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#2 of 5 Serious Sirius Installation Problems with 08 Avalons by larrymcj by blackdog4 Oct 02, 2007 (11:30 am)
I have an early 2007 Avalon LTD and have factory installed Sirius radio. I received it in Nov. 2006 and the antenna was on the windshield then as you are describing now. I must admit that I don't even notice it. The sound quality is great. Something must have gone wrong with the installation. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. It is nice on longer trips not to loose a station that you are enjoying. Also the variety of stations meets every mood. Replies to this message: larrymcj (Oct 02, 2007 4:13 pm) tzuppe (Oct 06, 2007 2:34 pm)
#3 of 5 Re: Serious Sirius Installation Problems with 08 Avalons by larrymcj [black by larrymcj Oct 02, 2007 (4:13 pm)
Replying to: blackdog4 (Oct 02, 2007 11:30 am) I would agree with you on the antenna placement from the driver perspective, but sitting in the passenger seat it was an awful think to look at and clearly obstructed the view. Since my wife and I plan to retire soon and put a lot of "See the USA" miles on this car, we just couldn't deal with it in that position.   As for the reverberation sound quality, the unit is totally plug & play, so either it might have been defective, but I don't think it was installed incorrectly. This is the largest dealership in SE Virginia and they said they've never seen an antenna like this in all past installations they've done.   They did confer with a couple of other local aftermarket installers and found there is a hold on shipping many satellite kits for various cars, but couldn't attribute it to anything specific.   With Sirius and XM to finalize their merger late this year, I think I'll wait for all the smoke to clear and see if they come up with a re-designed antenna (and receiver) for the Avalon factory kit.   LarryMcJ
#4 of 5 Re: Serious Sirius Installation Problems with 08 Avalons by larrymcj [blackdog4] by tzuppe Oct 06, 2007 (2:34 pm)
Replying to: blackdog4 (Oct 02, 2007 11:30 am) I have a 6 yr. old XM receiver smaller than a half deck of cards. I velcro it to the big cover below the radio, plug the output into the AUX input in the center consol, run the antenna wire between the seats, under the rear rugs, tuck it in beside the rear seat, and put the quarter size antenna at the base of the rear window. Works great and I have used it in 6 cars so far. Takes 2 min. to install.
#5 of 5 Re: Serious Sirius Installation Problems with 08 Avalons [larrymcj] by rugster Nov 10, 2007 (4:52 pm)
Replying to: larrymcj (Oct 02, 2007 10:49 am) We have an '08 Limited and had XM radio installed at the dealer. I don't know if the wiring is different for Sirius radio or not but the Limited comes all wired for XM radio. They just had to install the tuner somewhere under the passenger seat and plug it in.   The anntenae is a small black plastic tab that rests on the inside rear deck next to the center stoplight. It's about the size of a "Roach Motel" .   To be honest, I didn't care if was Sirius or XM when I purchased Sat Radio. I just chose XM as the sticker said it was pre-wired. I'm glad I did after reading about your frustration.

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