Where have you guys mounted your antennas?

It says to install it on the roof, but there is no way I want an antenna on my roof.

http://www.sirius.com/servlet/Conten...=1173329546779

Any solutions?

 

I'm my wifes Outback, I put it inside the spoiler on the back. I did that in a friends Caliber as well. In my accord, I got rid of the 6x9s so it's on a custom bracket under the speaker grill. all of them get good reception.

another option is to find an OEM Sirius antenna that you like and get it paint matched. The one on my Mazdaspeed doesn't look too bad.

 

Thanks for the quick reply.

I'm assuming from your reply and the Sirius website that it's best to use all 20' of the antenna and extend it to the rear of the car?

 

my buddy took out his stock attena and mounted it there
he gets great reception
or my dad put his through a hole that was in his roof,
but his car is a retired state protol car and had the hole already there.

 

I don't know if mine is different than the others, but mine is a little square black, magnetic box.

It's the one that comes with the Alpine-Sirius interface.

 

Can you post a pic of the interface kit you got bro?

 

http://shop.sirius.com/edealinv/serv...dParentID=7870

 

You can try to mount it on the back deck or dash. I have done it this way many of times on pioneers units and kenwoods units. Most units you are hearing a 10 sec delay so when it goes out of range for a sec you will not know. My cars have it this way with no issues. But I know some people and customers have had issues this way too. Try it and see if it works for you. Also make sure the unit gets a good ground and power supply. This will help out alot.

 

^ Thanks.

I think a lot of my problem is that I do not have the unit screwed down onto anything.

It's just thrown behind my audio console.

 

Will that work with the newer Alpine decks? I don't know why they went to this SC-C1 + manuf specific tuner gayness

 

Yeah.

I have a CDA-9886 which is one of their new(er) decks.

 

well it sort of depends. When we had a Spec-V I had it on the dash with double sided tape and it was fine. I did the same thing in the Outback and it sucked a big one there. You'll have to experiment a little bit.

I've also found that it helps out a little bit to put it offset onto the drivers side of the car, since that helps to get it away from trees along the road. Sounds stupid but it works.

 

My former car was a 95 Buick Lasabre. I'll do my Civic the same way when I get the new radio in.

I mounted the XM unit under the stereo and ran the antennna wire along the dash over the column with just a short peek breaking from the dash to the kick panel. I ran it along the drivers side with the harnesses and out to the trunk.

I used the wiring clips there for the trunk lights and a couple of cheapie Radio Shack double sided tape wire holders to keep it out of the way to the center of the deck lid. I stuck the magnet to the front edge out onto the lid. It's very unobtrusive and the only drops I have are when I'm at a light under an overpass.