in the dash behind or under or wherever you like that is hidden and a harness plugs into the back of our factory 6 disc players. Salesman is ASSURING me that this then is controlled on your steering wheel and that the display even says SIRIUS on it when the ticker flashes across. It displays channel, song title, artist everything just like the xm would have. I am going to do this real soon and ditch my old sirius reciever which is huge and ugly and the lights dont match my dash lights. (Im a bit picky I guess) Hows come I havnt already seen a post about this? I know theres a bunch of us here with sirius now that we got HOWARD! And I believe also this will get rid of that crappy fm modulator that makes the music sound like its playing in deep space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I got Sirius radio for X-MAS, I love it. The place who did the install was able to use the XM antana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black03SS_NJ Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I would love to know if this works, and specifically, whether you can use XM and Sirius simultaneously. I love my XM, but I need NFL and NASCAR coverage (NASCAR going to Sirius in 07)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebbb Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Let us know how this turns out. Sounds very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmalibuss Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I would love to know if this works, and specifically, whether you can use XM and Sirius simultaneously. I love my XM, but I need NFL and NASCAR coverage (NASCAR going to Sirius in 07)! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nascar is already on XM and NFL is on XM or is it just not enough? Edit if anyone finds out if both can be used by switching through the stock head unit I would like to know because it would be really cool to have XM and Sirius. Fukc FM radio!!! I don't get any FM stations at my house we are right at the base of the mountains so all stations go right over us. I get all FM stations like 1/4 mile down the street but that does me no good and comercials suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth03ss Posted December 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Ok, someone with XM please explain to me how you turn it on. Do you flip to it using the source button on the steering wheel? Cause thats how this guy is telling me it works, it will take the place of FM2 (the second set of fm presets accessed thru the source button (or band button on the H/U)). Now this is how he said it will work since I dont have XM. If you have XM and that is were you access it maybe you could use the AM spot for your sirius and FM2 for your already existing XM? then youd have CD-Sirius-FM-XM that would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black03SS_NJ Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Nascar is already on XM and NFL is on XM or is it just not enough? NASCAR leaves XM for Sirius in 07. The NFL isn't on XM, it's on SIRIUS only. XM has MLB and some college sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Ok, someone with XM please explain to me how you turn it on. Do you flip to it using the source button on the steering wheel? Cause thats how this guy is telling me it works, it will take the place of FM2 (the second set of fm presets accessed thru the source button (or band button on the H/U)). Now this is how he said it will work since I dont have XM. If you have XM and that is were you access it maybe you could use the AM spot for your sirius and FM2 for your already existing XM? then youd have CD-Sirius-FM-XM that would be <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hit the band button on the headunit ..... AM ..... FM.....FM2.....XM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth03ss Posted December 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Ok, someone with XM please explain to me how you turn it on. Do you flip to it using the source button on the steering wheel? Cause thats how this guy is telling me it works, it will take the place of FM2 (the second set of fm presets accessed thru the source button (or band button on the H/U)). Now this is how he said it will work since I dont have XM. If you have XM and that is were you access it maybe you could use the AM spot for your sirius and FM2 for your already existing XM? then youd have CD-Sirius-FM-XM that would be <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hit the band button on the headunit ..... AM ..... FM.....FM2.....XM <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah ok thanks... I dont think we have any supporting vendors that offer anything that would be along these lines so I hope I dont get in trouble for this. check it out tho... http://www.logjamelectronics.com/soundkngm1v3.html this is an interesting read. says it will NOT work alongside XM only in place of. also notice where it says compatible with so and so tuners, the last one is the sirius box that you also need. sells for around 100 bucks also at circuit city. this will take about 200 bucks and some time to install if i figure right and it all works ill be very happy, ill be exstatic if i can use the new shark fin antenna also.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSAlaska Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Any new word on this, or reviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy03SS Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 I recently installed the Sirius Kenwood-type tuner with the Soundgate KNGM1v7 adapter. Now have clean Sirius satellite radio sound on the SS factory radio. If you have the XM tuner it needs to be unplugged. I also ran a separate Sirius antenna that came with the tuner. The one bitch part of the install was unplugging the cable from the back of the radio as there was not much cable slack. Anyhow now have Howard100 playing on the factory radio! Here's some pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth03ss Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 I recently installed the Sirius Kenwood-type tuner with the Soundgate KNGM1v7 adapter. Now have clean Sirius satellite radio sound on the SS factory radio. If you have the XM tuner it needs to be unplugged. I also ran a separate Sirius antenna that came with the tuner. The one bitch part of the install was unplugging the cable from the back of the radio as there was not much cable slack. Anyhow now have Howard100 playing on the factory radio! Here's some pics... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Awesome! I didnt realy wanna be the ginea anyways...my birthday is friday the 20th so maybe by the 22nd Ill be rockin to Howard also now if your pics worked you'd realy be the man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth03ss Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 i just ordered the interface and i may just go pick up the box tomorrow if im too bored. im so impatient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy03SS Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Good Luck with your Sirius install... ...hope the pics are working now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth03ss Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Thanks for the pics man awesome job! You are one step away from a how-to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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