well i am not completely done yet I still need to install the antenna. any ideas on how i can run that. is it possible to run it out the third brake light.

as for it working....the soundgate plugs right into the C2 radio connector and then power and ground. it does still say XM but i have not played with it yet

You can run it through the third brake light. I have mine coming in through the cab lights.

i dont have those lights so i am going to try the 3rd brake light. i am just hoping everything works once it is fully installed

I have mind coming out of the 3rd brake light.

Just a tip, file a small relief into the brakelight and silicone around the releif when you bolt it up. If not you will slowly go thru antennas. The brake housing will press against the wire and eventually cause the antenna to fail(vibration and pressure breaks the wires inside the antenna line till failure). Mine lasted 3 months, added a releif after 1st one failed due to the pinch. Works good since!

I did the same as Lost......been working good since

GREAt are any of you guys running siriues. i thought i read somewhere that it should change from xm1 and say sirius or maybe i am just crazy

Mine just has a 1 dosent say XM or Sirius

What Setup Do You Have

Its soundgate interface with a kenwood sirius tuner. Just woke up and cant remember part #s right now. Only problem ive had so far is a soundgate failure......... it happened after truck was hooked to a tech II. Coincidence?? I dunno......

do you have the a TNR or is it the stock regular radio

Stock Radio.....

ah ok.....i have a H2 TNR non lux for mine. i think once i get the antenna hooked up maybe it will change

IS the C2 connector the same connector where the axess or USA Spec adapters for the iPod connect? Anyway you can have them both. ALso where did you get the Siruis tuner?

yes it is where you connect the IPOD....i dont know if you can have them both. i know you can use the kenwood you can use a changer and the unit. I got mine off ebay. sirius is actually coming out with a GM unit should be availibe very soon. i am going to use the kenwood then test it against the new sirius one and see which is better. i have the kenwood 903 unit which i think is the newest one...

on a side note did you want the second nav for your friend

FWIW the OEM XM antenna can be used for Sirius. At least it works fine with the Kenwood SIR1...

i wish i had that antenna it would have been easier

How about some pics of your antenna installations, from those who've done it? My truck wasn't originally equiped with satellite radio, and I want an alternative to the stock location (Stock location = drill hole in roof. Don't want to do that.). At first, I thought about somewhere on the cowl grille, but the 3rd brake light sounds like a great idea... I just hope the longer wire needed doesn't weaken the signal strenght.

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i am going to install the antenna tomorrow i will take some pics when i do it.....

I'd appreciate it. I've got a stock XM antenna, but cringe at the thought of drilling a hole through the roof. It just presents a point of entry or origin for a water leak and/or corrosion.

Thoes of you who did the install through the 3rd brake light, what did you use for wiring? I'm sure the stock wire wasn't long enough. I have a Crew Cab. It's going to have to be a long wire to make it to the third brake light.

the antenna i have is 25 feet long

the antenna i have is 25 feet long

Aftermarket? If so, make, part number and where did you get it?

it is made by directed electronics. i think it is that long i maybe wrong but i know it will reach from the center console to the roof with no problem. I have an extended cab

Cool, I'll check it out if I can find one on ebay or google. Man, your fast... this is a thread, not a chat room. As soon as I post, you fire right back. ):h

I keep thinking the user CP won't clear my responses. Thanks for the info!

yeah i am at work and have nothing to do....i will get the part number in alittle bit if you want

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5830503090&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

that is the sirius unit i am using

http://cgi.ebay.com/DEI-14105-Ultra-low-profile-mobile-antenna-NEW_W0QQitemZ5775207192QQcategoryZ14932QQssPageNam eZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

that is the antenna i have 21 feet

I have the regular siruis antenna. Mounts on the top of my cab right on top of where the rearview mirror. Right next to the top of the windshied on the outside. No cutting or drilling. I ran the wire in the black rubbery stuff on the windshield then down the door. It looks stock.

Looks just like the antenna in that link above.

i was thinking of doing it that way but i think i lik ethe way the back looks better

well it is in and working. it does say XM on the screen but sounds good and works nicely

I have my antenna on the dash dead center near the windshield. I get good reception but outside the vehicle is definately better.

well it is in and working. it does say XM on the screen but sounds good and works nicely

Riddle me this Batman, I did the Soundgate conversion over a month ago. Today, the display now reads Sirius 1 and Sirius 2 instead of XM. I've had the fuses out a couple of times for Pred reflashes... but the display didn't change until today.

Info still hangs though. No biggie, but seems like Soundgate could do something about that...

I have noticed that the buffer is MUCH smaller than the OEM XM tuner. Doesn't take too many seconds of blockage for dropout to occur. Again, not a real biggie, but noticiable. I'd guess this is a Kenwood issue.

which kenwood do you have. i dont have any problems with it hanging yet....did yours every say XM

It did say XM when I forgot and left the XM module plugged in. Duh!

The display will hang when the title exceeds the max number of characters that the display is capable of... a quick push of the info button will correct the problem.

which kenwood unit do you have? I have the 903 one. also what head unit do you have. i have the non lux touch screen. it is possible for different units different things will work and not work. the only thing i wish mine had was a key pad so i can dail in the number instead of going through each channel

I have a Kenwood 901 receiver and mine always says XM1 XM2. Drives me nuts. The XM receiver is unplugged.:wtf1:

it is wierd i know. is yours a TNR or stock

Stock

sounds like some change and some dont...that is wierd