spect2k Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I am in CT and thinking about getting the sirius radio installed my suby. I am wondering what the reception is like for anyone who has it built in. I know the reception on the radios when they are not integrated is questionable because I used to have one. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpj71 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 I have a Sirius for almost 5 years with nill problems. I have added to all my cars with no problems. If you are adding it to your car make sure you buy the FM modulator, the only problem is that you have to buy two antenna adpaters. I used to drive all over CT for work, never lost reception except in tunnels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbrjason Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Mine is oem and fairly poor reception wise. The antenna was installed a bit to close to the headliner I think. I believe if you have it installed correctly it will work better than what I've experienced. Correctly = leaving 30mm of space around the antenna from the headliner and pillar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spect2k Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 I won't be using the fm transmitter because it is the OEM that I am thinking of installing so it should be directly connected to the headunit, so that should eliminate that fm static. My concern is about constantly losing the signal. I had sirius a number of years back and i kept losing the signal - is it any better now than it used to be? rtbrjason - do you have the antenna behind the rearview mirror or off to the side? I'm not sure where to put it. Where do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbrjason Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 It should be the in the upper corner of the passenger side with 30mm of clearance all around it. I'm eventually going to un-stick mine and reposition it down a bit as whoever installed mine must have missed that part of the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spect2k Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 I was hoping for behind the mirror just for to hide it, but I guess that's what i'll have to do, I want good reception. Any pics of how it looks in the upper corner? (hopefully no wire showing...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbrjason Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 The first is a view from the drivers seat. You can see the wire a bit in the close up shot but you really have to get in there to see it. As per the instructions mine needs to move down a bit in which case you might see a bit more of the wire, but it shouldn't be noticeable from the driver seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spect2k Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Oh! thats not at all what I was expecting. The one I used a couple of years back was a monster compared to that. That's not bad. Thanks for snapping the pics, I'm no longer opposed to that! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spect2k Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 So I had mine installed yesterday. Haven't had much time to play with it yet. The dealer called in an audio specialist from a local shop apparently to do the install. Here are some pics: http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/spect2k/IMG00086.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/spect2k/IMG00087.jpg And from underneath: http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/spect2k/IMG00088.jpg Cell phone pics - sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbrjason Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Looks like he mounted your down a bit further. Does it look like it's 30mm down from the headliner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spect2k Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 I don't think it's much further down at all. I just measured (i only had a ruler) .3 inches down from the headliner. Quick conversion says that's about 8mm down. I'll have to let you know if it is causing any reception problems as I get to play with it a bit more. Where did you read about the 30mm rule? Let me know if you do go ahead and reposition it for better reception, I'm interested to see the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbrjason Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 http://techinfo.subaru.com/html/downloadFree.jsp?doc_id=219672 I think this was for the Tribeca, but it's the same unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spect2k Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Looks right to me (30mm). I will have to try this out and see how it does. Let me know if you move it and the results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbrjason Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 The cutting in/out is annoying, still I think I will wait until summer. Should be easier to remove the sticky tape in the hot sun I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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