Has anyone installed the XM radio via after market installation?

According to all pics I've seen, looksl like you end up with a big wart on the top of the Z with a cord visible through the passenger window.

Any suggestions/ideas would be helpful.

Thanks.

350ztoy

 

I know most put the antenna here but if your talking just hookin up one of those portable type XM radios and hanging an antenna out the window or something? Hmm run on sentence.

 

I have my antenna on the rear strut tower brace. Works probably 90% of the time. Rushguy, that probably works even better though! I would personally not put it on my car just from the look factor.

 

I also have my antenna discretely mounting off to side on the rear strut brace. Mine works 99% of the time even in my totally underground garage. I live in LA, so I think we have lot of ground repeater coverage...better than most areas. Per asthetic reasons, I would never mount my antenna where it could easily be seen, such as the roof or the dashboard. PM me if you want a pic....I'll have to take one.

 

Strut bar all the way. No reception problems at all

 

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I have my xm antenna mounted in the same spot as Dr bonz except mine is magnetic so I took off the plastic cover stuck it to the strut tower and put the plastic cover on can't even see the antenna and I have no reception problems at all.

 

Can you take a picture & send it to me...this is all new...I couldn't get one from fractory. I have the touring pkg w/bose system. What kind of system do you have? Thanks

 

I HAD A CUSTOM PIECE BUILT WHERE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS SETS. IN FACT, I TRADED IN MY COUPE FOR THE CONVERTIBLE IN DECEMBER AND I KEPT ALL OF IT. I CAN SEND PICS TO YOU OR YOU CAN EVEN HAVE IT. THE GLASS PIECE IS NICE AND FITS PERFECTLY IN THAT SPACE

 

Sorry, gotta do it!

 

Would love to see what you find out. All these replys are about the coupe. I have the roadster touring like yourself. So far the dashboard mount seems like the best idea. Just curious about the rest of the hardware needed. Gotta have my Sirius!

 

Yea my pic at the top of the thread is from my roadster. Personally I think the antenna looks great there, honestly I don't use regular radio and I bet you could buy the other style XM antenna and have it mounted in the stock location somehow.