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#478 of 611 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 611 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 611 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 611 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 611 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 611 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 611 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 611 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!
#486 of 611 Re: Credit Cards [tfelton] by wwest Jan 02, 2009 (8:37 am)
Replying to: tfelton (Jan 02, 2009 7:26 am) About two or three years ago this zip code requirement popped up around here. I have never been refused but I have recieved calls from the security dept if I suddenlly "pop up" in a remote area and use my card.
#487 of 611 Take that back.... by wwest Jan 02, 2009 (8:39 am)
The USPS changed our zip code and for awhile the new one wouldn't "pass" and I had to still use the old one to get approval.

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