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04-12-2004, 12:03 AM
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Sirius in a w126
I want to get one of those units that you can bring in your car and use, and then take and use on your home stereo. Has anyone installed these? I have one concern because my back windshield leaks into the trunk , and putting a wire for the antena seems like it would just make the situation worse.
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04-12-2004, 04:37 AM
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Better get that leak fixed before your trunk lid area rusts out.
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Regards Warren Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL ENTER > = (HP RPN) Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.
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04-12-2004, 05:31 PM
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yea, thel eakcan't be stopped. The windshield has been remounted and replaced (one of each) and we have spent countless hours trying to track down the leak. I'm not even too concerned with it anymore as my car takes a lot of abuse (living in a college town...) It's been leaking for years, and basically its just taught me not to put stuff that i don't want to get wet in it. I know the car previously had one of those old mobile phone antennas right at the top of the windshield, and I think the idiot installer guys messed something up ,the back roof lining (with the reading lights) is always falling down because of this also....
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04-12-2004, 11:45 PM
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I assume the Sirius units use the same Terk antennas as the XM units. If so, there's no need to run wire to the rear, or to have an external antenna. I'm running my XM via a small antenna positioned at the front center of the dash, at the base of the windshield. The wire runs inside the dash to the head unit; you could do the same, but with the wire running to your cradle. The antenna doesn't need to be external, they get perfect reception through the windshield or rear window.
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#5
04-13-2004, 12:09 AM
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oh wow, thanks, i didn't know that
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#6
06-10-2004, 01:23 PM
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PC Dave is right. XM's recommended exterior antenna mount is for optimum performance. My antenna is mounted just to the left of my front right speaker. I ran antenna wire through front right grill and mounting antenn to dash with doubleback carpet tape. Works fine.
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#7
06-24-2004, 09:08 AM
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I have a Clarion Sirius unit in a 1991 124 (a 91 300D). This is the Sirius unit that mounts in a cradle in your car, and you can detach the receiver part and transfer it to another cradle in your home. It sends signals to your receiver, which you tune to one of several available frequencies.
I have the cradle sitting on the console, where the front lip slips just under the zebrano wood at the front of the carpeted area. Works great -never shifts! No need to bolt it in. Just remember to remove the receiver when you exit! I took a long trip into the Smokie Mtns, and while the antenna (small black box 2X2) does OK sitting on top of the dash inside the windshield, I got less "dropout" by flipping up my sunroof at the front and sticking the antenna out the 1" gap. Works fine! I live in Atlanta, which has lots of tree cover. The "out the sunroof solution is much better in town than the on-dash. I love Sirius, and the Clarion unit is just great! No more Clear Channel horse puckey for me... Real Radio lives!
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