Originally Posted by
Blindside
When I asked Subaru to install the sirius adapter on my radio I asked them the same question. I'm guessing you are going with a plug and play kit? Is this going to be hardwired or are you using the AC power. Results do vary depending upon how you will run your receiver.
My Subaru's radio came with a satellite option, it just wasn't installed on the one I was looking at. I asked them about the installation of the module and they specified it would only be the antenna visible for roughly 3 inches up the passenger side of my windshield. However, I opted to go with a satellite ready headunit as they wanted over $500 for the module and installation.
Soooo what did you end up doing for an antenna for the satellite-ready head unit? I'm looking at head units but am hung on the idea of running a cable out of a window/trunk seal somewhere. I think I'm going to research the frequency range and see if putting the antenna under the plastic windshield wiper cowl will cause problems with signal attenuation. I dunno though, people talk about heavy overhead foliage causing signal problems so I'm not sure if that will work.
There apparently used to be a few through-glass antennas on the market but they don't seem to be produced any longer, probably because of some change in the satellite receivers I'd imagine. I can't imagine that I'm the only person looking for a solution that
doesn't require cables to be run outside of the car.
Originally Posted by
Jones
Fabrik8 is asking VADriven for help? WTF?
Satellite radio is definitely outside of my realm of expertise.
