Hey all. Figured I might as well post some pics of my XM Satellite and Bluetooth installs, just in case someone needs ideas as to where to put them. I am working on a "hood" for the XM controller unit to keep the sun off it when the top is down. I'll post the results as soon as I figure it out! :shigrin
Hey all. Figured I might as well post some pics of my XM Satellite and Bluetooth installs, just in case someone needs ideas as to where to put them. I am working on a "hood" for the XM controller unit to keep the sun off it when the top is down. I'll post the results as soon as I figure it out! :shigrin
Hey all. Figured I might as well post some pics of my XM Satellite and Bluetooth installs, just in case someone needs ideas as to where to put them. I am working on a "hood" for the XM controller unit to keep the sun off it when the top is down. I'll post the results as soon as I figure it out! :shigrin
Hey all. Figured I might as well post some pics of my XM Satellite and Bluetooth installs, just in case someone needs ideas as to where to put them. I am working on a "hood" for the XM controller unit to keep the sun off it when the top is down. I'll post the results as soon as I figure it out! :shigrin
Looks great. I wanted Sirius and a Kenwood Music Keg in our convertible and considered lots of places to mount the external controller, but never thought of putting it there. I finally decided to replace the head unit. The only double-DIN receiver Kenwood has is the one with a DVD player and LCD screen, so naturally I had to get that and the DVD navigation system to go with it. So I added satellite radio for only $3000! :hihi:
I fabricated a custom mounting bracket. I used 1/16" lexan and shaped it into the bracket. It is secured up inside the header panel with a couple of screws. The bracket and the back of the control unit were routed out to 1/2 their original thickness in order for the control unit cable to fit BEHIND the control unit itself, then up into the header, so no wires are showing. Pretty ingenious if I do say so myself.
Looks great. I wanted Sirius and a Kenwood Music Keg in our convertible and considered lots of places to mount the external controller, but never thought of putting it there. I finally decided to replace the head unit. The only double-DIN receiver Kenwood has is the one with a DVD player and LCD screen, so naturally I had to get that and the DVD navigation system to go with it. So I added satellite radio for only $3000! :hihi:
Looks nice. Of course you had to get all the goodies. What good is a touch screen unit without all the bells and whistles! :hihi: I'm eventually going to put in the Pioneer double-din unit, if and when I am allowed to (probably never :doh: ).
I really like it. In fact, I have one in my 02 Sport Trac as well. The voice answer feature is great. Just say an uncommon word that you program, and the unit answers the phone.
I paid $139.00 at malcomwireless.com. With the Ford adapter cable ($50.00 from Ford), the Motorola unit (model # S9642) will mute the Shaker. I tried hooking the units speaker outputs to the adapter cables' aux audio inputs, but the moto unit doesn't have enough power to drive the car speakers. I could barely hear anything when I tested it. I'm thinking about hooking up a 25 or so watt amp between the moto unit and the shaker. But, I have other projects in mind with higher priority! :laughlitt
Right now I am using an FM modulator. The Terk XM Commander also has a digital direct output that, if and when the PIE adapter comes out, should feed the signal directly into the aux inputs.
The map light console just pops off with a bit of careful prying. Of course, I had to remove the entire header trim to do the mod.
Got my first call yesterday while the top was down. Wow. I had to scream at the mic for my Dad to hear me. Needless to say the remote mic for these things is not made for top down conversations! :doh: :wavey
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