sirius satellite?

Question

anyone out there know how I can get my sirius hard wired into my car and what would you suggest for a radio I have the repaly right now I want to upgrade

Answer 1

I'm assuming you're using the wireless RF modulator now. There are a few different avenues you can take in providing a hard wired connection to your car's audio system. The cheapest and easiest option would be to use a cassette adapter, if you have a cassette deck in your car. This provides reasonable audio quality without chance for interference, and with low cost and it's very easy to use. Of course if you don't have a cassette deck, this is not an option for you.

The next option would be a wired FM modulator relay. This connects to your satellite radio and injects the RF signal directly into your radio, switching off the car's FM antenna in the process making it a lot more difficult for terrestrial stations to interfere. This provides better quality than the wireless FM modulator and takes care of most interference issues, however it can be tricky to install since it requires you to gain access to the back of your existing car stereo to pull the antenna jack out, plug it into the relay then the relay into the back of your car stereo.

The next option would be to obtain an adapter that allows you to use the CD changer port on your factory car system to pipe the audio directly into your stereo instead of an FM modulator. These adapters are made by Blitzsafe and P.I.E. made by Logjam electronics. They run about $75 or so and differ per car make, model and year. They're not available for every factory stereo, but will work for most. They require access to the rear of the radio to install, but it is pretty much as good as having an auxiliary input so the sound quality is the best given the circumstances.

Other than using your factory head unit, you might want to consider upgrading to an aftermarket head unit with either an auxiliary input or one that is Sirius ready. You can use any PnP with an auxiliary input for the best quality sound. For Sirius ready head units, you can buy a Sirius receiver made for that head unit which you would hide behind the dash somewhere. In this case, the song artist and title all show up on the head unit's screen, and you can use the buttons on your head unit to change channels. This would be the sleekest installation, but these units do not typically have all of the features plug and plays do, like more characters for song titles, replay functions, s-seek and of course the flexibilty of bringing your receiver indoors with you to listen at home.

The replay is still a great radio, but if you're looking to upgrade to another PnP, you should look at the Sirius Stiletto 100. This is the latest and greatest, top of the line radio Sirius has to offer. It is the only true portable Sirius satellite radio. You can listen on the go, in your car, at home, and in places without a good signal, you can use the WiFi to listen to Sirius streaming audio, and it has an MP3 player, too! It's not cheap though, but if you want the latest and greatest, this is it!