Been looking everywhere on the tech forums and so on.. hopefully someone has a pictorial.

I've been a die-hard Sirius fanatic since September and I'm looking for a new plug-and-play kit for my xB (not looking to permanently plug directly into the head unit.. just in case I get a new one anyway.)

Anyone have pics and/or an equipment list of what it took to wire the 60 ft. cable under/over the seating up to the head unit/cupholder area?

I took the 'I don't give a damn about this crappy car' duct tape technique with the old commuter vehicle.. no way in hell on my xB!

Thanks in advance..

 

Moved to the ICE section...You might get a better response here! :D

 

Ah.. that would help. Thx ikhon.

 

are you looking for those "roady" type of units? where you can take it out?
if so some of the new kits come with an antenna, fm mod, and actual reciever in one package...

 

oneslow.. Yeah, the plug and play kits.

I already have the Kenwood Here2Anywhere and plan on getting (maybe) the portable Sirius one (Xact, Xtra.. something). Just getting the antenna wire from the back roof through the cabin is the only tricky part.

I don't feel like paying the body shop or Toyota a ton of cash for that if it's easy to do. Upgrading the system will have to come later, so it can't be a one shot deal.

 

I was thinking about getting the alpine sirrius kit, but I cant really thing if how to get the antenna on the roof.. I know its magnetic, but I dont really know how to take down the head liner or ne thing.

 

you can get entrance into the car at the grommet that has the wires that run into the hatch... poke a hole through it and make sure you use some type of silicone to seal it back up when you are done...

as for the interior.. the panels aren't hard to remove... just take your time in removing them.. i don't have an xb so i cna't take pics for you sorry...

becareful when you are running the antenna wire you do not want it to get kinked...

 

dude u don 't have to run the wire through the rear hatch or any other funky stuff...remove your speedo and get some velcro put some on the antenna and then on top of the remote entry module(right next to the speedo under the dash) put your speedo back on and you're good to go. the signal will come in fine and no one will know you have the sat in your car
later
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Only problem with that (the antenna's been sitting on the dash) is if you're not near a metropolitan area with ground repeaters. Then it's a problem with hills and trees.. more so than if it's on the roof. At least you or your seats aren't blocking the signal.

Maybe Crutchfield has the schematics.. the xB's been around long enough..