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#476 of 624 Re: XM Radio on Avalons [joeblack1] by wwest Dec 09, 2008 (7:34 pm)
Replying to: joeblack1 (Dec 09, 2008 5:26 am) Buy the avalon you want, ignoring the radio which can be purchased aftermarket and generally a substantial improvement over ANY OEM radio. Beancounters, you know.   Ambient NOISE in an automobile while underway is typically ABOVE 70db, and that's the figure for a Lexus. Enjoy your home system and forget about any reasonable level of high fidelity in ANY automobile, it just ain't gonna happen..! Replies to this message: joeblack1 (Dec 10, 2008 4:59 am) tjc78 (Dec 10, 2008 5:36 am)
#477 of 624 Re: XM Radio on Avalons [wwest] by joeblack1 Dec 10, 2008 (4:59 am)
Replying to: wwest (Dec 09, 2008 7:34 pm) Buy the avalon you want, ignoring the radio which can be purchased aftermarket and generally a substantial improvement over ANY OEM radio. Beancounters, you know.   That is what I was hoping to hear. My concern though is how would this all integrate in an Avlalon. Where would the display go? Could you still keep the steering wheel controls working? Could I keep standard radio control buttons that match the rest of the Interior? And, if I could add some IPOD integration as a bonus, that would be nice. Would it make more sense to talk to a Best Buy type place, or go to a shop that specializes in this? Replies to this message: tjc78 (Dec 10, 2008 5:36 am)
#478 of 624 Re: XM Radio on Avalons [joeblack1] by tjc78 Dec 10, 2008 (5:36 am)
Replying to: joeblack1 (Dec 10, 2008 4:59 am) replacing the radio in the Avalon is a nightmare. You have to relocate the head unit to the trunk so that the display still works for the other functions. From there I would have to think you have to get/ (make?) a harness to tap into the factory amps. Honestly, just find one with the JBL, get a peripheral electronics IPOD interface and call it done. I do not believe you can have SAT and the IPOD together but most aftermarket SAT receivers have FM modulators that work OK.
#479 of 624 iPod for Avalon by mlingga Dec 10, 2008 (6:12 am)
Not sure about prior years but the '08 comes with an auxiliary minijack outlet in the console that allows you to plug your iPod in directly to the JBL sound system. Works great for audiobooks, my main use.   I have been quoted $550 by my local dealer to install the factory XM tuner which I did not get initially. Don't know if that means you lose the Aux jack for iPod though. Replies to this message: tjc78 (Dec 10, 2008 7:08 am)
#480 of 624 Re: iPod for Avalon [mlingga] by tjc78 Dec 10, 2008 (7:08 am)
Replying to: mlingga (Dec 10, 2008 6:12 am) The 05 through 07 year Avalons didn't have an Ipod jack from the factory. If you wanted it you had to go aftermarket (like I did). I see no reason why you would lose the AUX jack on your '08 if you add factory XM. With the older models I am pretty sure adding the interface for Ipod uses the same port as the factory XM.
#481 of 624 Re: XM Radio Audio Turns Off [tfelton] by fool1717 Dec 12, 2008 (8:37 am)
Replying to: tfelton (Dec 09, 2008 11:48 am) You are not alone. The same thing has happened to me 3 or 4 times in the 5 months I've had my Avalon.
#482 of 624 Avalon snow tires suggestions? by ncee Dec 20, 2008 (7:21 am)
To be used in Maine / New England? What have folks found they like and why?   I'm looking at the Bridgestone Blizzak, any thoughts on these? I had Dunlop Graspics on the Camry and they seemed to work fine.   Didn't know but the Avalon being a bit larger and heavier, if there might be a tire most folks buy.   Skip Replies to this message: rik4 (Dec 23, 2008 7:58 pm)
#483 of 624 Re: Avalon snow tires suggestions? [ncee] by rik4 Dec 23, 2008 (7:58 pm)
Replying to: ncee (Dec 20, 2008 7:21 am) i would look at nokians . i have them now and they really hold the road in the winter. you know a finnish tire will be good in the winter with all the snow they get in finland.
#484 of 624 Credit Cards by tfelton Jan 02, 2009 (7:26 am)
I just returned from a trip to Utah from Arkansas (cruising in my Avalon) and ran into a situation I have never encountered in decades of driving and using credit cards. I stopped a a Shell station on the way home in Gallup, NM, and when I put my Shell card in the pump it asked for my Zip Code. I put it in and it was rejected. The station said that was because I wasn't local. I went a half mile down the road and got gas without a problem at another station. The same thing happened at a Pilot station in Amarillo, TX, however, this time my Zip was OK.   As I said, I have never encountered this before and was wondering how common this is in other parts of the country.   Ted Replies to this message: wwest (Jan 02, 2009 8:37 am) ncee (Jan 02, 2009 8:53 am) fin (Jan 02, 2009 12:28 pm) tfelton (Jan 03, 2009 6:13 am) rpfingsten (Jan 03, 2009 10:25 pm) tfelton (Jan 04, 2009 7:12 am)
#485 of 624 zip codes by mlingga Jan 02, 2009 (7:42 am)
Pretty common in our area (Georgia). Surprised it was rejected though: my understanding was that the zip is matched against your billing zip code as an additional security measure, not to somehow prevent "foreigners" from getting gas!

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