Pics. of Sirius Satellite Installation

[E34 530]

Here's some pic's of the radio hardwired. I made use out of the enormous ashtray that I sometimes forgot was even there. I absolutely hate seeing wires, so hardwiring was a must. I took the plastic cover off the front of the ashtray and cut the metal tray to make a mounting bracket. I also had to cut the plastic casing behind the metal tray. I ran the power wires fom a cirgarette lighter adapter directly to the back of the cigarette lighter. Finally, I spliced the wires from the adaptor and connected them to the cigarrete socket with 2 butt connectors. Was pretty easy, just time consuming to get all of the pieces out from behind the ashtray.
-Sorry about the crappy pic's, but it won't stop raining in this godforsaken state.

[Scott H]

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[kyleN20]

great location

[dacoyote]

nice work

[E34 530]

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Can't Wait! It feels so weird to hear people cursing without it being edited lol.

[Incantation]

nice .. is the face of the unit removable? i like the installation but my only concern would be that it might attract thieves..

[E34 530]

nice .. is the face of the unit removable? i like the installation but my only concern would be that it might attract thieves..

Yes, it is removable, I screwed the plastic mounting bracket that came with it directly into the metal. It clicks into place. Hopefully after I get a little tint, it will be kind of be not-so-obvious.

[hakwuzhere]

Thieves that steal XM and Sirrius radio are in for a surprise... they STILL have to pay for a subscribtion...

[ElNormo]

I'm considering a similar strategy for powering a small GPS unit... plug into the back of the cigarette lighter. Does your radio stay powered even when the car is off? I'm afraid that I'll forget to turn the GPS off, and it will drain my battery. In my case, it appears that the cigarette lighter stays powered all the time.

Thanks, good job!

Norman

[dave b]

What kind of antenna is required?

I'm thinking about doing the same thing, same station...

Dave