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#2439 of 3244 XM Satellite Radio by barnzy Feb 12, 2005 (10:10 pm)
I want to install an XM Satellite radio in my 2000 GM. Have found an independent radio shop offering one for $195, installed. Circuit City has one for approx $300,installed. Both units can be easily removed and reinstalled in another vehicle. Any particular makes/models recommended?
#2440 of 3244 by johnclineii Feb 13, 2005 (4:10 am)
Yeah. Look at Sirius, too. It all depends on what you want. On Sirius, you will find the NFL, some NPR programming (NOT Morning Edition or All Things Considered, though)...and, in about a year, Howard Stern, if that's important to you. The music is also more hit based and largely familiar...which can be either a plus or a minus. If you pay for it at least a year at a time, the cost is about the same as XM.   XM has major league baseball, more diverse music choices and more familiar choices on talk radio.   Just be sure to look at both. I've had Sirius (starting in my General Motors product at the time) for almost three years now. I couldn't be happier.   I paid about $101 at Circuit City for my Sirius, installed. They were having a sale, but I have an Audiovox PNP3 that was about $67, the car cradle was $29 and installation was on sale for one cent. The rest was tax. Watch for sales, they run about every third week. I also got the service contract, which I do not usually do.   I do know this...both services give you coast-to-coast commercial free music, great programming and instant availability of news and entertainment programming. I would never want to go back....   I wish Ford would make satellite radio a factory option on their cars, but, for the most part, it hasn't happened yet. It will. At GM, XM is at least an option on everything they sell (then again, GM owns part of XM)...
#2441 of 3244 Re: Thanks, Andrew L. [ragdollgirl] by lostwrench Feb 15, 2005 (7:42 pm)
Replying to: ragdollgirl (Jan 24, 2005 8:51 am) I took off my wheel covers and painted the wheels gloss black. I think it looks great with the thin white wall. Looks a little NASCARish.
#2442 of 3244 by a_l_hubcaps Feb 15, 2005 (9:18 pm)
lostwrench-   You should consider adding the small "cop car" center caps to those wheels to complete the sinister look. You can usually find those on eBay.   -Andrew L Replies to this message: lostwrench (Feb 16, 2005 4:10 pm) a_l_hubcaps (Feb 16, 2005 5:39 pm) geekchic (Feb 20, 2005 8:31 pm) lostwrench (Feb 22, 2005 7:04 pm)
#2443 of 3244 Re: [a_l_hubcaps] by lostwrench Feb 16, 2005 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: a_l_hubcaps (Feb 15, 2005 9:18 pm) Andrew L. I did. The state police here in Connecticut have the center cap with a chrome trim ring. I love it. I went to the dealer's parts department to order the set up and was told that to order them my vehicle's vin number would have to be submitted with the order and if,through the vin number,they see I don't have the police package, they cannot fill my order. Since then, I've noticed the state police cars are now using a funny looking wheel, very different than mine, with just the cap and no ring. I think this is going to mean junkyard hunting. Thanks. Replies to this message: a_l_hubcaps (Feb 16, 2005 5:39 pm) geekchic (Feb 20, 2005 8:31 pm) lostwrench (Feb 22, 2005 7:04 pm)
#2444 of 3244 Re: [lostwrench] by a_l_hubcaps Feb 16, 2005 (5:39 pm)
Replying to: lostwrench (Feb 16, 2005 4:10 pm) That's ridiculous -- I know of a lot of people who have bought those caps at a Ford parts counter with no problems. You should try a different dealer, or try telling them you need caps for a '98 Ranger with steel rims -- they are the exact same caps. You can also try eBay.   -Andrew L Replies to this message: geekchic (Feb 20, 2005 8:31 pm) lostwrench (Feb 22, 2005 7:04 pm)
#2445 of 3244 Failure of 2002 Crown Victoria Airbags by geekchic Feb 20, 2005 (8:31 pm)
Replying to: a_l_hubcaps (Feb 16, 2005 5:39 pm) On February 4, 2005, I was involved in an accident. A driver in a Nissan ran a stop sign and I tried to miss the car but ended up striking the car while I was going about 45 mph. I struck the Nissan with the right front center and corner of my car directly in front of the drivers side of the Nissan. Both cars were totaled and we both went to the hospital with injuries. Now, my problem, the airbag on the passenger side of my car deployed...the driver's side airbag did NOT deploy. My doctor's said that my injuries are consistent with those that result from hitting the steering wheel...but I don't remember if I did or not. The question...should't the driver's side airbag have deployed? Any one else had this problem? We are in the process of looking for another car now but still have concerns about why the airbag didn't deploy. I have filed a complaint with Nhsta but haven't heard anything from them...
#2446 of 3244 Re: [a_l_hubcaps] by lostwrench Feb 22, 2005 (7:04 pm)
Replying to: a_l_hubcaps (Feb 16, 2005 5:39 pm) Thanks Andrew. After watching the Daytona 500 last Sunday, the set-up I have now is my current favorite. Wheel covers off. Wheels painted gloss black. Clean and bright thin white-walls.
#2447 of 3244 geekchic by marsha7 Feb 23, 2005 (8:12 pm)
airbag deployment depends on the actual point of impact on the front of your car...often hitting an object (tree, pole, another car) at an angle may cause one, both, or no bag to deploy...you state the right front and center struck the other car...if the driver impact sensor was not impacted directly, driver's bag may not deploy...we have been led ot believe that ANY frontal impact will cause bags to deploy, but it just ain't so...that misinformation has caused more folks than I can count to believe that their airbags are defective and they have a product liability (defective product) suit against the maker...usually ain't so...That does not mean you may not have a defect, just that the impact usually must be fairly specific in the front to cause both bags to deploy...
#2448 of 3244 geekchic by wnichols Feb 24, 2005 (5:15 pm)
I will second what marsha7 said. I had a t-bone accident like you but at a slower speed (30mph). The other driver ran a stop sign. My vehicle sustained over $4000 in damage, I believe. However, my airbags did not deploy. I was told by the body shop that the impact wasn't severe enough and that it did not set off the airbag sensors. I was not hurt.   Ward N.

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