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Originally Posted by trans-am nut
Would it be poss. to hook up the sat. radio and an I-pod, not really interested in it just curious,thanks
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forget that then, lol. This should be my last question on this,lol. How abot the power, will it have power when it's hooked up to the cd changer plug? or do I have to tap into a line somewhere, thanks again
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Get both in one. Why compromise? I'm sure there is a combo out there. Hell my Fusic phone get sirius, xm, MTV, ESPN, Sprint Music, and I have a 2gb card full of 600 MP3's. Plus it has a built in FM transmitter to stream through your radio is you don't have hookups.
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No, the GM9-AUX (or the X3 for that matter) provide only audio input to the CD changer port on the back of the radio. All other connections (such as power, satellite antenna, etc.) must still be handled separately. Also, the auxiliary adapters use RCA jacks so you will likely have to get a 1/8" mini stereo plug to dual RCA plug adapter cable so that you can connect from the audio output to the adapter. The cable is just a couple of dollars at Radio Shack.
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Originally Posted by trans-am nut
So what is the best way to hook up power to it?
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Originally Posted by Hoss Ghoul
Here is the pictures of my XM setup. The PIE X3 and Ground loop isolator are mounted behind the dash. The PIE unit fits on top of the stock stereo(I have it velcred on).
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
I've seen that mount before. It looks great, almost factory. How do you like it? Does it interfere with anything (passenger leg room, glovebox door)?
Overall I'm extremely happy with it.
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Originally Posted by Hoss Ghoul
The glovebox door rubs a little on it, but is still completely usable. I haven't sat in the passenger seat much, but haven't had any complaints either. Real tall folks who sit with their knees way up might lose a tiny bit of space there.
Overall I'm extremely happy with it.
Overall I'm extremely happy with it.
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
No, the GM9-AUX (or the X3 for that matter) provide only audio input to the CD changer port on the back of the radio. All other connections (such as power, satellite antenna, etc.) must still be handled separately. Also, the auxiliary adapters use RCA jacks so you will likely have to get a 1/8" mini stereo plug to dual RCA plug adapter cable so that you can connect from the audio output to the adapter. The cable is just a couple of dollars at Radio Shack.
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Originally Posted by trans-am nut
OK, so I will need the gm9-aux adapter,noise suppressor besides the sat radio car kit, right and the rca adapter. the rca adapter steps down the size of the plugs that go into the sat radio, correct? Then the power supply goes to the yellow wire? Just wan't to make sure so I can get everything at the same time, and do it right.
Don't forget a ground connection and the antenna placement and cable routing.
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Ok, I think I just ansewered my own question here. The car kit they offer is the better connection, but using the gm9-aux adapt. is the best according to sirius, also where did you ground evrything to?
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Originally Posted by trans-am nut
Ok, I think I just ansewered my own question here. The car kit they offer is the better connection, but using the gm9-aux adapt. is the best according to sirius, also where did you ground evrything to?
You can use the ground wire of the head unit (black) but be careful about how you connect the power. Most Sirius (as well as XM) plug and play units have gone to 5-volt so you can't just connect directly to the 12-volt power in your car.
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
The kit they offer is better than the built-in wireless FM modulator because it connects directly into the antenna cable but it is still FM modulation. It doesn't suffer from the interference and frequency drift of the wireless but its sound quality is the same as a strong local FM station. The GM9-AUX gives you a direct connection to the head unit amp without the translation to FM signal so the sound quality is the best you can get from satellite radio.
You can use the ground wire of the head unit (black) but be careful about how you connect the power. Most Sirius (as well as XM) plug and play units have gone to 5-volt so you can't just connect directly to the 12-volt power in your car.
You can use the ground wire of the head unit (black) but be careful about how you connect the power. Most Sirius (as well as XM) plug and play units have gone to 5-volt so you can't just connect directly to the 12-volt power in your car.
So how do I connect power then?
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Originally Posted by trans-am nut
So how do I connect power then?