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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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where is everyone putin there xm antennas?
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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I hid mine in the hatch.
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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stealthy ... i like it
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Thanks, but I can't take credit for being the first.
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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My sirius antenna is velcroed to the underside of the trunklind.
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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My sirius antenna is velcroed to the underside of the trunklind.
Does that mean its upside down?
It would work better pointing at the sky.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Does that mean its upside down?
It would work better pointing at the sky.
Why would I velcro it upside down? LOL
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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You didn't specify. So the velcro is on the top of it and its stuck to the underside of the trunklid that way?
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i put my sirius antenna on my rear hatch shock, awesome reception.
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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Under the hood on the front cowling by battery.
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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You didn't specify. So the velcro is on the top of it and its stuck to the underside of the trunklid that way?
LOL
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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Under the hood on the front cowling by battery.
Since you have an SS, the hood is fiberglass or composite so its ok. For the rest of us, that won't work since the metal of the hood will block some signal which can cause bad reception.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by whitesmoke00
where is everyone putin there xm antennas?
I have mine under the dash center vent right by the alarm LED.

INCOGNITO baby!!!!
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