Anybody have Sirius or XM?

Jmxvol · 08-28-2007, 11:21 PM

do you put your radio up when it's really hot.....like under a seat or somewhere out of the sunlight??
Mine is always about 300 degrees and hurts to touch after being up on my dash for most of the day.
I just don't like fooling with plugging it back up and all everytime I get back in my car.
They need to come out with some sort of sheild or way to shade/hide it

Volsguy12 · 08-29-2007, 12:48 AM

i always leave mine up....but i have a remote so i dont have to touch it when its hot.

Jmxvol · 08-29-2007, 12:50 AM

I have a remote too...
but I have to move bak into position sometimes

Mine is supposed to stay up on my windshield but I just sit it on the dash, cuz that suction thing doesn't work right

KCVolLaw · 08-29-2007, 02:14 AM

i always take my down bc im afraid someone my want to steal it if they see it. nervous habit i guess

**milohimself** · 08-29-2007, 02:34 AM

I work at Best Buy, primarily in the car electronics dept. so I deal with this all day. You should go out and buy an aftermarket dash-mount kit, and here's why:

1. Less likely to get stolen. It's less visible.
2. It will see less sunlight.

These things do NOT react well to the sun; leave it up there too long, and say goodbye to your receiver.

KCVolLaw · 08-29-2007, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milohimself

I work at Best Buy, primarily in the car electronics dept. so I deal with this all day. You should go out and buy an aftermarket dash-mount kit, and here's why:

1. Less likely to get stolen. It's less visible.
2. It will see less sunlight.

These things do NOT react well to the sun; leave it up there too long, and say goodbye to your receiver.

thanks for the tip. you're full of good advice

Jmxvol · 08-29-2007, 11:38 AM

How do I get the dam thing to stick up on the windshield again?
ever since the first time it came off....wont stick back up there again, so it just sits on my dash

**milohimself** · 08-29-2007, 11:44 PM

Clean the suction cup and that part of the windshield with cleaning alcohol.

Jmxvol · 08-30-2007, 02:51 PM

k.

I'll try it

Jmxvol · 09-01-2007, 04:21 PM

Milo,

how much does it cost to get the reciever mounted where the radio is?

Jmxvol · 09-01-2007, 06:04 PM

**milohimself** · 09-01-2007, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jmxvol

Milo,

how much does it cost to get the reciever mounted where the radio is?

Well... I don't know if the prices will be the same, because I'm in a different district and territory of Best Buy, but for satellite radios we offer this: For about $100-130 ($30 in parts and $70 in labor, $30 dash bracket if you want it) we mount the radio wherever you want in your car, take an extended receiver antenna and mount that on your car's roof, plug the feed directly into your car's antenna input using a wired FM modulator (read: NOT a wireless FM transmitter), and hardwire the mounting bracket's power to accesory. All the wires are tucked so it will nice and clean. I usually recommend this because the sound quality is improved by about a bazillion percent over a wireless FM transmitter or cassette adapter.