Sirius Rig Job

jackstraw · 07-20-2007, 02:09 AM

I was curious if anyone had played around with a way to rig a regular Sirius receiver, like a Starmate for example, in to the MFD's SAT1 function. I haven't taken one apart, but it seems like you should be able run a regular low profile antenna to a regular receiver, and patch the text and navigation controls from the regular receiver to the MFD (granted, with some rewiring, soldering, etc). What am I missing here that makes the 'factory' kits $250 - $450?

nickfromny · 07-24-2007, 10:34 AM

Just use the aux input and power from either lighter.

jackstraw · 07-25-2007, 11:55 PM

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Just use the aux input and power from either lighter.
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Yeah that or FM mod is probably what I'll ultimately end up doing. I just find the whole suction-cup-on-the-window thing or dashboard velcro to be an inelegant solution. I have a couple of old tuners laying around so I thought I'd see if I could run it through the MFD, despite the 10 char limit. More of a customization experiment than anything else.

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07-20-2007, 02:09 AM	#1
jackstraw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I was curious if anyone had played around with a way to rig a regular Sirius receiver, like a Starmate for example, in to the MFD's SAT1 function. I haven't taken one apart, but it seems like you should be able run a regular low profile antenna to a regular receiver, and patch the text and navigation controls from the regular receiver to the MFD (granted, with some rewiring, soldering, etc). What am I missing here that makes the 'factory' kits $250 - $450?

07-24-2007, 10:34 AM	#2
nickfromny Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Endwell, NY Posts: 39 My Car: 2009 Prius Package: #3 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Just use the aux input and power from either lighter.