Does anyone have the Roady or Roady 2 in their car? Can you also use the Delphi XM SKYFi or the XMCommander in the car?

 

E-Mail to sales@indoaudio.com They have the pioneer (GEX P910XM) module with the mini antenna for $135.00 plus shipping this the same unit as the Toyota option from Pioneer that will plug into the stock unit

 

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I use an XM SkyFi with a wireless FM modulator. Works fine for me. Roady 2 and SkyFi 2 both have FM Modulators built in.

 

well, I own the $49 XMDirect unit and $49 pioneer adapter... the connector from this unit will only connect to the Pioneer aftermarket head units... the Scion deck does have a similar connector, but as for now, there is no way to connect the two...

I spent $450 TOTAL for the pioneer p5000mp DVD player (no screen) and the XM units, they work as expected... you can get a pioneer xm deck NEW & DELIVERED for under $100 from ebay...

 

I have the same problem with my XM Delphi module. I purchased the FM Modulator and it is working fine. A few problems in LA when I am around strong stations near the band but almost 95% of the time it works fine.

 

replace the wireless FM modulator with a wired one, this will disconnect the physical antenna from the deck.... or as another option, put a small switch to turn off the FM booster, this might work well for this setup...

 

a pioneer xm tuner will not plug right into the back of the scion radio. Pioneer after market uses what is called a IP-BUS cable now if you can get and adapter to go from IP-BUS to the connection in the back of the factory unit you are in luck but I dont think there is such a thing out there. Also you would have to buy a pioneer XM antenna....I work at a stereo shop and we sell pioneer, I drive a xb and I have an aftermarket pioneer deh-p8600mp in mine so I will get the pioneer xm tuner in the future and plug it right in.....You can believe me if you want, or you can try to do it your way, I dont care just don't post right after this telling me I am wrong and try to belittle me.

 

you can get the XM direct for your P8600MP for about 1/2 the price... I picked my unit up last week for $99 at bestbuy... I had some cash back coupons, so I really paid less, but... everyone carries the XMDirect units for $99... EVEN CRUTCHFIELD!!!

 

I bought the Roady 2, and now I am wondering how I should hook it up. I didnt want to go through paying 400 dollars to get the factory one, where I could get something different, like the Roady and hook it up. If you could, could you send some pictures this way too so I can figure out how to plug it in, and hook it up. I know you need some additional adapters and what not in order to plug it into the head unit. What exactly do I need, and if I can get some pictures it would be great!

 

for those of you who did not byu their scion yet toyota announced in feb of 05 they will offer both xm and or sirrus for 9 of their vehiclesim shure scion will be in the lineup as well .
good stuff will be here soon...

 

Just use the built in wireless FM modulator. No connection to the head unit needed.

 

Yep, and too me going aftermarket on the HU is the only way to go, it really brought the most out of the stock speakers in my box. To each his own though, if you want to stay stock go with the roadie 2, wireless fm modulation and it is plug and play...

 

I went with the Sirius setup....and it doesn't look "nice "installed w/2 wires hanging....On the other hand....the price was right....free for the device ....In order to get the radio free I paid for an annual subscription upfront....and they do charge sales tax and shipping charges....Bottomline: My total was $168.94 for everything delivered (all auto parts/cables for mounting) and a 1 year subscription....

I bought mine thru the Howard Stern promotion (which is over)....but was told by a friend that if you go to the sirius.com website and select "Get Sirius"....then click "Visit Sirius Direct"....and enter the Promotion Code of 70....that you can still get a receiver free....It is a different receiver than I have so I can't comment about its quality/sound....and my friend hasn't received his yet....

Mine is great and I am rather pleased....The thing about satellite radio for me was whether I would actually use it long term....The promotion gave me a chance to try it out at a reasonable price....If I don't like it....or find I am not really using it later (like when the novelty wears off!)....I can drop the service 12 months from now without having put out a ton of $'s....

Julie

 

feel free to try the above recommendation to just use the wireless FM modulator, but trust me, you will hate it... if you travel, live in a big city or even near a big city you will hate the wireless setup... I tried to do this with my carpc, and it sucked, you had to adjust the station every 100 miles or so, because without fail the station I was using was gonna be used in the next town... spend the $25 and pickup a FM modulator from Bestbuy, etc and just plug it in... the setup is super simple and it gives you a set of RCAs to hook your unit too, the wired modulator actually disconnects the antenna when it is in use, I wired up a friends suburban and HE LOVES IT... the quality is every bit as good as FM, which is plenty in a noisy environment like DRIVING...

 

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well i just wanted to thank you all for your response, and i didnt expect so many people to respond but what im going to do is go to BestBuy next time i get the chance and ask them if it will work or what they have to do to get it work without buying an aftermarket cd player, i am short on cash it being so close to christmas.
I will be letting yall know if they were able to make it work i wouldnt be so worried about it if i had cash and i would just buy me an aftermarket cd player that is XM ready or dvd player (thats would i would perfer) but anyways i just wanted to say i thank you all for your response
ohh and i noticed some of you talking about joining with sirius just a quick note look at thier stock and try to find out how much in debt they are might not be around for too long so the guy that got the 1 year subscription might be out some cash in the end just a tip.