Satellite Radio

oxsnot28 · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: Satellite Radio

I have a 85 vanagon that I want to run a satellite radio in and was wondering where people before have mounted their antennas as well as how they routed them. Figured you guys would have some good ideas.

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mrhooie · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject:

i've heard of a few guys mounting it under the luggage rack and am lookign at trying it myself

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=334686&highlight=satellite+radio

just do a search lots of good threads
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Timwhy · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject:

This is what I did with a truckers XM antena, this thing is so much better than those puck stlye antenas.

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syncrodoka · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject:

Do you get reception in heavy wooded sections and under bridges? I want to upgrade my antenna for those reasons. Is the stalk flexible or breakaway so that it doesn't rip out the mount if hit?

Timwhy · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject:

Seems to work in wooded areas,don't know about under bridges for any antena?
The shaft is not flexible or a break a way, it would either bust the antena or the luggage rack if caught up on something.
I don't know if you are going to have any luck with all that you want a product to do, good luck!
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BlackDogVan · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject:

On a side note, I mounted my receiver base inside the ashtray & routed all the wires to it from below. Very clean looking & easy to adjust. When I take it out I can even close the lid!

hiram6 · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject:

Mine is mounted under the fiberglass luggage rack on my Westy, and I have the same reception I do on my other car, which has the puck style on a metal roof, with no fiberglass over it. XM radio, still have the same drop-outs in heavily wooded areas, and under long underpasses in the metro area.
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Captain Pike · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject:

albiwan · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

mine's right in the middle of the dashboard and it works fine. No need to try to get outside the car and run and hide wires.

singler3360 · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:56 am Post subject:

We bought our van with the puck mounted on the top of the back hatch. Not having any prior experience with satellite radio, I'm disappointed with how often it looses signal, even in areas I would consider fairly open. Is this par for the course or should I consider remounting it up front? Thx.

markmc90 · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:17 am Post subject:

Mine is on the dash also. It gets at least as good of signal as my jetta does with the antanae on the roof.
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Dogpilot · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:35 am Post subject:

Lazy old me put mine on the dash as well. I really don't have any real problems with reception. You can experiment. My XM is so sensitive to stuff directly above it, if I wave the meat wand, my hand, over it, it will cut out on reception. So I never put it under my luggage rack. I figured if it was that sensitive, it wouldn't be an improvement. Most fiberglass is transparent to RF, but many kinds to interfere with the signal, especially if it is old. Fiberglass can and does slowly absorb water. It is one of the big reasons for radome failures on aircraft. When the get too much water in the glass, well use your imagination.
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paddyh · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject:

Sirius Sportster here. 'have a harness set up in our Westy and Golf, so we just have to move the head unit depending on what we're driving...ANyways, my antenna is mounted up from just below our windshield. We have a Bra fro gowesty that has a hole for the reg radio antenna on the drives side, so the Sat antenna fills that spot. I mounted the Head unit dock to one of those dash organizers and have all the cables running underneath thru the ashtray to be back of my deck and lighter socket...nice and clean. Never any issues w/reception.
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Corwyn · Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:49 pm Post subject:

I want to put the antenna under the cargo box, drill a hole in the roof and run the wire down the passenger-side A pillar to the stereo. Does anyone know what's inside that A pillar?
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Timwhy · Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:07 pm Post subject:

msewalson · Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:14 pm Post subject:

I have Sirius and mounted the puck style antenna on the dash, driver side. Same reception as are Subaru with puck style antenna mounted on the roof. Mounted the receiver to the front windshield using suction cup mount from the factory.


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