Ok, I thought I had XM when i bought my car, get there and it doesnt. They said they told me and its probably true. So I dont want the damn satelite radio little black box anywhere on my car. Is there a way to get XM or Sirius and it would work through my regular radio, or the control in that car but hiding that ugly box in my onstar box thing? I am talking about the black box that the signal commes in from that you are supose to put on the outside of the car

 

if u got a antenna from a xm kit like from best buy o rsomething...the antenna is alot smaller then the ones they put on from factory..so it doesnt look as bad..i put mine on my trunk lid..u can barely tell its there. so small. i will get pics tomorow

 

would you mind, that would be sweet!! but would there be a way to hide that in my like place where the onstar antenna is. The peice is quite big, I just dont know how full it is underneath there?

 

That satellite receiver is line of sight (car to satellite), so if you hide it, you won't get the signal.
Tall buildings or even trees will cut the signal sometimes. Both Tim Horton's drive thru's here block the signal at the drive thru window side for example.
It's not like radio waves at all. The receiver and the satellite have to be "visible" to each other.

My SS came with built in XM so I have the factory mounted version.

 

I have the Sirius (Replay model) in my SS. I have the "black box" located inside the car on the rear deck lid. It has great reception. If you do go the Sirius route - I highly recommend the FM modulator Crutchfield sells. It does add about 40.00 (US dollar) for the modulator and wires.

 

See rear deck lid would be to bad, I mean it would be in the car so the outside of the car wouldnt look all messed uo because of it. Tinted windows will hide it real well to, but would i interfere with signals if it was int the car?

 

tint will not mess with it to much unles you have a lot of metal in the tint. but for best signal place it out of the car . Here are some quick facts about XM and sirus: XM will give you the best signal over Sirius because XM uses 2 satellite as sirus uses only one. Also with sirus there satellite orbite in a figure eight what this does is causes singal to be weaker at different part of the day. (more drop outs) XM will have drops also but fewer then sirius because Xm uses 2 satellites and also uses more repeaters on the ground then sirus.

PS: I have my Xm antenna on my rear deck and it works great.

 

Well the only place i would put the receptor would be where my onstar is, If i can pop that cap off ther might be a place to hide the receptor underneath there. And I also haerd that even if u didnt have XM, the onstar cars where XM ready.

 

i have my antenna tucked in on the right side of the dash with the wire hidden, i can still drive into underground parkades and it still will not cut out, if u have it inside just put it somewhere where u can get 3 bars of signal

 

If you press the band button on the radio does it go to XM?

 

no it doesnt say XM?? thats why i thought It wouldnt work. But I heard from someone that they where. Because onstar works through satelites to.... but I dont have a XM fuction, but maybe its something GM can add if would go see them??

 

It will cost a lot to get it done by Gm you are alot better to go aftermarket

 

But Gm would look stock have it under the onstar stuff wouldnt it??

 

umm...Im not too sure about that to tell you the turth... Well it wont hurt to ask the dealer sorry I couldnt be more helpful

 

its all good buddy, now i know I can hide the receptor in the car, didnt know you could do that! :-)

 

your gonna get really crappy reception with the antenna in the car man...those who have not had problems got lucky...its all about the antenna being in veiw of the sattelite...id put it on the trunk lid...the aftermaket ones ar etiny man check out mine..its hella small.



sorry bout the big images.

 

That actually not that bad at all, but i have a damn black car. U can hide it alot better than my red car!! But doesnt look bad on yours though!!1

 

paint it red...and just so u know..the antenna is flat black. so it doesnt really match my car lol but seriously..there small..paint it red.

 

Yeah I could do that couldn't I??? What are the thing you have in your car, Is there mounts available so it doesnt look like poo??

 

here yah go..i thionk it looks alright..not the greatest..but it matches my interior.

sorry bout the wires lol

 

Yeah its not that bad!! I am gonna look into it man, thank you very much. P.S. I love those white fascia gages, wish they would commme on the SS/SC

 

haha ill trade yah for the 2.0 s/c loli wish that came in the G5

 

You like the gages in the SS/SC more than your gages??

 

I like the SS/SC gages better then the white face

 

haha really?? man I would trade any day with someone with white gages if they would work on my car!!