Newbie XM Question

KRedmond · 09-18-2006, 10:40 AM

Hi,

I've had my prius for two weeks now. It's great!!. The radio is supposedly XM ready, but I'm not sure what that means. I have an XM account already with the Garmin GPS navigator for the other car so I wanted to add the prius. The guys at the Toyota dealership say it will cost me $500 to get everything hooked up ( I guess there's some module that has to be plugged into the back of the radio), get the anntenna and pay for labor.

Is that typical? If so, I don't need XM that bad.

Thanks

Kit R

AndyU · 09-18-2006, 10:53 AM

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Hi,

I've had my prius for two weeks now. It's great!!. The radio is supposedly XM ready, but I'm not sure what that means. I have an XM account already with the Garmin GPS navigator for the other car so I wanted to add the prius. The guys at the Toyota dealership say it will cost me $500 to get everything hooked up ( I guess there's some module that has to be plugged into the back of the radio), get the anntenna and pay for labor.

Is that typical? If so, I don't need XM that bad.

Thanks

Kit R
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If you're not afraid to "do it yourself" you might want to check these guys out:
http://www.coastaletech.com/xm_radio_in_prius.htm

I have no experience with them, but it caught my eye when I was looking for XM options for our 2006 prius.

aaf709 · 09-18-2006, 10:55 AM

You can get the XM radio and install it yourself for less than $300. A couple of places to get it is Coastal Electronics and Factory Interactive.

glenhead · 09-18-2006, 02:08 PM

If you don't insist on its being installed and displaying on the MFD, you can get a Roady (I have the Roady2) and run it into the auxiliary jack in the center console. Works great, and you can get a new one for less than $50 including shipping from eBay.

Metro · 09-18-2006, 03:02 PM

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Quote:

Hi,

I've had my prius for two weeks now. It's great!!. The radio is supposedly XM ready, but I'm not sure what that means. I have an XM account already with the Garmin GPS navigator for the other car so I wanted to add the prius. The guys at the Toyota dealership say it will cost me $500 to get everything hooked up ( I guess there's some module that has to be plugged into the back of the radio), get the anntenna and pay for labor.

Is that typical? If so, I don't need XM that bad.

Thanks

Kit R
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I also sell integrated XM radio for the Prius. It would be the factory kit, same as your dealership quoted you, for $250.00 plus shipping. It comes with a 1 year unlimited mileage warranty that is good at any Toyota dealership nationwide. Factory instructions can be printed and sent with the kit or sent as a pdf in an email. I also offer a promotion code for waived activation and the first three months service free. That equals about $45.00 worth of service for free. Since you are already a subscriber then you will have to check with XM to see if they will still honor it. I am a Toyota dealer and everything that I sell is brand new. I also can tell you if you do not like the price that your dealer quotes you for installation there are quite a few private installers out there who do a fantastic job and do not charge near what a dealer does for install. Just shop and ask around and you will see some pretty drastic price differences. You can come in way under $500.00 with just a little bit of extra work. Let me know if I can help with anything else.

KRedmond · 09-18-2006, 04:33 PM

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I also sell integrated XM radio for the Prius. It would be the factory kit, same as your dealership quoted you, for $250.00 plus shipping. It comes with a 1 year unlimited mileage warranty that is good at any Toyota dealership nationwide. Factory instructions can be printed and sent with the kit or sent as a pdf in an email. I also offer a promotion code for waived activation and the first three months service free. That equals about $45.00 worth of service for free. Since you are already a subscriber then you will have to check with XM to see if they will still honor it. I am a Toyota dealer and everything that I sell is brand new. I also can tell you if you do not like the price that your dealer quotes you for installation there are quite a few private installers out there who do a fantastic job and do not charge near what a dealer does for install. Just shop and ask around and you will see some pretty drastic price differences. You can come in way under $500.00 with just a little bit of extra work. Let me know if I can help with anything else.
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Thanks, I may take you up on that. Let me check around and find out what my better half wants to do.

Kit R

funfinn · 03-30-2007, 08:30 PM

I ordered the XM unit from Metro and it installed quite easily with the provided instructions. I have a previous radio from XM and had to talk to a representative to get the $44.92 value credited to my account. They did a good job of customer service but it did take osme talking.

JimboK · 03-31-2007, 01:38 PM

Also check out the Vais Tech SLX. See this thread for more.

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09-18-2006, 10:40 AM	#1
KRedmond Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi, I've had my prius for two weeks now. It's great!!. The radio is supposedly XM ready, but I'm not sure what that means. I have an XM account already with the Garmin GPS navigator for the other car so I wanted to add the prius. The guys at the Toyota dealership say it will cost me $500 to get everything hooked up ( I guess there's some module that has to be plugged into the back of the radio), get the anntenna and pay for labor. Is that typical? If so, I don't need XM that bad. Thanks Kit R

09-18-2006, 10:55 AM	#3
aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,838 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	You can get the XM radio and install it yourself for less than $300. A couple of places to get it is Coastal Electronics and Factory Interactive.

09-18-2006, 02:08 PM	#4
glenhead Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 166 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	If you don't insist on its being installed and displaying on the MFD, you can get a Roady (I have the Roady2) and run it into the auxiliary jack in the center console. Works great, and you can get a new one for less than $50 including shipping from eBay.

03-30-2007, 08:30 PM	#7
funfinn Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I ordered the XM unit from Metro and it installed quite easily with the provided instructions. I have a previous radio from XM and had to talk to a representative to get the $44.92 value credited to my account. They did a good job of customer service but it did take osme talking.

03-31-2007, 01:38 PM	#8
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 2,060 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Also check out the Vais Tech SLX. See this thread for more.