i got xm

[belmont]

that is all.

[97Silverado]

'Bout damn time!! :rocking:

[Nick]

:bull: How do we know that isn't a Sirius antenna? :crazy:

[belmont]

:bull: How do we know that isn't a Sirius antenna? :crazy:

i'm sirius, it's xm. :crazy:

[Exalted512]

i had to put my antenna wire coming from the bottom of the third brake light then come around and on top of the cab cuz it leaked when i had it like yours :soapbox:

[Nick]

I put mine under my headliner, it still gets full signal.

[belmont]

i had to put my antenna wire coming from the bottom of the third brake light then come around and on top of the cab cuz it leaked when i had it like yours :soapbox:

dang. hopefully mine won't leak.

[bthomas454]

mine hasnt yet. although obs 3rd brakes have more foam sealing them

[Exalted512]

mines an OBS:think:

[deltron]

I just got xm too.. hooked it up just like that above the 3rd brake light. Havent noticed any leaking yet. I must say that I'm not that impressed with the SQ of XM. It sounds like a 96kbps MP3 :whyme:

[belmont]

are you using a direct connection or FM modulator?

[deltron]

direct connector. its the pioneer 900xm or something. i havent really listened to all the channels yet, but the couple i tuned to sound very compressed.

[Nick]

direct connector. its the pioneer 900xm or something. i havent really listened to all the channels yet, but the couple i tuned to sound very compressed.
What kind of headunit do you have?

[97Silverado]

I am throroughly impressed with the direct-connected Commander even through my old Kenwood. I really like it with my wife's Alpine!

And no leakage on my antenna after almost a year.

[nekkidhillbilly]

it sounded awful on my g/f ford through direct connect.....used the hardwired fm modulator sound great now......this was on a sky fi.......ps i love my xm

[deltron]

What kind of headunit do you have?
pioneer 940mp

[nebraskaz71]

dang it when is the xm direct comming out for 03 alpines i been waiting forever. Bout to buy a 04 alpine just so i can have it lol

[97Silverado]

dang it when is the xm direct comming out for 03 alpines i been waiting forever. Bout to buy a 04 alpine just so i can have it lolYour HU has an AI-net port. All you need is to buy the adapter, same one as on my wife's Alpine, and enable your AUX through the menu. That's it.

[97Silverado]

Here is what you need.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cTKlnidi1xX/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=178450&I=469ALAIAUX

You can also use the m-bus adapter, you just won't be able to add a changer too.

[nebraskaz71]

But that requires running the alpine brand xm receiver dont it. Thats like a250 dollar part. The xm direct is 100 bucks with antenna

[Exalted512]

pioneer 940mp
my XM is sounds excellent and i have the same receiver--not CD quality, on par with a 128 bitate mp3
-Cody

[dueprocess]

I took my wifes Pioneer DEHP850 when we got her new TB, gonna get her a ne HU with income tax, she wants XM---- what is a medium grade HU(wont have a system and all that) that will be compatible for it..... What can i look at spending for all installed....

[97Silverado]

But that requires running the alpine brand xm receiver dont it. Thats like a250 dollar part. The xm direct is 100 bucks with antennaNope. My wife's XMCommander (same tuner box as the XM Direct) connects to her Alpine-CDA9827 through the AInet port using a PIE adapter ($14). The XM plays through the Aux input function.

[97Silverado]

Okay NebraskaZ71, I finally found the adapter you need to hook the XMDirect to your HU.
http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piealpairca.html

[nebraskaz71]

so i just get an xm direct and that and it will all work good?

[97Silverado]

so i just get an xm direct and that and it will all work good?It should. I swear that is the exact same tuner box as the Commander. The only difference I see here is you don't have the control panel.

You might try asking over on xm411.com just to make sure.